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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Explores the winding paths and meticulously shaped hedges, the gazebos and gateways, the formal terraces and the billowing border plantings that characterised the Arts and Crafts garden, and directs readers and gardeners to where they can visit and be inspired by these beautiful works of art. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: ACVN; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812982
ISBN
9780747812982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 112 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018. 364 pages, Illustrations. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight: 986.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251267
ISBN
9780520251267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.72

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836505284
ISBN
9783836505284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415970532
ISBN
9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.91

Hardcover. The indispenable introduction to the life and work of Jasper Johns, the influential American artist whose work questions the very nature of art Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714861418
ISBN
9780714861418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Hardcover. This beautiful volume focuses on a five-year period in Elizabeth Peyton s evolving career to suggest not only a visual chronicle of an age, its heroes, heroines, and interests, but also of an individual s life that of Peyton herself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 165 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 244. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847858552
ISBN
9780847858552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.80

Paperback.
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976547280
ISBN
9780976547280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Hardcover. Based on a Harvard Art Museums symposium on the acquisition of Margarete Bieber's coin collection, Sculpture and Coins addresses the relation between large statuary and miniature art in the private and public domain. Scholars from various disciplines explain the importance of coins for identifying and analyzing Greek and Roman portraiture. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428379
ISBN
9780674428379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0303320
ISBN
9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. One of Pablo Picasso's most important muses is the subject of this diverse and beautiful collection of drawings, paintings, sculpture, and ceramics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 270 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791353623
ISBN
9783791353623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.69

Paperback. A lively account of the highly influential artist's life and work. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714835150
ISBN
9780714835150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.21

Hardcover. .
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267170
ISBN
9781905267170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Explores the important artists represented in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, and guides readers through various artists' memorable achievements. Series: MOMA Artist Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 27 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870707865
ISBN
9780870707865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.07

Paperback. Enthusiastic and informal accounts of the exciting discoveries and fascinating observations made by naturalists in the study of the behavior of animals in their natural surroundings. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 112 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870234569
ISBN
9780870234569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Publisher
Damiani Italy
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862081634
ISBN
9788862081634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 122 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206086
ISBN
9781890206086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.59

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477423
ISBN
9780801477423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350159
ISBN
9781444350159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714398
ISBN
9781861714398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardcover. Dating from the 1960s, this book includes works that represent a total of thirty-eight European and American artists, whose work is beautifully reproduced here. Num Pages: 128 pages, 81 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870700903
ISBN
9780870700903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Hardback. Editor(s): Marschner, Joanna; Bindman, David; Ford, Lisa L. Num Pages: 592 pages, 528 color + 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; BK; HBTB; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 304 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3336.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217100
ISBN
9780300217100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 54.42

Paperback. A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace. Editor(s): Hamer, Richard Frederick Sanger. Translator(s): Stace, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes. BIC Classification: ACK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446487
ISBN
9780140446487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849764896
ISBN
9781849764896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

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