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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. William Powell Frith (1819-1909) was the greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth. This book explores Frith's place in the development of Victorian painting through a series of essays which examine how his unconventional private life informed his work, how the London crowd was depicted in Victorian painting, and more. Editor(s): Bills, Mark; Knight, Vivien. Num Pages: 191 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 287 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121902
ISBN
9780300121902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.33
€ 52.80

hardcover. Working in range of media from ketchup to baloney to correction fluid, with a special emphasis on performativity and writing, this book pokes fun at and interrogates American society's pretenses, the bankruptcy of contemporary mores, and the resulting repercussions for a civil society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 90 x 100 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1229.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226200064
ISBN
9780226200064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

Hardback. William Nicholson (1872-1949) is among the most admired and elusive painters in the history of British art. This catalogue represents Nicholson's oil paintings and the comprehensive chronology of his life. Num Pages: 672 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations + 640 colour reproductions. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 271 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3746.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170542
ISBN
9780300170542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 89.81

Paperback. Born in London in 1834, William Morris was a radical thinker whose democratic vision for society and art has continued to influence designers, artists and writers to this day, long after his death in 1896. This book reveals and explores his passionately held view that beautiful, functional design should be accessible to all. Illustrator(s): Morris, William. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855144941
ISBN
9781855144941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1018. Romantic to Revolutionary. 848 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 52. Weight: 1014.
Publisher
Merlin Press
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366808
ISBN
9780850366808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.76

paperback. Since his death in 1896, William Morris has come to be regarded as one of the giants of the Victorian era. The author has managed to encompass all the different facets of Morris' complex character, shedding light on his immense creative powers as artist and designer of furniture, fabrics, wallpaper, stained glass, and as a poet, and novelist. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255597
ISBN
9780571255597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 33.29

Hardcover. William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colourful textiles produced by William Morris and the two commercial companies he founded and managed. To this day it remains the authority in the field, and this revised edition has been completely rewritten and expanded with beautiful new photography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 275 colour, 45 black and white. BIC Classification: ACVN; AFW; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1722.
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777327
ISBN
9781851777327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.72

Hardback. William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents and an important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. William Morris Masterpieces of Art offers a survey of his life and work alongside stunning decorative works. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVM; ACVN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783612130
ISBN
9781783612130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.56

Hardback. This well illustrated book celebrates every aspect of the wide-ranging achievements of William Morris - writer, designer, cultural critic, revolutionary socialist - with particular emphasis on their relevance to our own times. The book makes available up-to-date Morris scholarship in accessible form. Editor(s): Faulkner, Peter; Preston, Peter. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACVM; AGB; AK; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895774
ISBN
9780859895774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Paperback. Celebrates William Morris' genius, presenting a overview of his life and career, while setting out his guiding principles so that a modern audience can recreate the Arts and Crafts style in their own homes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 217 illustrations, 140 in colour. BIC Classification: ACVN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500290231
ISBN
9780500290231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Hardback. A landmark retrospective that examines William Merritt Chase and his lasting contribution to the history of modern art Num Pages: 248 pages, 215 color illus. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300206265
ISBN
9780300206265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 44.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Marta, Karen. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1HFMS; 3JJP; ACXJ; AFF; AGB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
UCCA/Koenig Books/Marta and Cosentino
Condition
New
SKU
V9780996215602
ISBN
9780996215602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 71 color plates, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216. .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791203
ISBN
9780226791203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

Hardback. William Holman Hunt was one of the major artistic talents of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, founded in 1848. Hunt's work was always characterised by great seriousness of purpose and his paintings include many of its most beautiful and powerful images. This two volume set takes an in-depth look at his work. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 800 pages, 500 b&w illustrations, 150 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 307 x 260 x 64. Weight in Grams: 4612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300102352
ISBN
9780300102352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.96
€ 160.61

William Holman Hunt was self-styled leader of the Pre-Raphaelites and a major figure of nineteenth century art. This book is a fundamental reassessment of his work, the first critical text to reproduce his pictures in colour and to set him on an international stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719072888
ISBN
9780719072888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.89

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 432 pages, 390 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 314 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3000.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221749
ISBN
9780300221749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.19

Paperback. William Hogarth was an artist with overflowing imagination and his prints hang in our pubs and leap out from our history-books. This book showcases the portrait of a proud, stubborn, comic, vulnerable man. Num Pages: 816 pages, 8pp colour & 190 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFC; AFH; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 233 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193769
ISBN
9780571193769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Considers paintings that show the pivotal stages in Johnson's career as a modernist painter of post-impressionist and expressionist works reminiscent of Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Soutine Editor(s): Gionis, Teresa G. Series: Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 75 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991481
ISBN
9780295991481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.07

Hardback. In the midst of a resurgence of pride in Ireland's history during the 18th century, William Burton, later Conyngham (1733-1796), strove to emulate his British counterparts in producing albums of engravings illustrating the beauties of the country's heritage. This catalogues more than 600 drawings, which he was known to have secured by about 1780. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 100 color + 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACQ; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1542. Fine clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some edge wear including some short tears
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0005620
ISBN
9780300180725
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Rooij, Willem De; Wieder, Axel; Badrocke, Lucy. Num Pages: 508 pages, 450 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 220. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863357238
ISBN
9783863357238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226267449
ISBN
9780226267449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. A celebration of the life and work of Will Eisner, the champion of the graphic novel Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 295 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419714986
ISBN
9781419714986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.53

Paperback. Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, this title places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. It examines specific national park policies and the historical contexts that shaped them. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: AC; AMV; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 279 x 25. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263833
ISBN
9780803263833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. BIC Classification: ACXJ; BM; JFFE1; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400494
ISBN
9781910400494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

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