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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Deals with the scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. This book not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. Series: Renaissance Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780677408
ISBN
9781780677408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.13

Paperback. Explores the 19th century's fascination with Dutch painting, as well as its doubts about an art that had long challenged traditional values. This book shows how persistent tensions between high theory and low genre shaped criticism of novels and pictures alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 color plates. 55 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2AB; 2ADF; ACQ; AFC; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143231
ISBN
9780691143231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.38

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368914
ISBN
9780892368914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.15

Hardback. The French Republic - with its rallying cry for liberty, equality, and fraternity - emerged in 1870, and by 1880 had developed a coherent republican ideology. This book examines the use of naturalism in the 19th century. It also explores how pictures by artists such as Roll, Lhermitte, and Friant could be read as egalitarian and republican. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 colour images + 200 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179880
ISBN
9780300179880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 58.48

Hardback. Investigates how historians since 1945 wrote about music, art, architecture, theater, film, and dance in Nazi Germany and how their accounts were colored by politics of the Cold War, the fall of communism, and the wish to preserve the idea that true art and politics cannot mix. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 438 pages, 22 b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AVC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282346
ISBN
9780520282346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. Chronicling the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and journeying from the Piazza San Marco to the villas of the Veneto, this book presents the survey of architecture, sculpture, and painting that offers a rich perspective on the history and artistic achievements of Renaissance Venice. Num Pages: 372 pages, 274. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; 3JB; ACND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 206 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281806
ISBN
9780520281806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. Deals with the Renaissance Florence and sheds light on its celebrated art and culture by examining the city's architectural and artistic achievements in their political, intellectual, and religious contexts. This title incorporates insights from the scholarship, including gender studies, and focuses on the artists' social status, and innovations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 178 color illustrations, 7 black-and-white photographs, and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 202 x 16. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257740
ISBN
9780520257740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.95

Paperback. Presents analyses of seminal examples of Islamic architecture, from Spain and Morocco to Persia and India. This book examines Koranic calligraphy and illumination, arabesque, carpets and rugs, Persian miniatures, and more while making illuminating comparisons with Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist art. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Edition
Commemorative ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316659
ISBN
9781933316659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169126
ISBN
9780300169126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.62
€ 52.28

Paperback. An illustrated survey that examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. It focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a look at the cities in which they worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations + 109 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164138
ISBN
9780300164138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.33

Hardback. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Editor(s): Taylor, Eleanor; Zach, Emily. Series: The Art of.. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 286 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452151274
ISBN
9781452151274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.60

Hardback. Atari is one of the most recognized names in the world. Since its formation in 1972, the company pioneered hundreds of iconic titles including Asteroids, Centipede, and Missile Command. Sourced from private collections worldwide, this book spans over 40 years of the company's unique illustrations used in packaging, advertisements, and catalogs. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; JFCA; UDX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 254 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781524101039
ISBN
9781524101039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714398
ISBN
9781861714398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486799834
ISBN
9780486799834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486797335
ISBN
9780486797335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.98

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381282
ISBN
9783791381282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Hardback. Examples of over 600 dazzling full color Art Nouveau tiles. A very useful and beautiful collectors guide, it provides information about many major tile manufacturers. It is arranged by company and design and contains a guide to market prices, as well as suggestions and tips for tile collectors. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 658 colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; ACVY; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314414
ISBN
9780764314414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; AFKG; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486810065
ISBN
9780486810065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.72

500 vivid photos show many and varied interpretations of Art Nouveau forms in the balustrades and balconies, lanterns and gates, doorways and elevator door faades of Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria. Explanations of the settings discuss the details and decorative motifs on the ironwork. Num Pages: 239 pages, 500 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324369
ISBN
9780764324369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 39.14

Hardcover. Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau--decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising and more - with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 241. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 332 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1990.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381558
ISBN
9783791381558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.60

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