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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. This book locates the artist's mannequin within the context of an expanding universe of effigies, avatars, dolls and shop window dummies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 220 colour + 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208221
ISBN
9780300208221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 39.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Paperback with spine tape, 408 pages; Over 1500 black and white illustrations;. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452128238
ISBN
9781452128238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.25

Hardback. As an artist, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) defies easy description. Including essays on Degas' life and work, his sculptural technique and materials, and the story of the sculptures after his death, this title features art-historical and technical discussions of various works in the collection of National Gallery of Art, Washington. Series: National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues. Num Pages: 408 pages, 221 color illus. 209 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 291 x 254 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148977
ISBN
9780691148977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 89.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Bryant, Julius; Weber, Susan. Num Pages: 600 pages, 700 color + 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; ACBP; ACV; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 284 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2728.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221596
ISBN
9780300221596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 54.98

Paperback. Series: Documents Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
Ringier
Edition
Documents Series
SKU
V9783037644690
ISBN
9783037644690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Following an analysis of the theories and poetics that traversed the historical avant-gardes and the neo-avant-gardes of the twentieth century, the author explains the principal artistic phenomena that starting in 1980, marked the period defined as post-modern, which was characterised by performance and a system of economic-financial art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214085
ISBN
9788857214085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.89

Hardback. "I am trying to find out why a subject does look so marvelous, and trying to make that sensation manifest on a flat surface."--Euan Uglow Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b&w, 310 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2150. 2013 reprint
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123494
ISBN
9780300123494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 84.07

Hardback. An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s Num Pages: 172 pages, 66 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207934
ISBN
9780300207934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.76

Hardcover. Rather like the Mona Lisa, there has long been a suspicion that there is something disguised in the Primavera. A chance discovery provided the author with the key to unlocking the secret of the 500 year-old masterpiece, opening a window onto the cryptic world of the Renaissance pagan revival. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832963
ISBN
9780856832963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 222 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351495
ISBN
9780764351495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. The Glasgow Boys revolutionized Scottish painting from 1880 until around 1895, although their influence lasted until just before World War 1. They painted outdoors, and captured a way of life that changed Scottish painting. This title introduces them. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 colour and black& white pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACV; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 96 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849340267
ISBN
9781849340267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Art in Ireland since 1910 is the first book to examine Irish art from the early twentieth century to the present day. In this highly illustrated volume Fionna Barber looks at the work of a wide range of artists from Yeats and le Brocquy to Cross and Doherty, many of whom are unfamiliar to audiences outside Ireland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 266 illustrations, 222 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 193 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235127
ISBN
9781780235127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 150 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; ACQB; AMV; AMX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222012
ISBN
9780300222012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
832
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857227740
ISBN
9788857227740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.50
€ 217.63

Paperback. A comprehensive study of one of the most versatile artists and acute observers of our time, who fuses art and fashion Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714870434
ISBN
9780714870434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. Michelangelo was recognised as a great artist early in his long life. Along with a small number of contemporaries he was responsible for Renaissance Florence becoming the artistic fountainhead of western culture. This comprehensive new book offers a wide range of his art, with details, complete paintings and panoramas. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783613618
ISBN
9781783613618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

paperback. A comprehensive survey of Ravenna's history and monuments in late antiquity, including discussions of scholarly controversies, archaeological discoveries, and interpretations of art works. Num Pages: 460 pages, 103 b/w illus. 15 colour illus. 7 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: ACG; AMX; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 964.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107612907
ISBN
9781107612907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Looks at the works and lives of artists from the eighteenth century to the present, including work in traditional media as well as in installation art, mixed media, and digital/computer art. This book reveals the legacy of work by African American artists, whose art is included in the permanent collections of national and international museums. Num Pages: 359 pages, 125 color illustrations, 201 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 279 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
359
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised & Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239357
ISBN
9780520239357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 184 illustrations, 62 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857232737
ISBN
9788857232737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.94
€ 63.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 140. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1812. 192 pages, 140. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ. Dimension: 287 x 246 x 29. Weight: 1812.
Publisher
Damiani
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862080798
ISBN
9788862080798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

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