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Paperback. Analyses the origins, history and logic of 'still life', one of the most enduring forms of Western painting. This work surveys a major segment in the history of still life, from 17th-century Spanish painting to Cubism. It tackles the controversial field of 17th-century Dutch still life. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 87 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948462061
ISBN
9780948462061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.17

Paperback. Presented in glossary format, this volume gives precise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 120 pages, 75 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367085
ISBN
9780892367085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Suitable for children and adults alike, this picture book features various images from the British Museum. Num Pages: 304 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576. 304 pages, 250 colour illustrations. Suitable for children and adults alike, this picture book features various images from the British Museum. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 29. Weight: 574.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150833
ISBN
9780714150833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910263099
ISBN
9781910263099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.18

Hardcover. This book contains over one hundred images of the Greater London area before 1800 from maps, drawings, manuscripts, printed books and engravings, all from the Gough Collection at the Bodleian Library. Examples are drawn from the present Greater London to contrast town and countryside at the time. A fascinating insight into life in Georgian London. Num Pages: 232 pages, 123 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 278. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244126
ISBN
9781851244126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

paperback. Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, the author charts the evolution of architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior and textile styles, posters, signage and graphic design and how these came together to shape the Underground's identity, and the character of London itself. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX; AKC; WGF; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846144172
ISBN
9781846144172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
BIS Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063693992
ISBN
9789063693992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. A collection of essays by art historians, anthropologists and commentators on contemporary visual culture on the theme of 'Location'. Editor(s): Cherry, Deborah; Cullen, Fintan. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405146944
ISBN
9781405146944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Explores the dynamic interchange between European artistic centres and artists and the trade in works of art. This book also considers the impact of differing locations on art and artists and some of the economic, political and cultural factors crucial to the emergence of an artistic centre. Editor(s): Richardson, Carol M. Series: Open University: Renaissance Art Reconsidered. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121889
ISBN
9780300121889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 240 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935677017
ISBN
9781935677017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.87

Paperback. Extraordinary lives, tangled relationships, innovative art: the story of sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf and their Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJC; ACX; BGF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660080
ISBN
9781445660080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. This title celebrates the arts of Morocco, a country where an ancient tradition of craftsmanship has been sustained. It contains images of coloured ceilings, decorated courtyards and walls, of plaster of Paris carved in intricate geometries, of tiles so small that 150 could fit in a matchbox. Num Pages: 252 pages, 346 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 256 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500282649
ISBN
9780500282649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697168
ISBN
9780816697168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. The three most important early biographies of Veronese, one never before translated, edited by Xavier F. Salomon, curator of 'Veronese: Renaissance Magnificence' at the National Gallery, London. Editor(s): Salomon, Xavier F. Translator(s): Salomon, Xavier F. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Pallas Athene Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680970
ISBN
9781843680970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.32

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760365
ISBN
9780375760365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Presents some of the most engaging life stories, eventful, intimate and poignant. This book evokes the lives of great personalities, from Picasso and Duchamp to Joseph Beuys and Louise Bourgeois, guiding the reader through the maze of different styles and movements. Num Pages: 368 pages, 290 illustrations, 111 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 204 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1692.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500281918
ISBN
9780500281918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ5; ACXJ8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 112 x 41. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141976631
ISBN
9780141976631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Gurholt, born 1965 in Oslo where he lives and works, studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Art and at the New York University/Film School SCE. Gurholt is renowned for his Live Photos, site-specific photography projects that challenge the boundaries between fiction and reality. Editor(s): Wendt, Selene. Num Pages: 144 pages, 137 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857202648
ISBN
9788857202648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Lillie, Eva Louise; Peterson, Nils Holger; Petersen, Nils Holger. Num Pages: 249 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; ACK; AGR; HRCC7; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893617
ISBN
9788772893617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.44
€ 44.21

Paperback. The book is an invitation to get lost within varied landscapes of its pages: middle-of-nowhere Australia, the minds of Susan Sontag and W.G Sebald, and, most prominently, the proverbial forests of all of our childhoods. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 218 x 2. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924990
ISBN
9781910924990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469626369
ISBN
9781469626369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.06

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection, which brings together new research on a range of patristic and medieval texts and visual materials, sets the cultural transformation of early medieval Ireland and Britain in the context of these islands' inheritance from late antiquity and their engagement with the wider medieval world. Editor(s): Scully, Diarmuid; Mullins, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3H; ACK; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
486
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184660
ISBN
9781859184660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Hardcover. Features short stories, essays and poems. This book includes work by acclaimed figures in contemporary Irish literature such as Colm Toibin, John Banville, Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann and Seamus Heaney. Editor(s): McLean, Janet. Num Pages: 232 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517567
ISBN
9780500517567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.81

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909932098
ISBN
9781909932098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.85

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