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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Describes the questions and challenges that museums face in acquiring and preserving contemporary art. This book comprises of essays by twelve curators representing a range of museums. It considers general issues including the acquisition process, and collecting by universal survey museums and museums that focus on modern and contemporary art. Editor(s): Altshuler, Bruce. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133737
ISBN
9780691133737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Focuses on the artist Henry Darger, an eccentric and self-taught artist whose work was only discovered after his death. This title shows how Darger drew on novels, comics, pulps, and the history of his time to produce a sometimes disturbing and sometimes joyful but always imaginative alternative world. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 illustrations, including 5 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351566
ISBN
9780822351566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. A revealing look at the irrevocable change in art during the 1960s and its relationship to the modern culture of fact Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 color + 125 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; ACXJ5; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187274
ISBN
9780300187274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.65
€ 7.81

Paperback. In this 2002 book, Paul Crowther explores the philosophy of visual art and its history. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107410459
ISBN
9781107410459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; ACX; JFF; JKS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Minor Compositions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570273032
ISBN
9781570273032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Hardback. Argues that "bad air" (mal'aria) is a neglected aspect of thinking about the city's history and as a destination for artists, visitors, and Romans both ancient and modern. This title invites alternative perspective on the city and its countryside, revisiting the history of Rome in terms of ideas about climate and the role of the environment. Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 colour images + 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 205 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300190212
ISBN
9780300190212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardback. Sixteenth-century Roman presses turned out hundreds of technical treatises and learned discourses written in the vernacular. This book follows the story of the Roman illustrated book from the printed page back out to the Renaissance streets, piazzas, palaces, convents and bookshops where these publications, carefully shepherded through the press. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour images + 120 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACN; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300204193
ISBN
9780300204193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; ACV; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781784993757
ISBN
9781784993757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Editor(s): Figgis, Nicola. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 295 x 252 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179200
ISBN
9780300179200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.99
€ 77.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: ACVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680857
ISBN
9781843680857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

paperback. In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a substantially new view of Michelangelo. Num Pages: 420 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107673694
ISBN
9781107673694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.53

Hardcover. Jerry West: The Alchemy of Memory is the long-awaited, richly deserved retrospective of one of Santa Fe and New Mexico's most prominent artists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 110 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890136034
ISBN
9780890136034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.78
€ 48.03

Hardback. Translator(s): Loftus, Kate D.; etc. Num Pages: 685 pages, 1000 photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFKB; AGB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 241 x 58. Weight in Grams: 4072.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406294
ISBN
9780887406294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.79
€ 149.51

Paperback. Discusses photography, offering various ways of approaching photography, showing how photographs circulate in an 'image world' that exists beyond their art and media origins. This book argues that these images permeate people's minds as much as the environment and that photography has affected our sense of time and its relationship to memory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845115029
ISBN
9781845115029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.18

Hardcover. Takes an ironic look at popular icons in western American culture - cowboy boots and masterpieces in western art - to explore American cultural values and pervasive themes in twentieth century art. This book examines Cowboy boots as markers of western life, as works of art, and subjects of works of art. Num Pages: 124 pages, 69 colour & 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135655
ISBN
9780890135655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. Twelve Collectors of Ethnographic Art in England, 1760-1990. 175 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACBK. Dimension: 239 x 180 x 16. Weight: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
New
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903470961
ISBN
9781903470961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975993
ISBN
9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. A long-overdue monograph on a sculptor who draws not only on minimalism and conceptualism but on a rich web of intellectual and visual sources to create postmodern work that is a "complex" of juxtapositions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 154 illus., black and white and color. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262083393
ISBN
9780262083393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628971
ISBN
9780816628971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGHX; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 4. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
S Q Publications,US United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865621015
ISBN
9780865621015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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