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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. This book locates the artist's mannequin within the context of an expanding universe of effigies, avatars, dolls and shop window dummies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 220 colour + 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208221
ISBN
9780300208221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.14

Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300879
ISBN
9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AGR; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801445774
ISBN
9780801445774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.84

Paperback. Divided into 14 chapters, text and illustrations reveal the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects, and flowers. George Ferguson also explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. 350 illustrations. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 304 pages, plates, line-drawings. BIC Classification: AC; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
O U Press USA New York
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195014327
ISBN
9780195014327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024817
ISBN
9780253024817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024961
ISBN
9780253024961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Biographies of artists and writers have traditionally presented an individual's lone struggle for self-expression. In this book, critics and historians, challenge these assumptions in a series of essays that focus on artist and writer couples who have shared sexual and artistic bonds. Editor(s): Chadwick, Whitney; Courtivron, Isabelle De. Series: Interplay S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 76 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KOC0011671
ISBN
9780500278741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 88 pages, 16 color plates. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152. .
Publisher
Afterall Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846381829
ISBN
9781846381829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.03

Hardcover. A collection of essays written in affectionate tribute to Gombrich. Editor(s): Onians, John. Num Pages: 420 pages. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714829715
ISBN
9780714829715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Hardcover. Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Royal College of Art, 2013) under the title: Purposes, poetics, and publics: the shifting dynamics of design criticism in the US and UK, 1955-2007. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 color illus., 69 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035989
ISBN
9780262035989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.74

Hardback. Demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. This title focuses on the watershed period between 480 BC and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in 212 BC - a time of great social and political ferment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 144 full-colour, 23 b&w, & 1 map. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061336
ISBN
9781606061336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Hardcover. Originally created by the artists of the ukiyo-e school of the floating world to advertise brothels in 17th-century Yoshiwara, this book includes spring pictures (shunga) that transcended class and gender in Japan the years. This book focuses on this art form within Japanese social and cultural history. Editor(s): Clark, Timothy; Gerstle, C.Andrew; Ishigami, Aki. Num Pages: 566 pages, 420 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3076.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
566
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124766
ISBN
9780714124766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.01
€ 55.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873384452
ISBN
9780873384452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.81

Paperback. Surveys the contributions made by women to the legacy of Pacific Northwest art Num Pages: 56 pages, 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 7. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Whatcom Museum of History & Art United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780615351728
ISBN
9780615351728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.18

Hardcover. Editor(s): Marcus, Leonard S. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), photographs. BIC Classification: AC; DSB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 859.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Candlewick Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Candlewick ed.
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780763635060
ISBN
9780763635060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive work on Surrealism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564663
ISBN
9781900564663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.57

Hardback. Developes close and enduring professional relationships with the artistic community in China. In this title, the author tells their stories and depicts their work and personalities in an entirely distinct style, documenting a part of contemporary history and an immensely dynamic time in China. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3084.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214863
ISBN
9788857214863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.69
€ 54.79

paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AC; AFCC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550174656
ISBN
9781550174656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. For passionate lovers of shoes, this reference book explores various types and supplies information about platforms, Cinderella's slipper, sandals and the allure of the naked foot, the 50 steps in the making of a shoe, and profiles of shoe designers and makers. Num Pages: 512 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 107 x 30. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761101147
ISBN
9780761101147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. Walking Through Africa, the Arts and Beyond. 256 pages. Editor(s): Gutberlet, Marie-Helene; Snyman, Cara. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AC; AGC. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 22. Weight: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920196431
ISBN
9781920196431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.08

hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Full-Colour Throughout; 30 ZEN Koans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KTS0036519
ISBN
9784805312049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.90

Paperback. Expanded anniversary edition of this 1990 classic by America s most provocative performance artist, as outrageous, insightful and relevant as ever." Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ5; AFKP; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866911
ISBN
9780872866911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

paperback. A groundbreaking analysis of two movements of the historical avant-garde Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584659174
ISBN
9781584659174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Num Pages: 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 806. Westheimer Family Collection. 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight: 806.
Publisher
Oklahoma Museum of Arts
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911919073
ISBN
9780911919073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.70

Paperback. This work offers a sustained examination of Dutch 17th-century genre painting from a theoretically informed feminist perspective. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744775
ISBN
9780804744775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. Air Raid Protection represented an era: a mode of thought, a political and administrative concept, and a collection of technical and organisational measurements to protect citizens against attacks from the air. This book offers an interpretation of the Dutch, English and German air raid protection systems, and the construction of a Shelter City, pa Series: Landscape & Heritage Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089642110
ISBN
9789089642110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.01

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647828
ISBN
9780816647828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Paperback. In her performances, videos, and installations, Sharon Hayes (b 1970) explores the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. This book provides an insight into the complex motivations and development of Hayes' projects. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 150 pages, 75 colour images + 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 278 x 7. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180374
ISBN
9780300180374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.89

A companion catalog to the exhibition of the same name, that explores the stimulating and productive relationship between painting and photography in American art. It includes interviews with artists Robert Bechtle, Barkley Hendricks, and Sherrie Levine, and documents the complex ways in which painting and photography have influenced one another. Editor(s): Lynes, Barbara Buhler; Weinberg, Jonathan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 color and 150 b/w, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; AGC; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269064
ISBN
9780520269064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Hardback. Discusses the way shadows were represented - or ignored - by artists from the Renaissance to the 17th century and then describes how Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist artists exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the illusion of realism or drama in their representations. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 col illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210040
ISBN
9780300210040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.14

Num Pages: 240 pages, 273 color & 118 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJC; 3JJG; ACX; AFC; AFF; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340543
ISBN
9780764340543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.24
€ 52.21

Paperback. In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. Editor(s): Bailey, David A. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; ACBK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334200
ISBN
9780822334200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.12

Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315195
ISBN
9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.77

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardcover. The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. This title looks closely at this delicate interplay. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; ACG; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497866
ISBN
9781906497866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Korero Press
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993337406
ISBN
9780993337406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. A collection of the best of Gordon Burn's writing on art. Focusing on two principle generations - the Royal College pop art of Hockney and his contemporaries, and the YBA sensations of the 1990s, it explores how these artists rose to prominence with their friends and contemporaries, and what happened next. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229291
ISBN
9780571229291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. "Joseph Beuys", "Andy Warhol", "Yves Klein", and "Marcel Duchamp" form an unlikely quartet, but they each played a singular role in shaping a avant-garde for the 1960s and beyond. The author binds these artists through another connection: the mapping of the aesthetic field onto political economy. Translator(s): Krauss, Rosalind E. Num Pages: 120 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 176. Beuys, Warhol, Klein, Duchamp. 120 pages, 35 halftones. "Joseph Beuys", "Andy Warhol", "Yves Klein", and "Marcel Duchamp" form an unlikely quartet, but they each played a singular role in shaping a avant-garde for the 1960s and beyond. The author binds these artists through another connection: the mapping of the aesthetic field onto political economy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACX; HPN. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight: 176. Translator(s): Krauss, Rosalind E.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922386
ISBN
9780226922386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.46

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rhys, Hedley Howell. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651996
ISBN
9780691651996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.89

Hardcover. Editor(s): Perlove, Shelley; Keyes, George. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038434
ISBN
9780268038434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271035451
ISBN
9780271035451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Marta, Karen; Gioni, Massimiliano. Series: Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, 2000 Words Series. Num Pages: 107 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kentro Synchronis Greece
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9786185039073
ISBN
9786185039073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854379641
ISBN
9781854379641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Artists and writers reconsider the relationship between the body and electronic technology in the twenty-first century through essays, artworks, and an encyclopedic "Abecedarius of the New Sensorium." Editor(s): Jones, Caroline A. Num Pages: 268 pages, 30 color illus., 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st MIT Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262101172
ISBN
9780262101172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 37.35

paperback. Including over 100 illustrations from mainstream film to independent film, video art, performance and the visual arts, this book explores how technology has affected artist's abilities and forms to express themselves. It makes a companion to studies of contemporary art history, and media and cultural studies in the post-1960 period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 101 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415345224
ISBN
9780415345224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.85

Paperback. This work reveals German artist Max Beckmann's experience of life from the first years of his career in Berlin and Paris through his final years in the United States. The collection of Beckmann's writings serves as a companion to his art and a testament to the complexities of his life. Translator(s): Buenger, Barbara Copeland (Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin, USA); Heller, Reinhold (Professor of Art and German, University of Chicago, USA); Britt, David. Num Pages: 444 pages, 10 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041360
ISBN
9780226041360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. An autobiography, in which the author - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195506
ISBN
9780141195506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.70

Paperback. Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Publication date
1993
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446067
ISBN
9780140446067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780912964324
ISBN
9780912964324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 140. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; ACXJ; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 51. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816694280
ISBN
9780816694280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.85

Paperback. A comprehensive discussion of materials, techniques and condition issues in Western easel paintings from mediaeval times to the present. Series: Materials & Meaning in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 colour plates 217 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094084
ISBN
9780300094084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

paperback. This is an illustrated study of the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek sculpture and vase painting, through medieval and Renaissance portraits, to contemporary films and fashion photography. Num Pages: 520 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520082311
ISBN
9780520082311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.97

Hardcover. Challenging the view that ideas about sexual and gender dissidence were too confused to congeal into a coherent form in the Middle Ages, the author demonstrates that sodomy had a rich, multimedia presence in the period - and that a flexible approach to questions of terminology sheds new light on the many forms this presence took. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 colour plates, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169125
ISBN
9780226169125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 50. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612190440
ISBN
9781612190440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Chronicles three decades of conversation between Lawrence Weschler and light and space master Robert Irwin. This book surveys many of Irwin's site-conditioned projects - in particular the Central Gardens at the Getty Museum and the design that transformed an abandoned Hudson Valley factory into Dia's new Beacon campus. Num Pages: 336 pages, 51 color and 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 678. Over Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin. 336 pages, illustrations. Chronicles three decades of conversation between Lawrence Weschler and light and space master Robert Irwin. This book surveys many of Irwin's site-conditioned projects - in particular the Central Gardens at the Getty Museum and the design that transformed an abandoned Hudson Valley factory into Dia's new Beacon campus. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Dimension: 203 x 155 x 22. Weight: 674.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition, Over Thirty Years of Conversations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256095
ISBN
9780520256095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. Featuring works from three of contemporary artist Luis Jacob's recent exhibitions in Canada, this book focuses on the art museum as the frame, influencing the way the audience views and interprets the art. It questions what lies behind the picture and proposes another dimension to art that is the viewer's encounter with it. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1194. Seeing and Believing. 192 pages, 150 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Dimension: 269 x 223 x 17. Weight: 1194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908966063
ISBN
9781908966063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910433225
ISBN
9781910433225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBWF; ACBP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2006.
Publisher
Asian Art Museum  
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939117697
ISBN
9780939117697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.34

Hardcover. Illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice Series: Franklin D. Murphey Lecture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 116 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HREC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4531 x 6466 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990897
ISBN
9780295990897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.26

Paperback. Ever since it came to the world's attention in the 17th century, the world's most famous tapestry has been a source of never-ending speculation. This book highlights the background of its construction and the vents of 1066 that it portrays. It details: warfare and weaponry, armour and costumes, depictions of everyday life, houses, and farming. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Series: Pitkin History. Num Pages: 32 pages, 80 colour illustrations and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACK; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 84 x 3. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841652221
ISBN
9781841652221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.07

Paperback. Demonstrates how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established. Num Pages: 328 pages, 510 illustrations, 442 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 300 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286388
ISBN
9780500286388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Konno, Yuichi. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACX; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Shinbaku Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840683219
ISBN
9781840683219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.44

Hardcover. Places Keller's modern treatment of enigmatic subjects within the cultural mileau of fin de siecle Germany Editor(s): Danzker, Jo-Anne Birnie; Bott, Gian Casper. Num Pages: 104 pages, 54 illus., 34 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 7459 x 17. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990828
ISBN
9780295990828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865603289
ISBN
9783865603289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857227580
ISBN
9788857227580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Published in conjunction with the book launch of Moritz's 'Helicopter' at Serpentine Galleries and as a catalogue to a companion exhibition of the series. Originally derived from a simple black and white sketch, reproduced and painted over, 'Sea King' comprises 41 individual works focussing on the global presence of the helicopter. Num Pages: 88 pages, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 280 x 11. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Heni Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993010385
ISBN
9780993010385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, a look at innovative and avant-garde sculpture in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions and the changing functions of museums. Explores Anti-form, minimalism, Earth Art, Performance Art and other forms, presenting a holistic picture of post-war sculpture which will stimulate future debate. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX; AFKB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842053
ISBN
9780192842053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Kelly, Julia; Wood, Jon. Num Pages: 296 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Hatje Cantz Germany
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
V9783775733472
ISBN
9783775733472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.95
€ 59.24

Paperback. A work which sets out to open up the debate on the reproduction and authenticity of sculpture, from the ancient world to contemporary art. Editor(s): Ranfft, Erich; Hughes, Anthony. Series: Critical Views. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890023
ISBN
9781861890023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.89

Hardcover. Explores the ways in which the aesthetics of public art were affected by the social, political, and cultural changes of the Enlightenment. This book chronicles the transformation of public art in eighteenth-century France. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33 colour & 78 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369591
ISBN
9780892369591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

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

€ 42.94

Paperback. Herder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources - from the classics to Norse legend, Shakespeare to the Bible - to illuminate the ways we experience sculpture. Translator(s): Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327556
ISBN
9780226327556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Hardcover. 200 pages, Photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Dimension: 222 x 236 x 19. Weight: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869194857
ISBN
9781869194857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. Create innovative and imaginative wooden cane handles in a wide variety of shapes. The 169 clear color photos detail the process and provide examples sure to inspire wood carvers, cane makers, and cane collectors alike. Featured are examples in zebra, Co Num Pages: 64 pages, 169 color photos. BIC Classification: ACVN; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328237
ISBN
9780764328237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 33 colour photographs, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023425
ISBN
9780884023425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Hardcover. In this book, Craig Clunas analyses the Ming Dynasty aristocracy's patronage of architecture, painting, calligraphy, and other art forms, as well as the contents of their splendid and recently-excavated tombs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 colour, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; ACBP; ACN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231037
ISBN
9781780231037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824838522
ISBN
9780824838522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 298 x 11. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
D & M Heritage Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911148005
ISBN
9781911148005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.35

Hardback. Editor(s): Ruf, Beatrix. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
JRP Editions Switzerland
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783905701630
ISBN
9783905701630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel. Num Pages: 232 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037641187
ISBN
9783037641187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.87

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