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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Ion Grigorescu, born in 1945 in Bucharest and educated as a painter, was one of the first Romanian conceptual artists and advocates of anti-art, postulating a radical consolidation of artistic activities with quotidian life. This book considers the oeuvre of Grigorescu. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 117 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9788392404415
ISBN
9788392404415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.06

Hardback. That Ireland is picturesque is a well-worn cliche, but little is understood of how this perception was created, painted and manipulated during the long eighteenth century. This book positions Ireland at core of the picturesque's development and argues for a greater degree of Irish influence on the course of European landscape theory and design. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 colour images + 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 252 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1598.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185386
ISBN
9780300185386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.46

Paperback. A study of Irish pictures and sculpture that opens up the subject by providing a interdisciplinary approach. It covers diverse topics such as the representation of the Irish peasant, the behind-the-scenes tensions in setting up a national gallery for Ireland, the erecting of political monuments, Church art, and West of Ireland landscape painting. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Creighton University,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781881871514
ISBN
9781881871514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.84

Hardcover. A survey of the history of Irish painting, encompassing the entire span from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. The volume includes both well-known and virtually unknown artists, Irish artists who worked abroad as well as in Ireland, and major foreign artists who worked in Ireland. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 375 colour pl 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 261 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780300097658
ISBN
9780300097658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.99
€ 42.57

Hardback. A sweeping survey of the arts of Ireland spanning 150 years and an astonishing range of artists and media Editor(s): Monkhouse, Christopher; Laffan, William. Num Pages: 288 pages, 375 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 261 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1904.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210606
ISBN
9780300210606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.40

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fenlon, Jane; Kenny, Ruth; Pegum, Caroline; Rooney, Brendan. Num Pages: 276 pages, 120 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024262
ISBN
9781911024262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.16

paperback. Editor(s): Fenlon, Jane; Kenny, Ruth; Pegum, Caroline; Rooney, Brendan. Num Pages: 276 pages, 120 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9781911024354
ISBN
9781911024354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. An intimate study of the friendship and creative dialogue between two artists, offering an in-depth understanding of their work and the upheavals of 1960s New York Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 color + 46 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211566
ISBN
9780300211566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 39.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 175 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847840014
ISBN
9780847840014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.60

Hardback. Presents some of the most outstanding and hilarious examples of Jewish dialect humour drawn from the five books Milt Gross (1895-1953) published between 1926 and 1928 - "Nize Baby", "De Night in de Front from Chreesmas", "Hiawatta", "Dunt Esk", and "Famous Fimmales". Editor(s): Kelman, Ari Y. Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; AC; AKLC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748237
ISBN
9780814748237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardcover. Is Toronto Burning? looks at both the beautiful and ugly sides of the underground art scene in Toronto during the late 1970s, brimming with rebellious art from an often overlooked period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910433379
ISBN
9781910433379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 68 color plates, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226409979
ISBN
9780226409979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903004504
ISBN
9783903004504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 310 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1880.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708879
ISBN
9780870708879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.26

Hardback. Isabella d'Este, the marchioness of Mantua, was a collector of antiquities and one of the most vivid personalities of the Italian Renaissance. Her artistic relationship with Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is charted through the letters that they exchanged over the course of about six years. This book explores the story of their relationship. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour images + 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121247
ISBN
9780300121247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 44.17

Paperback. The reader is invited to view Islamic art as no more and no less than ordinary art, neither better nor worse than anything else that counts as art. It follows that there are no special techniques required in Islamic aesthetics as compared with any other form of aesthetics. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ABA; ACBP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617357
ISBN
9780748617357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613793
ISBN
9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.87
€ 67.60

Hardback. Islamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world's major religions. Editor(s): Ruggles, D. Fairchild. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405154017
ISBN
9781405154017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.51

Paperback. Islamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world's major religions. Editor(s): Ruggles, D. Fairchild. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405154024
ISBN
9781405154024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714111896
ISBN
9780714111896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-79) spent a total of nineteen years in Egypt, traveling throughout the country to collect images that he later published in Paris in two collections, "Atlas de l'histoire de l'art egyptien" and "L' Art arabe". This volume features illustrations from "L' Art arabe". Num Pages: 240 pages, 153 colour, 153 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774161193
ISBN
9789774161193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409193
ISBN
9781474409193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictura Electronic Clip Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill.175col.ill. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 548. Series: Dover Pictura. 128 pages, Ill.175col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AK. Dimension: 241 x 210 x 12. Weight: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dover Publications
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486996363
ISBN
9780486996363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.14

paperback. Explores how Israelis and Palestinians have used postcards and greeting cards to present images of the national self, to build national awareness and reinforce nationalist ideologies, and to gain international acceptance. This work discusses and displays the works of various postcard/greeting card manufacturers, artists, and photographers. Num Pages: 255 pages, 15 color and 68 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; ACX; AFH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702158
ISBN
9780292702158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

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