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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. This wide-ranging collection of 50 iconic portraits includes works by many of the world's most renowned artists, each with their own style, technique, and story to tell. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791349800
ISBN
9783791349800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233727
ISBN
9781780233727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.82

Hardcover. Cultural modernity has habitually been defined as a focus on the means of representation themselves, as opposed to art that imitates external reality or expresses its maker's inner life. This study in cultural history explores how Spanish culture took a radical turn toward the medium of representation itself in the 1850s and early 1860s. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; ACV; AFC; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911137
ISBN
9781575911137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.30

Hardcover. This highly accessible overview of Art Deco, embraces nearly every artistic medium-offering paintings and photography to furnishings and film-through fifty superb examples of Art Deco style that reveal the period's richness and range. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381688
ISBN
9783791381688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.13

Paperback. Presents analysis of occult iconography in many of the masterpieces of Western art - from the astrological symbols that decorated churches and illuminated manuscripts, through the work of a range of Renaissance artists, including Bosch, Brueghel, Durer and Caravaggio, to the visionary works of nineteenth-century artists, such as Fuseli and Blake. Series: Guide to Imagery. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369072
ISBN
9780892369072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRCX6; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830845033
ISBN
9780830845033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
BIS Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063693992
ISBN
9789063693992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. In the later Middle Ages, clothing was used to mark religious, military, and chivalric orders. This book explores the representation of this material culture in the literary texts, and other documents that imagine various functions for elite clothing in twelfth- and thirteenth-century France. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219302
ISBN
9780812219302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Trust for Museum Exhibitions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882507177
ISBN
9781882507177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Hardback. "First published in Germany under the title Faces: Eine Geschichte des Gesichts." Translator(s): Hansen, Thomas S.; Hansen, Abby J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53 color illus. 51 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162355
ISBN
9780691162355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Hardcover. Showcases and puts into historical context a host of sculpted works created in the 1920s and 1930s in the decorative vernacular defined loosely today as 'Art Deco'. With artists' biographies and details of manufacturers, a full glossary and a thematic index, this volume is suitable for all those interested in the Art Deco style. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 321 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2754.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239483
ISBN
9780500239483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 69.90

Paperback. A scholarly and entertaining survey of painting during the Victorian era. Num Pages: 512 pages, 620 colour and 7 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 249 x 52. Weight in Grams: 3168.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714843599
ISBN
9780714843599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 106. Weight in Grams: 23.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Ntb
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486814575
ISBN
9780486814575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.69

Paperback. Explores the French physicist Leon Foucault's (1819-1868) proof that the world rotates and develops the experiment further. This book illustrates the playful exploration of space and time using recent pictures from the Schirn rotunda. Num Pages: 64 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424422
ISBN
9783777424422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Hardback. Emilio Vedova's artistic career began in Venice in the mid-1930s. He immediately felt the deep allure of grand Venetian painting and sculpture and, guided by the restless agitation and dynamic mobility of the baroque, was soon plunged into total and extreme three-dimensional involvement. This title presents the sculptural journey of this master. Editor(s): Celant, Germano. Num Pages: 240 pages, 287 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1706.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857206967
ISBN
9788857206967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719040542
ISBN
9780719040542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.72

Hardback. The exhibition You Are my Biggest Inspiration in the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the first comprehensive solo show of the early work of the radical artist duo EVA & ADELE. This title includes examples from their early painting, drawing, sculpture and video. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 283 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777426143
ISBN
9783777426143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. We now know conclusively that Greeks in fact lavished their sculptures with realistic colour paint, and also worked with a wealth of other materials on a major scale, including wood and precious metals. This edition showcases the artistic endeavours of the ancient Greeks. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Fifth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204337
ISBN
9780500204337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Now available again, this book is a penetrating exploration of the American realist painter Edward Hopper, who was able to capture the many moods of the nation he called home. Num Pages: 128 pages, 45 (27 in colour). BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Prestel Germany
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791346137
ISBN
9783791346137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Takes readers on a romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art - ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, and from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060094
ISBN
9781606060094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.12

Hardback. .
Publisher
Parallax Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941529553
ISBN
9781941529553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. A rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme changes in US culture and society, as well as America's position within the international art world. All key movements are discussed, including early American Modernism, the New Negro movement, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous colour and halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842398
ISBN
9780192842398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Alana Jelinek returns to the question 'what is art?', retelling the history of art practice and exposing the ways in which neoliberal norms and values have seeped into every aspect of our lives and explores it from her unique perspective as a practicing artist and theoretician. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858572
ISBN
9781848858572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.25

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