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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. In this challenging collection of fifteen essays, most of which originally appeared in October, Rosalind Krauss explores the ways in which the break in style that produced postmodernism has forced a change in our various understandings of twentieth-century art, beginning with the almost mythic idea of the avant-garde. Num Pages: 319 pages, 162. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
319
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262610469
ISBN
9780262610469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Hardcover. An account of the Italian painter, architect and draughtsman, Raphael, one of the most influential artists of the High Renaissance. It explores his style and his compassionate depictions of Madonna and child groups, his portraits and his works based on Bible stories and myths. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 images. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 283 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754827115
ISBN
9780754827115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. In 1788, nearly 1,500 people on 11 sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson in Australia, and those who sailed in them were the community who established the first European colony in Australia. The Art of the First Fleet is a captivating collection of watercolours, washes, ink and pencil drawings created during this historic time. Num Pages: 112 pages, Over 100 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACBS; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565092962
ISBN
9780565092962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.60

Paperback. Who gets to say what counts as contemporary art? Artists, critics, curators, gallerists, auctioneers, collectors, or the public? Revealing how these groups have shaped multifaceted definition, this title shows that a historical approach offers the best answer to the question: What Is Contemporary Art? Num Pages: 304 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764313
ISBN
9780226764313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Badovinac, Zdenka; Cufer, Eda; Gardner, Anthony. Num Pages: 600 pages, 150 color illus., 150 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPN; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 273 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262029957
ISBN
9780262029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.64

Paperback. A selection of Leonardo da Vinci's writings on painting. Martin Kemp and Margaret Walker have edited material not only from his so-called "Treatise on Painting" but also from his surviving manuscripts and from other primary sources. Translator(s): Kemp, Mr Martin; Walker, Margaret. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300090956
ISBN
9780300090956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 144 pages, 172ill. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD3; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 206 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456. 144 pages, 172ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD3; AGB. Dimension: 276 x 206 x 11. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
44th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486262734
ISBN
9780486262734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. Born and trained in England and a US resident starting in 1976, Reyner Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. This title presents a chronological cross-section of essays, polemics, and reviews drawn from more than three decades of Banham's writings. Editor(s): Barker, Paul; Lyall, Sutherland; Price, Cedric. Num Pages: 366 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition, (A Centennial Book)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219441
ISBN
9780520219441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 205. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857232843
ISBN
9788857232843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.46

Paperback. A modern painter discusses meaning and form in contemporary painting and offers advice to aspiring artists. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35 line illustrations, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
9th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674805705
ISBN
9780674805705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Num Pages: 176 pages, Includes 120 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 277 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152. 176 pages, Includes 120 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Martin, Simon. Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book illustration and watercolours. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD. Dimension: 238 x 277 x 21. Weight: 1154.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848220904
ISBN
9781848220904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 58.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
David Zwirner
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941701102
ISBN
9781941701102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.88

Hardback. Andrea Bischof is one of Austria's most important contemporary artists. This volume portrays Bischof's development form the monochrome works of her early period and the arcane depths of her Reflections, over the experimental works on paper to the strongly colored, expressive large-formats of the magnificent Pulsations series. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 240. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777426471
ISBN
9783777426471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Hardcover. This is the second of two volumes which consider in detail the art and architecture of Islam, from Spain to India, from the 7th century to the present day. This volume reflects Hillenbrand's principal interest: the architecture of Iran during the Seljuq period (11th to 12th centuries). Num Pages: 556 pages, 258 illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1884.
Publisher
Pindar Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828159
ISBN
9781899828159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.10

Hardcover. Editor(s): Villa, Giovanni. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 280 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Silvana
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788836621446
ISBN
9788836621446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Hardback.

In this unpublished collection of more than 100 images, Gisele Freund, one of the most highly acclaimed portrait photographers, offers an intimate look into the work and personal life of one of the contemporary art world's most perennially popular artists--Frida Kahlo. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.

Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419714238
ISBN
9781419714238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 183 colour illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 788. London Art World from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst. 212 pages, 183 colour illustrations, photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX. Dimension: 219 x 186 x 19. Weight: 784.
Publisher
21 Pub
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901785005
ISBN
9781901785005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
PIE Books Japan
Number of pages
256
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9784756241443
ISBN
9784756241443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.31

Hardcover. The definitive book about 20th and 21st century Iranian art renowned art historian, Hamid Keshmirshekan, the editor-in-chief of the bilingual Quarterly, Art Tomorrow, and a visiting professor at the University of Oxford. This book contains 379 full colour images, covering a broad range of artists residing both in and outside Iran. Num Pages: 350 pages, 379 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863567216
ISBN
9780863567216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 48.45

Hardcover. Covering various aspects of the visual arts, this book includes more than 1,000 images of art. It is suitable for the art enthusiasts. Num Pages: 624 pages, 1063 illustrations, 865 in colour. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; AF; AP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 285 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2040.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239438
ISBN
9780500239438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.82

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