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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 23.99
€ 18.10