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Paperback. This refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500. It examines the importance of art in the expression and spread of knowledge and ideas, including notions of the heroism and justice of war, and the dominant view of Christianity. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842411
ISBN
9780192842411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.95

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Editor(s): Moss, Rachel. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; 3H; ACK; ACN; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 252 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179194
ISBN
9780300179194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.69
€ 68.02

hardcover. Drawing on examples from surviving medieval churches in England, the author gives a voice to the secret graffiti artists from the lord of the manor and the parish priest to the people who built the church itself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFJG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960414
ISBN
9780091960414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. A study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield describes houses and related buildings such as almshouses, taverns, inns and shops, drawing on evidence from surviving buildings, archaeological excavations, surveys and plans, documents and more. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 illustrations, 10 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; AMKD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082838
ISBN
9780300082838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

Hardcover. Explores the connections between modern and premodern art, offering a radical reading that reveals the underlying patterns and ideas traversing centuries of artistic practice. This book reconsiders from a double perspective some key issues in the history of art, from iconoclasm and illusionism to the status of painting, and installation. Num Pages: 312 pages, 134 illustrations, 104 in colour. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238974
ISBN
9780500238974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.24

Hardcover. Assesses the history of painting in Bohemia and Moravia from the emergence of the Czech state in the late ninth century to the end of the rule of Ludwig Jagiello in 1526. This book traces the developments in and preservation of mural and panel painting during this period, as well as illuminations and medieval iconography. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024602660
ISBN
9788024602660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812937
ISBN
9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996. 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight: 994.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834847
ISBN
9781843834847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.27

Paperback. Sir Winston Churchill spent many winters in Marrakech visiting Si Hassan El Glaouis family. Sir Winston Churchill is the one who discovered that his host's son Hassan had a hidden passion, painting. This title presents paintings of both Sir Winston Churchill and Si Hassan El Glaoui that evoke Marrakech of the forties. Editor(s): Sandys, Celia. Num Pages: 76 pages, 50 colour and b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 281 x 9. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
76
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857212418
ISBN
9788857212418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141977492
ISBN
9780141977492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. A critical look at a virtually unknown body of Mel Bochner's extremely varied photographs, dating from 1966 to 1969. Some 75 of his photographs are presented, many in colour. Also included are a number of Bochner's drawings that directly informed his photographic works. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 colour pl 119 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; ACXJ; AGC; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300093483
ISBN
9780300093483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. George Stubbs (1724-1806) was one of the most original artists Britain has produced. Far from being merely a horse painter, Stubbs' perfectionism and passion transformed the possibilities of nature painting. This edition, introduced by Anthony Mould, contains 42 pages of colour illustrations that cover the span of Stubbs' output. Num Pages: 96 pages, 42 pages of colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQH; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 116 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pallas Athene Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843680024
ISBN
9781843680024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.25

Paperback. Huelsenbeck's memoirs bring to life the concerns--intellectual, artistic, and political--of the individuals involved in the Dada movement and document the controversies within the movement and in response to it. Editor(s): Kleinschmidt, Hans J. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 252 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073708
ISBN
9780520073708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Follows the crushing and often bizarre process of having to get your novel written by someone else. Editor(s): Murray, Damon; Sorrell, Stephen. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
FUEL Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956356208
ISBN
9780956356208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 240 illus. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Dimension: 246 x 298 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681871
ISBN
9783936681871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Hardback. Proceedings of the XXIXth International Congress of the History of Art, Amsterdam, 1-7 September 1996 Editor(s): Reinink, A. W. (Utrecht University, The Netherlands); Stumpel, Jeroen. Num Pages: 1114 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2977.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
1114
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792342137
ISBN
9780792342137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 613.58

Hardback. Demonstrates the evolution of the pioneering minimalist sculptor Anne Truitt. This book offers an insider's view of the artist's unstinting efforts to realize her artistic vision, as well as the cultural, political, and historical resonances. Num Pages: 236 pages, 25 color, 49 b/w. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
236
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286610
ISBN
9780520286610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477423
ISBN
9780801477423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.26

Paperback. Merchants and Marvels addresses how ideas about the representation of nature, in both art and science, underwent a profound transformation between the age of the Renaissance and the early 1700s. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Findlen, Paula. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415928168
ISBN
9780415928168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.79

Hardcover. Remarkable British artist Merlyn Evans developed a highly personal abstract style, combining plant, crustacean and mechanical forms. His work was fundamentally shaped by his conviction that art should be an engagement with life, reflecting psychological, ethical and political concerns. This monograph focuses on the life and work of Evans. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 271 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Cameron & Hollis United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906506264
ISBN
9780906506264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.29

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