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Paperback. What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colours? This volume offers definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 176 pages, 73 colour & 89 b&w illustrations, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892365999
ISBN
9780892365999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 17.70

Paperback. An exploration of the unsettling collisions of art and culture in Georges Bataille's revolutionary journal and a new consideration of twentieth-century masterpieces by Picasso, Miro, Dali, and others against the canvas of their renegade times. Num Pages: 272 pages, 180 colour illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262012300
ISBN
9780262012300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.91

Hardback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351221
ISBN
9781584351221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.33

Hardcover. Rather like the Mona Lisa, there has long been a suspicion that there is something disguised in the Primavera. A chance discovery provided the author with the key to unlocking the secret of the 500 year-old masterpiece, opening a window onto the cryptic world of the Renaissance pagan revival. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832963
ISBN
9780856832963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Morris, Lynda. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1470. The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77 - Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections. 544 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Morris, Lynda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ5. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 38. Weight: 1464.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464173
ISBN
9781905464173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 48.80

Hardcover. Explores the incredible body of art from Graphicstudio (GS), the print atelier at the University of South Florida. Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; ACXJ; AFH; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 250 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804359
ISBN
9781907804359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AMV; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934822
ISBN
9780813934822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.71

Paperback. An award-winning, beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells now available in Spanish. Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. Spanish language edition Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Translator(s): Losada, Cruz. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 147.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173546
ISBN
9781847173546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Over 230 Images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310984
ISBN
9784805310984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.86

Hardcover. The author's design career began in 1985 at the Musee dOrsay when he designed the poster for the Museums first exhibition, Chicago, Birth of a Metropolis. This book surveys and explores the entirety of his graphic design process and philosophy. Editor(s): Grass, Tino. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 303 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2490.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517222
ISBN
9780500517222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.50
€ 55.12

Paperback. Through an examination of surrealist photographs, objects, exhibitions, activities, and writings, this title portrays the French capital as a city in the process of metamorphosis-in a kind of twilight state. Num Pages: 224 pages, 134 black / white photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGC; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 672. Surrealism and Paris. 224 pages, Illustrations. Through an examination of surrealist photographs, objects, exhibitions, activities, and writings, this title portrays the French capital as a city in the process of metamorphosis-in a kind of twilight state. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGC; AJC. Dimension: 222 x 222 x 12. Weight: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271272
ISBN
9780520271272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Walsh, Maria; Throp, Mo. Series: International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767581
ISBN
9781780767581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. This text looks at design in the 20th century, and should be of interest to undergraduates studying design, 20th-century history, social anthropology, and women's studies, and also general readers with an interest in modern design. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; AK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842046
ISBN
9780192842046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 435 pages, 187 color and 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308042
ISBN
9781477308042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.15

Paperback. A rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme changes in US culture and society, as well as America's position within the international art world. All key movements are discussed, including early American Modernism, the New Negro movement, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous colour and halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842398
ISBN
9780192842398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; ACX; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 293 x 42. Weight in Grams: 3042.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179231
ISBN
9780300179231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.69
€ 68.02

Paperback. This book gives the reader a taste of the wide range of the collection, with its representative group of Camden Town and Euston Road School pictures, and important early works by Bonnard, Picasso and Matisse. Num Pages: 80 pages, 34 colour, 3 b&w. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854441164
ISBN
9781854441164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

Paperback. A collection of twelve essays that demonstrates, through the interpretation of a work of art, the abundance and complexity of methodological approaches available to art historians. It focuses on Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere" and applies to it different methodologies, including feminism, Marxism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and semiotics. Editor(s): Collins, Bradford R. Series: Princeton Series in Nineteenth-Century Art, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 color illustration, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036915
ISBN
9780691036915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.86
€ 45.60

Hardback. Uncovers the story of how modernism and network television converged and intertwined in their mutual ascent during the decades of the cold war. This title shows how TV was instrumental in introducing the public to the different trends in art and design. Num Pages: 384 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769684
ISBN
9780226769684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sansom & Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906593421
ISBN
9781906593421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.50

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