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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263517
ISBN
9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. An illustrated guide to the symbols of power in Western art. It examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for future generations to admire. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060667
ISBN
9781606060667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077683
ISBN
9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color, 86 b/w. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816. 280 pages, illustrations. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACV. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight: 816.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255821
ISBN
9780520255821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. An exploration of the philosophy and heritage of the legendary Swedish interior design and furniture company, Svenskt Tenn. The company was founded in 1924 by the pioneering design entrepreneur Estrid Ericson and joined ten years later by Austrian designer and architect Josef Frank. Num Pages: 56 pages, 40 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DNS; ACVN; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 356 x 11. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500293294
ISBN
9780500293294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. During her sixty-five-year career, Susie Cooper introduced more than 4,500 ceramic patterns and shapes, versatile and influential designers the industry has ever seen. This title charts her progress from the creation of patterns for Gray's Pottery in the 1920s, to running her own Susie Cooper Productions from the 1930s to the 1950s. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 b/w; 60 col. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFPC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812135
ISBN
9780747812135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 281 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857206462
ISBN
9788857206462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 64.90

Hardback. Offers an exploration of how surrealist visual production was shaped by constructions of gender and sexuality, particularly masculinity, in the 1920s and early 1930s. This book analyzes surrealist work in relation to the history of surrealism and investigates how surrealist artists and writers appropriated advertising, and sexology. Num Pages: 251 pages, 103 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246409
ISBN
9780520246409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Hardback. Explores examples of surrealist ghostliness in film, photography, painting, sculpture, and installation art from the 1920s through to the 1990s Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226593
ISBN
9780803226593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138652118
ISBN
9781138652118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

Hardback. The Wadsworth Atheneum's remarkable collection of 20th-century art is due to a succession of adventurous directors and curators. This volume showcases the museum's holdings and provides details about their acquisition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 illustrations, 85 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 245 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300102031
ISBN
9780300102031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 44.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32. BIC Classification: ACXD7; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780801446740
ISBN
9780801446740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035604
ISBN
9780226035604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836506731
ISBN
9783836506731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. From the sensuality of Dali's Mae West Lips sofa to Schiaparelli's dramatic Tear dress, Surrealism produced some of the most extraordinary objects ever created. Now available in paperback, this book examines the movement's impact on the wider fields of design, photography and the decorative arts. Editor(s): Wood, Ghislaine. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 289 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2034.
Publisher
V & A Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851775019
ISBN
9781851775019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 404 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1516.
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270971
ISBN
9781906270971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.97

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816672974
ISBN
9780816672974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, 58 color illus. BIC Classification: AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7765 x 5830 x 7. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935519280
ISBN
9780935519280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

Paperback. Peter Panyoczki is at home on two continents and thus his life is that of a perpetual emigrant. He belongs to the 1980s generation of artists who polemically rejected conceptual art yet did not simply return to figurative art. This monograph presents his work, investigating it from various aspects in a series of very different contributions. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
Braun Publish,Csi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783716518229
ISBN
9783716518229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, 34 drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 218 x 177 x 6. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Artists Bookworks
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946311033
ISBN
9780946311033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.10

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