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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. With this widely acclaimed work, Fried revised the way in which eighteenth-century French painting and criticism were viewed and understood."A reinterpretation supported by immense learning and by a series of brilliantly perceptive readings of paintings and criticism alike. . . . An exhilarating book."--John Barrell, "London Review of Books" Num Pages: 268 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262130
- ISBN
- 9780226262130
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226753430
- ISBN
- 9780226753430
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.67
€ 36.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. The poems and performance art of Hugo Ball and his contemporaries were the beginnings of Dada. This work includes Ball's diaries, the original Dada manifesto and a critical introduction. Translator(s): Raimes, Ann. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 324 pages, 14 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; ACXD7; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204409
- ISBN
- 9780520204409
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.63
€ 36.99
€ 26.63
Hardback. During the 1960s and 1970s, a loosely affiliated group of Los Angeles artists embraced light as their primary medium. This title explores and documents the unique traits of the work produced in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s and traces its influence on different generations of international artists. Editor(s): Clark, Robin Lee. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270602
- ISBN
- 9780520270602
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 336 pages, 168 color illustrations, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052567
- ISBN
- 9780674052567
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Condition: New
€ 99.73€ 98.77
€ 99.73
€ 98.77
Hardcover. Ink landscape painting is a distinctive feature of the Northern Song, and Song painters created some of the most celebrated artworks in Chinese history. Foong Ping shows how landmark works of this era came to be identified first as potent symbols of imperial authority and later as objects by which exiled scholars expressed disaffection and dissent. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417151
- ISBN
- 9780674417151
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Condition: New
€ 79.56€ 71.46
€ 79.56
€ 71.46
Paperback. Examining how monuments preserve memory, these essays demonstrate how phenomena as diverse as ancient drum towers in China and ritual whale killings in the Pacific Northwest serve to represent and negotiate time. Editor(s): Nelson, Robert S.; Olin, Margaret. Num Pages: 360 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226571584
- ISBN
- 9780226571584
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.56
€ 43.99
€ 33.56
Hardback. From the very early yin/yang cosmology to later developments of Daoist and Confucian philosophies and ethics, Chinese animals gained new meanings related to their historical contexts. This book explores these new findings, using the colourful animal images and their evolving symbolic meanings to gain insight into aspects of Chinese art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141528
- ISBN
- 9780300141528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 53.17
€ 65.36
€ 53.17
Hardback. A fascinating look at LeWitt's deceptively simple geometric sculptures, which epitomize the artist's aim "to recreate art" by starting "from square one" Editor(s): Baume, Nicholas. Num Pages: 226 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 308 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1588.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178616
- ISBN
- 9780300178616
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195774
- ISBN
- 9780300195774
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Waldrep, Mary Carolyn. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 128 pages, 700 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; WFBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 238 x 9. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486288086
- ISBN
- 9780486288086
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.83
€ 16.99
€ 12.83
Paperback. A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211914
- ISBN
- 9780631211914
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Condition: New
€ 32.05
€ 32.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 207 pages, 500+ images. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 311 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322921
- ISBN
- 9780764322921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 39.57
€ 54.65
€ 39.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, hundreds of color posters. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1158. 207 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight: 1162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325311
- ISBN
- 9780764325311
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.37
€ 37.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271047
- ISBN
- 9780823271047
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gosden, Christopher; Crawford, Sally; Ulmschneider, Katharina. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w illustrations, 32pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782976554
- ISBN
- 9781782976554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Paperback. Presents a history of Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This book examines artistic representations of liturgical objects - including altars, crosses, and censers. It offers an analysis of the lives and portraits of notable leaders, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More and Pope Paul VI. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369362
- ISBN
- 9780892369362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.14
€ 30.99
€ 22.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, Over 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 288 x 15. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909932234
- ISBN
- 9781909932234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.19
€ 34.99
€ 31.19
Hardcover. An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under Stalin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 314 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Royal Academy Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910350430
- ISBN
- 9781910350430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.26
€ 50.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Graz, Kunsthaus. Num Pages: 80 pages, numerous illustrations in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 12. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- VFMK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783903131323
- ISBN
- 9783903131323
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Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Paperback. A collection of 10 original essays that explore the social context in which paintings, statues, textiles, maps, and other artifacts were produced and consumed in Renaissance England. Editor(s): Erickson, Peter; Hulse, Clark. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 133 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217346
- ISBN
- 9780812217346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844443390
- ISBN
- 9781844443390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.91
€ 13.99
€ 6.91
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844443482
- ISBN
- 9781844443482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.89
€ 13.99
€ 6.89
Hardback. Features the cultural side of Chinese imperial rule and of the court as a patron of scholars and the arts. This book offers glimpses of the magnificence of the collections Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) formed and the disparate fates of the objects after they were seized as booty by the Jurchen invaders in 1127. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 576 pages, 137 illus., 37 in color. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987781
- ISBN
- 9780295987781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00