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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145183
ISBN
9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. This work offers a sustained examination of Dutch 17th-century genre painting from a theoretically informed feminist perspective. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744775
ISBN
9780804744775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. A comprehensive study highlighting the interplay of context and meaning in Robert Ryman's work Editor(s): Martin, Courtney J.; Hoban, Stephen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120 color + 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226713
ISBN
9780300226713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.51
€ 44.78

Hardcover. Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau--decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising and more - with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 241. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 332 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1990.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381558
ISBN
9783791381558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 37.22

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221475
ISBN
9781848221475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.49
€ 79.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062668110
ISBN
9780062668110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.91

Notebook / blank book. A beautiful, new, luxurious notebook from Flame Tree. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. Based on Klimt's The Virgin. Series: Flame Tree Notebooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACVY; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Number of pages
176
Publication date
2016
Edition
Jou
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616602
ISBN
9781783616602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.06

Hardback. Braccialini bags are different, surprising. Each one is the protagonist of a special story, the product of a unique technique. In this book, Carla Braccialini and her three sons Riccardo, Massimo, and Lorenzo celebrate their first sixty years in business by revealing the hidden places and secrets of the Braccialini world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 191 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AKT; JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857224510
ISBN
9788857224510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1788.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970348
ISBN
9780500970348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 118. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 266 x 38. .
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900960
ISBN
9781517900960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Offers an interpretive history of Mexican art and architecture from the Spanish Conquest to the early decades of the 21st century. The author shows how artists in Mexico participated in local and international developments, and highlights the important role played by Mexicans in the art world of the last five centuries. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 432 pages, 275 illustrations, 248 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204061
ISBN
9780500204061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.61

Hardcover. Part of a series documenting Ruschas entire corpus of paintings, this volume contains 165 paintings and includes a major public commission for the Philip Johnson-designed Miami-Dade Public Library, which was a watershed mark for Ruscha. Each painting has a double-page spread with exhibition and bibliographic history, and is reproduced in colour. Num Pages: 564 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 240 x 60. Weight in Grams: 3890.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
564
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865213686
ISBN
9783865213686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.03
€ 207.41

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the career of Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-American feminist artist who came to prominence in the late 70s and early 80s, in terms of gender and performance theory. This work is useful for those involved with the production, criticism, theory, and history of contemporary art. Num Pages: 184 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323242
ISBN
9780822323242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardback. An investigation of the depiction of the story of Theophilus in both its original texts, and images. Num Pages: 283 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844617
ISBN
9781843844617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.35

Hardcover. Gustav Klimt's ornate art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society around the turn of the 20th century - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. The ecstatic joy which Klimt (1862-1918) and his contemporaries found in beauty was constantly overshadowed by death. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
TASCHEN GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836558075
ISBN
9783836558075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.03

Paperback. What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colours? This volume offers definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 176 pages, 73 colour & 89 b&w illustrations, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892365999
ISBN
9780892365999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AJC; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783059683
ISBN
9781783059683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Taking into account a wealth of scholarship, this book explores the movement in terms of its political implications and rich cultural contexts. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 176 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204276
ISBN
9780500204276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Sheet map. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: ACXD; HBG; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402035
ISBN
9781908402035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Paperback. Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth century's most controversial artists. This title focuses on the clarity of Gill's drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. 112 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth century's most controversial artists. This title focuses on the clarity of Gill's drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AFH; AGB. Dimension: 190 x 175 x 15. Weight: 334.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714118192
ISBN
9780714118192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

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