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Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- GILL &MACMILLAN/O'BRIEN P
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847170774
- ISBN
- 9781847170774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.92
€ 13.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. This stunning new volume presents full-colour plates, details, groupings and comparative images of approximately 147 Pre- Columbian works from the collection of ancient Mesoamerican, Central American, and Andean South American art (spanning 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1530) assembled by John G. Bourne in the 1950's and 1960's. Num Pages: 264 pages, 380 Colour, 43 b&w. BIC Classification: 1K; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804052
- ISBN
- 9781907804052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 36.07
€ 52.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500282168
- ISBN
- 9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.41
€ 10.99
€ 9.41
Paperback. Regarded as a foremost scholar of 19-century French art, Gabriel P Weisberg has worked closely with his wife, Yvonne, to amass a significant collection of art. This title presents Weisberg's significant collection of art that helps to expand our view of this momentous period in the history of French art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Minneapolis Institute of Art United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780980048407
- ISBN
- 9780980048407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 296 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2390.
- Publisher
- Steidl Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783958291973
- ISBN
- 9783958291973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.49
€ 46.99
€ 42.49
Hardcover. Over 100 essays by the art critic of the Daily Telegraph about significant art exhibitions throughout the UK, and in Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Washington, ranging from early prehistoric art of the Ice Age to the performance art of today, Num Pages: 384 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 256 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Publisher
- Wilmington Square Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908524676
- ISBN
- 9781908524676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.23
€ 42.99
€ 42.23
Paperback. This text raises questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Wu Hung uses the Chinese government's cancellation of the exhibition "It's Me", Beijing 1998, to anchor his analysis of the challenges face by contemporary Chinese artisits and curators. Num Pages: 224 pages, 111 colour plates, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573336
- ISBN
- 9780935573336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.51
€ 43.99
€ 33.51
Hardback. In the late 18th century, as a wave of English nationalism swept the country, the printseller John Boydell set out to create an ambitious exhibition space, one devoted to promoting and fostering a distinctly English style of history painting. This book explores the responses of key artists of the period to Boydell's venture. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196689
- ISBN
- 9780300196689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Paperback. Documents the search for the origins of the iconic "femme fatale" who was depicted as a dangerous, depraved, and deadly woman. This book argues that the evolution of the femme fatale, with both literary and visual links to the biblical Eve figure, came as a response to increasing feminism and the desire by men to halt its spread. Num Pages: 360 pages, 126 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073236
- ISBN
- 9780252073236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. A gripping and beguiling blend of art history, memoir and travel writing which delves into the mysteries and meanings of Las Meninas, Velazquez's iconic masterpiece" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ABA; ACQB; AFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847088086
- ISBN
- 9781847088086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hyperion United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401307950
- ISBN
- 9781401307950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.96
€ 17.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJPK; ACV; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693191
- ISBN
- 9780816693191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.39
€ 33.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Paperback with spine tape, 408 pages; Over 1500 black and white illustrations;. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452128238
- ISBN
- 9781452128238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.25
€ 30.25
Paperback. This extraordinary book is published to coincide with an exhibition held in the Lavery Room in South Kensington, the book includes antiquities from the ancient and classical worlds; objects connected to shamanism, magic and alchemy; engravings by Durer, Hollar and Rembrandt; unusual paintings and textiles; and many curiosities. Num Pages: 350 pages, Over 400 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 338 x 258. .
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene Arts
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843681458
- ISBN
- 9781843681458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.43
€ 52.99
€ 44.43
Hardback. "There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." --W. H. Auden Editor(s): Jansen, Leo; Luijten, Hans; Bakker, Nienke. Num Pages: 880 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 195 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209471
- ISBN
- 9780300209471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
€ 52.99
€ 37.82
Hardback. A publication of the entirety of EVA & ADELE's floral sketchbook. It features drawings of flowers, which are uncompromising and executed in a small number of unfalteringly precise graphite lines, that can surprise the viewer with the radical aesthetics of their abstraction. Num Pages: 144 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777423227
- ISBN
- 9783777423227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.55
€ 21.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. Parviz Tanavoli, the prominent Iranian artist and sculptor, here brings together a definitive collection of print media from 19th century Persia featuring unique images of European women on paper and postcards. Num Pages: 248 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACB; AGH; HBJF1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 265 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535070
- ISBN
- 9781784535070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.64€ 126.76
€ 142.64
€ 126.76
Paperback. Series: MFA Highlights. Num Pages: 204 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; ACX; AFC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878468409
- ISBN
- 9780878468409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.30
€ 24.99
€ 23.30
Hardback. Lists more than 4,800 European and 400 Australian, South African, and Japanese artists who worked from 1800 to 1990, and offers 9,000 signature examples. Series: The Scarecrow art reference series. Num Pages: 916 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AGB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 916
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823136
- ISBN
- 9780810823136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 395.83
€ 395.83
Hardback. A bold revision of the history of European art, told through the lens of neuroscience Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 color + 170 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HPN; JMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 289 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1888.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212792
- ISBN
- 9780300212792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 48.09
€ 56.45
€ 48.09