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Paperback. Accompanies the National Gallery's display of its Italian Renaissance paintings - one of the richest collections of its kind in the world. This book focuses on Italian masterpieces made between 1250 and 1500. It includes highlights such as Leonardo's "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" and "Saint John the Baptist". Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 72 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094213
- ISBN
- 9781857094213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
Hardcover. he National Gallery houses one of the most important collections of early Italian paintings outside Italy, including works by Cimabue, Duccio, Ugolino di Nerio, Giotto, Bernardo Daddi and the Cioni brothers. This title presents an account of the substantial body of research published over the years. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 568 pages, 500 colour illustrations approx. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACN; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 223 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094824
- ISBN
- 9781857094824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.18
€ 124.18
Paperback. When we say that 'Love is blind' or 'Time flies' - making concepts sound like living beings - we are using the language of allegory. Painters have long relied on allegory to create 'message pictures'. This guide helps readers understand the language of allegory within Western painting - be it from the National Gallery or from other collections. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094855
- ISBN
- 9781857094855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.42
€ 15.42
Hardcover. The English romantic artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was hailed as the painter of light for his brilliantly coloured landscapes and seascapes. This book examines the ways in which Turner consistently strove to confront Claude's achievement and legacy. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 293 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857095371
- ISBN
- 9781857095371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Paperback. Features the shift between the explosive and experimental moment in the Argentine art scene of the 1960s. This exhibition catalogue brings together a historical section as well as information of performance-based actions and sound and video works by Argentine contemporary artists. Editor(s): Noorthoorn, Victoria. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies, Art Catalogs. Num Pages: 150 pages, 50 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ACX; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879128347
- ISBN
- 9781879128347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.75
€ 33.75
Paperback. An English-language introduction to the writings of the so-called New Vienna School of art history. Editor(s): Wood, Christopher S. Num Pages: 488 pages, 58 illus. BIC Classification: ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951153
- ISBN
- 9781890951153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.87
€ 30.87
Hardback. A fresh look at the multiplicity of meanings in Leonardo's Last Supper. Num Pages: 312 pages, 187 illus., fold-out color insert. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 272 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951184
- ISBN
- 9781890951184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.07
€ 74.07
Paperback. A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. Translator(s): Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951481
- ISBN
- 9781890951481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.19
€ 24.99
€ 23.19
Hardback. Examining Tony Conrad's collaborative interactions as a guiding thread by which to investigate the contiguous networks and discursive interconnections in 1960s art. Num Pages: 480 pages, 78 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951863
- ISBN
- 9781890951863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.80
€ 40.80
Paperback. Accompanying an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery and the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, this book offers material that is chronologically and geographically distant from imperial Rome, the better to characterize and understand local responses and identities within the provinces as they were expressed through material culture. Editor(s): Brody, Lisa R.; Hoffman, Gail L. Num Pages: 300 pages, 75 colour plates, 125 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 26. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mcmullen Museum Of Art, Boston College
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892850225
- ISBN
- 9781892850225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Michigan, Museum of Art United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781930561144
- ISBN
- 9781930561144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.57
€ 24.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 199 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947419
- ISBN
- 9781933947419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.67
€ 80.67
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 2nd Printing. 3rd Printing.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600316
- ISBN
- 9783034600316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037345344
- ISBN
- 9783037345344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.65
€ 37.65
Paperback. El Hadji Sy is one of the most significant figures in African contemporary art and an internationally recognized activist. This book places the artist's work in the context of activism in Senegal since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 colour plates, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037348413
- ISBN
- 9783037348413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Hardcover. Series: Detail Development. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1439.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783920034324
- ISBN
- 9783920034324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.78
€ 89.78
Paperback. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 360 pages, 177 colour illustrations, 177 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AC; AKLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ambra Verlag
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783990435809
- ISBN
- 9783990435809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.84
€ 69.84
Paperback. Since the collapse of the iron curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's - and the world's - most popular tourist destinations. This title presents the monuments and buildings of Prague that are representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful commentary on each. Num Pages: 135 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; ACVY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 206 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024613468
- ISBN
- 9788024613468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.56
€ 33.56
Paperback. In the late 1960s and '70s, artists in Yugoslavia rejected the official language of expression licensed by the regime, abstract art, and replaced it with "anti-art". This book explores this crucial period in the Yugoslav art scene and situates it in the broader cultural context of Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 colour plates, 120 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788392404439
- ISBN
- 9788392404439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Paperback. By placing emerging artists in their political and social contexts, this collection attempts to confront the new activist scene that has arisen in the Russian art world during the past few years. It brings to light the important work of Russian artists today and to explicate the political environment that has given rise to such work. Editor(s): Dziewanska, Marta; Degot, Ekaterina; Budratskis, Ilya. Translator(s): Aslanyan, Anna. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; ACXJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788393381845
- ISBN
- 9788393381845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.61
€ 36.61
Hardcover. Surrealism and the Occult offers a fresh view of the debate whether Surrealism was involved with occultism and the esoteric or not, with special examination of the movement's leadership by its founder, Andr Breton. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 black and white; 4 full color. BIC Classification: AB; ACXD7; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646361
- ISBN
- 9789089646361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 268.58
€ 268.58
Paperback. Gregor Langfeld argues that National Socialism played a crucial role in the canonization of movements such as Expressionism and the Bauhaus and offers important new insights into the political and ideological motivations behind the New York art world's fluctuations in opinion, fashion, and price. Num Pages: 232 pages, 40 black and white; 100 full color. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089647665
- ISBN
- 9789089647665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.90
€ 105.90
Paperback. This book explores the position of art and artists under a number of different political regimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, traveling around the world to consider how art and politics have interacted and influenced each other in different conditions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: ACX; JPF; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 264 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 168
- SKU
- V9789462981782
- ISBN
- 9789462981782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.15
€ 44.15
Paperback. A host of prominent and influential thinkers such as political scientist Ivan Krastev and historians Philipp Blom and Adam Zamoyski have been invited to write essays. Their thoughts are assembled in the anthology Re:Thinking Europe. Editor(s): Albrecht, Yoeri; Segers, Mathieu. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: AC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462983151
- ISBN
- 9789462983151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.15
€ 44.15