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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Looks at late-nineteenth-century American art, and demonstrates the profound role humor played in determining the course of culture in the Gilded Age. This title examines how ambitious artists like Winslow Homer and Augustus Saint-Gaudens rethought the place of humor in their work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 color illustrations and 92 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272453
ISBN
9780520272453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.58

Paperback. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 692 pages, Over 300 illustrations, 50 in colour; 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACC; ACG; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295980942
ISBN
9780295980942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Explores the relationship between English country houses and the portraits they contain Editor(s): Perry, Gill; Retford, Kate; Vibert, Jordan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Halftones, black & white|Illustrations, colour|Maps. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGHF; AMKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090394
ISBN
9780719090394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.65

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Edition Reuss Germany
Number of pages
118
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783980501767
ISBN
9783980501767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.78
€ 54.85

Hardcover. The most comprehensive monograph to date on the groundbreaking Swiss artist and international art star, Pipilotti Rist Editor(s): Gioni, Massimiliano. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 335 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714872766
ISBN
9780714872766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.74
€ 41.78

Paperback. In their protracted search for divinity, Western European Christians follwed many paths to personal connection with the eternal, including the acquisition of art, objects and artifacts. The essays in this work consider the role these objects and images played in these spiritual journeys. Num Pages: 92 pages, 8 colour plates, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 205 x 9. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573305
ISBN
9780935573305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gagosian / Rizzoli
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846887
ISBN
9780847846887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.31

Hardcover. Pindar's Eyes is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary exploration of the interactions between Greek lyric poetry and visual and material culture in the early fifth century BCE, drawing on case studies to open up analysis of the genre to the wider theme of aesthetic experience in early classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746379
ISBN
9780198746379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 310 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Cernunnos
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782374950204
ISBN
9782374950204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This richly illustrated history of the pin-up since its birth more than 150 years ago reveals how the development of the pin-up is intimately connected to the history of feminism Num Pages: 464 pages, 103 photographs (incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: AC; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337461
ISBN
9780822337461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABQ; ACND; AGC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219197
ISBN
9780300219197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892368440
ISBN
9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Silvana
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788836629206
ISBN
9788836629206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.50

Hardback. Pieter Bruegel (1525-1569), generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, was described as a supremely comic artist. This book explores the function and production of laughter in the sixteenth century, and also examines the ways in which Bruegel exploited the comic potential of Hieronymus Bosch. Num Pages: 287 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245211
ISBN
9780520245211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.58

Hardback. Featuring a fascinating introduction to Piet Mondrian's life and art, this stunning new book brings together a wide selection of Mondrian's magnificent work. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783613557
ISBN
9781783613557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. This study examines the sexual, historical and artistic contexts in which Renoir's "La Promenade" was created, and what it reveals about Renoir as man and artist. The reader is invited to see the work as a rejection of the idealist world of academic art and as a challenge to social and moral norms. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour and 32 b&w illustrations, 1 colour foldout. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KEX0212702
ISBN
9780892363650
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605986937
ISBN
9781605986937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Originally published in Italian in 2013, this new English-language biography of Piero Manzoni provides an in-depth look at the personal and artistic life of this essential Italian artist. Translator(s): Miller, Peter Benson. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Gagosian/Rizzoli United States
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849130
ISBN
9780847849130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.78

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199609314
ISBN
9780199609314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 110 p. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469584
ISBN
9780226469584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477311509
ISBN
9781477311509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198779278
ISBN
9780198779278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.79

Hardback. A bold and richly illustrated survey of the traditions and stylistic evolution of landscape painting in the Americas Editor(s): Brownlee, Peter John; Piccoli, Valeria; Uhlyarik, Georgiana. Num Pages: 280 pages, 260 color illus. BIC Classification: 1K; ACV; ACXD; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 290 x 319. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211504
ISBN
9780300211504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 42.24

Hardback. Argues that we can only learn how and why certain kinds of spatial representation prevailed over others by carefully considering how Renaissance artists and theorists interpreted perspective. This book challenges basic assumptions about the way early modern artists and theorists represented their relationship to the visible world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029801
ISBN
9780271029801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.38
€ 63.43

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