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Paperback. The study of Aegean prehistory developed over the 20th century into a vibrant area of archaeological research. This book offers a synthesis of research in the field and covers approaches to the discipline of Aegean prehistory whilst also including information on field projects and museum studies. Editor(s): Cullen, Tracey. Series: American journal of archaeology monographs. Num Pages: 480 pages, 109 figs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 3B; ACC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Archaeological Institute of America
Condition
New
SKU
V9780960904259
ISBN
9780960904259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.53

paperback. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R.; McWhirter, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639939
ISBN
9780816639939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Hegel's "Aesthetics" gives full expression to his theory of art. He considers the nature of art, surveys the history of art from the ancient world through to the romantic movement, criticizes major works, probing their meaning and significance and deals individually with different art forms. Translator(s): Knox, T. M. Num Pages: 690 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198238171
ISBN
9780198238171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Paperback. Looks at the role aesthetics can play in teaching the arts. This title contains thirty-two articles that address the philosophical and educational theories underlying aesthetics, aesthetics as a field of study, curriculum design and evaluation, and the problems and purposes of aesthetic education. Editor(s): Smith, Ralph; Simpson, Alan. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061417
ISBN
9780252061417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 535 color photos. BIC Classification: ACXD3; WCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314766
ISBN
9780764314766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. Looks at the works and lives of artists from the eighteenth century to the present, including work in traditional media as well as in installation art, mixed media, and digital/computer art. This book reveals the legacy of work by African American artists, whose art is included in the permanent collections of national and international museums. Num Pages: 359 pages, 125 color illustrations, 201 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 279 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
359
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised & Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239357
ISBN
9780520239357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.31

Hardback. A guide to resources for use with K-12 students, this selective volume lists substantial, easily accessible resources on African American visual artists. In total, 639 resources, referencing 1,174 individual artists are annotated and include works about the artists as well as the contexts in which the African American artist is situated. Series: Global Art Resource Guides. Num Pages: 350 pages, Global art resource guides. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; GBCR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837225
ISBN
9780810837225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.99

Hardback. A study of African traditional figurative arts that reflects the continents rich artistic and cultural heritage. It reveals the achievements of African artists over thousands of years. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1H; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2018.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857208695
ISBN
9788857208695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.54
€ 45.42

Paperback. Discusses the role of the workshop in the creation of African art Editor(s): Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield; Forster, Till. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 424 pages, 65 b&w illus., 8 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007490
ISBN
9780253007490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125329
ISBN
9780714125329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Hardcover. This volume unveils the African art pieces held in the celebrated Leslie Stacks Collection in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 320 pages, 825 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 262 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skira
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857220246
ISBN
9788857220246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44
€ 62.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 607 pages, 1,600 objects illustrated. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 310 x 239 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320057
ISBN
9780764320057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.84
€ 83.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006912
ISBN
9780253006912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Introduces the vast range of tribal sculpture from Senegal to the Congo regions and Mali to Sierra Leone. Explores the expressive quality and sheer evocative power of African art, and helps one gain a better understanding of one of the great heritages of mankind. Translator(s): Walters, Richard. Num Pages: 237 pages, 347 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323324
ISBN
9780764323324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.72
€ 39.78

Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195774
ISBN
9780300195774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44
€ 51.34

Paperback. "Though it seems contradictory to write words of praise for a book that deeply interrogates the marketability of praiseful language (in the guise of art criticism), Gavin Butta s collection deserves them. Framed by Butta s astute introduction, these performative essays pulse with vitality. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232841
ISBN
9780631232841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Hardcover. It has become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. This book explores contemporary approaches which have sought to renew criticism's energies in the wake of a 'theatrical turn' in visual arts practice, and the emergence of a 'performative' arts writing over the decade or so. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232834
ISBN
9780631232834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.70

Hardcover. Focuses on the little known Magical Realist painter Marta Hegemann (1894-1970), re-inserting her into the histories of avant-garde modernism Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 58 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090073
ISBN
9780719090073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Hardback. Examines the intersections between Regionalist and Modernist paintings, photography, and film during the Great Depression, a period when the two approaches to art making were perhaps at their zenith. Num Pages: 125 pages, 25 black & white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; ACXD; AGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135862
ISBN
9780300135862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Hardback. "Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, The Yale Center for British Art." Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 b&w illustrations, 16 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107340
ISBN
9780300107340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

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