History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Hardback. During the last two centuries BC, the Western Han dynasty of China forged the first stable empire covering all of China and presided over a golden age that shaped much of subsequent Chinese art and culture. This title offers an account of the treasures of the dynasty - including exquisite jades, silver and goldwork, bronzes and ceramics. Editor(s): Lin, James C.S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 350 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184341
- ISBN
- 9780300184341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.13€ 63.27
€ 77.13
€ 63.27
Hardcover. An overview of the sculptures of the Parthenon, presenting interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creation. It focuses on the meanings of the sculptures in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society, and considers what they reveal about the Greek sense of democracy. Num Pages: 212 pages, 6 colour plates, 51 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073911
- ISBN
- 9780300073911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 50.63
€ 65.27
€ 50.63
Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300052411
- ISBN
- 9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.55€ 45.04
€ 57.55
€ 45.04
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka. Editor(s): Hunter, Jack. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Publisher
- Creation Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840683110
- ISBN
- 9781840683110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.89
€ 46.99
€ 32.89
Hardcover. The Temple of Athena at Sounion is one of the more unusual examples of Greek architecture. It was constructed with colonnades on only two-but adjacent-sides, and in the Ionic order characteristic of the Aegean Islands even though it was built in Attica. Num Pages: 400 pages, 380 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: ACG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 241. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619674
- ISBN
- 9780876619674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.69
€ 93.69
Paperback. This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 324 pages, 256 illustrations, 21 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500202074
- ISBN
- 9780500202074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366699
- ISBN
- 9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 46.32
€ 59.33
€ 46.32
Hardback. Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 478 color illus. 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBBEY; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 290 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154909
- ISBN
- 9780691154909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.73€ 89.81
€ 112.73
€ 89.81
Hardback. Features miniatures and cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. This book features the major schools of illumination that flourished in Europe from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Series: Robert Lehman Collection Catalogues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illus., including 33 color plates 217 duotones. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN; AKLB; GBCR; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059716
- ISBN
- 9780691059716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.43€ 79.12
€ 104.43
€ 79.12
Hardback. Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation, embraced traditional and modern masters. This work catalogues 130 nineteenth- and 20th-century paintings that are part of the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum. It includes paintings by Ingres, Theodore Rousseau, and Corot among other early 19th-century artists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 130 color illus. 300 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145365
- ISBN
- 9780691145365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.35€ 95.24
€ 129.35
€ 95.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 31 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 115 x 5. Weight in Grams: 54. New.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Number of pages
- 31
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853909870
- ISBN
- 9781853909870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.57
€ 7.57
hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 280 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906690380
- ISBN
- 9781906690380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.95
€ 52.99
€ 43.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 24 colour plates, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309705
- ISBN
- 9780226309705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. Offering an original theory of perspective's impact on pictorial representation, the act of looking, and the understanding of truth in painting, Grootenboer, shows how these paintings both question the status of representation and explore the limits and credibility of perception. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 color plates, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309682
- ISBN
- 9780226309682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 79.17
€ 94.93
€ 79.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Moderne Kunst Nürnberg
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783869840581
- ISBN
- 9783869840581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.39
€ 53.39
Hardcover. Provides a link between the rebellious spirit of the current generation of Chinese artists and the mood of rebellion that was so evident during the years of the Cultural Revolution that ran from 1966 to 1976. This work argues that the destruction of traditional Chinese treasures by the Red Guards, especially in 1966, overshadows the entire period. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 298 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2005.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224084994
- ISBN
- 9780224084994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.97
€ 16.97
hardcover. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904270201
- ISBN
- 9781904270201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. Covers topics such as the revival of classical learning, the printing press, the rise of the nation-state, philosophy and the role of women. This book provides biographies, timelines, bibliography, a gazetteer of museums and galleries and an illustrated glossary. Editor(s): Aston, Margaret. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 219 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1668.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500284599
- ISBN
- 9780500284599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.74
€ 40.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. "This book gives the necessary background for the study and appreciation of Italian painting and sculpture from about 1250 to 1550. It tells how the artists learned their craft, the organization of the" Num Pages: 224 pages, 110 illus, notes, index. BIC Classification: AB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780064301299
- ISBN
- 9780064301299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.58
€ 58.58
Hardback. Presents an examination of Pablo Picasso's use of religious imagery and the religious import of many of his works with secular subject matter. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 color illustrations, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276291
- ISBN
- 9780520276291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.62
€ 45.99
€ 32.62
Hardback. A revealing look at the irrevocable change in art during the 1960s and its relationship to the modern culture of fact Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 color + 125 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; ACXJ5; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300187274
- ISBN
- 9780300187274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.65€ 7.81
€ 56.65
€ 7.81
Hardcover. This biography of the life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh not only explores the work and legacy of the Scottish artist, but also examines his relationship with his wife Margaret Macdonald, which ended with his sudden death, aged 60. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820582
- ISBN
- 9781842820582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646593
- ISBN
- 9780816646593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458340
- ISBN
- 9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02