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Hardcover. A survey of the history of Irish painting, encompassing the entire span from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. The volume includes both well-known and virtually unknown artists, Irish artists who worked abroad as well as in Ireland, and major foreign artists who worked in Ireland. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 375 colour pl 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 261 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780300097658
ISBN
9780300097658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.99
€ 42.57

Paperback. A study of Irish pictures and sculpture that opens up the subject by providing a interdisciplinary approach. It covers diverse topics such as the representation of the Irish peasant, the behind-the-scenes tensions in setting up a national gallery for Ireland, the erecting of political monuments, Church art, and West of Ireland landscape painting. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Creighton University,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781881871514
ISBN
9781881871514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.84

Hardback. That Ireland is picturesque is a well-worn cliche, but little is understood of how this perception was created, painted and manipulated during the long eighteenth century. This book positions Ireland at core of the picturesque's development and argues for a greater degree of Irish influence on the course of European landscape theory and design. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 colour images + 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 252 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185386
ISBN
9780300185386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.40

Paperback. Ion Grigorescu, born in 1945 in Bucharest and educated as a painter, was one of the first Romanian conceptual artists and advocates of anti-art, postulating a radical consolidation of artistic activities with quotidian life. This book considers the oeuvre of Grigorescu. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 117 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9788392404415
ISBN
9788392404415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.75

Hardback. Can painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABA; ACQ; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138848
ISBN
9780691138848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 360+ colour photos. BIC Classification: AC; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 222 x 6. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Wardell Publications Canada
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919985360
ISBN
9780919985360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 2 pages, 169 b/w illus, 12 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; ACG; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
INSTAP Academic Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534215
ISBN
9781931534215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.45

Paperback. Romanticism is crucial to an understanding of modern Western culture. Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848. This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution'. Illustrator(s): Boreham, Judy. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSB; HPCD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311787
ISBN
9781848311787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. What really defines modernism? Why did it begin and how long did it last? Is Modernism over now? This graphic guide presents an exploration of the last century's most thrilling artistic work - and what it's really all about. Illustrator(s): Garratt, Chris. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311169
ISBN
9781848311169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339670
ISBN
9780822339670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. Features revealing interviews with Francis Bacon that was conducted over a period of 25 years by a distinguished art critic. In this book, Bacon considers the problems of realism, sheds new light on aspects of his life, talks about his aims as a painter and ways in which he works. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292532
ISBN
9780500292532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Groseclose, Barbara; Wierich, Jochen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271032009
ISBN
9780271032009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.27
€ 68.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ5; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Counterpoint
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619027978
ISBN
9781619027978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.81

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hourihane, Colum. Series: Index of Christian Art Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour/198 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1447.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976820246
ISBN
9780976820246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.44
€ 69.58

Paperback. Series: Index of Christian Art Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 345 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983753704
ISBN
9780983753704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

paperback. Socially engaged art, by means of its transformative practice, is shaping today's institutions and the very culture of now. This volume focuses on how artists and others have worked with, within, and sometimes in opposition to large Chicago institutions, such as public schools, universities, libraries, archives, museums, and other civic bodies. Editor(s): Smith, Stephanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780982879863
ISBN
9780982879863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. New York is a Mecca for artists from all over the world. All of whom have wildly different preconceptions of what the city is like, and how it will influence their work. This volume presents a dramatic snapshot of New York's thriving and dynamic Italian art scene, giving voice to a different generation of artists working in the Big Apple. Num Pages: 160 pages, 65 colour & 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Edizioni Charta Srl
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
9788881587476
ISBN
9788881587476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 507 pages, 44 colour plates & 5 b/w plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763542579
ISBN
9788763542579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.02
€ 52.06

Hardback. Latest title in the Insta Grammar series, offering a selection of the best photographs from the popular app, Instagram. Series: Insta Grammar. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AJC; JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Lannoo Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401440554
ISBN
9789401440554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Weatherhill
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780834804425
ISBN
9780834804425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.65

Num Pages: 240 pages, 310 color & 34 b/w color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322754
ISBN
9780764322754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 39.04

Paperback. Between 1699-1701, Maria Sibylla Merian travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America to study the area's unique flora and fauna. Many of the drawings and painting she produced on this trip were published in her "Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname" (1705). This volume reproduces details of sixteen plates from that volume. Num Pages: 52 pages, 22 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369294
ISBN
9780892369294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. A history of the Graphic Arts Studio and printmaking in Ireland Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; ACV; ACX; AFH; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 215 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1794.
Publisher
Lilliput Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511779
ISBN
9781843511779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.00
€ 44.25

Hardcover. Explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 major works in a dazzling array of media, reproduced in full color and exquisite detail manuscripts inscribed with gold, paintings on silk and more. This book introduces you to the riches of the Islamic art collection. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; ACBP; AGC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publisher
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878468065
ISBN
9780878468065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.39

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