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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. A beautiful volume that brings to light the forgotten Le Nain brothers, a trio of 17th-century French master painters who specialized in portraiture, religious subjects, and scenes of everyday peasant life Num Pages: 400 pages, 320 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 254. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218886
ISBN
9780300218886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.40
€ 57.39

Hardcover. A fascinating biography of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the leading artistic genius of the Netherlandish Renaissance in the 16th century, and the world he knew. Examines the lives of Bruegel's sons and other family members who became artists, including David Teniers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; ACND; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 228. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754830245
ISBN
9780754830245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACBK; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310267
ISBN
9781477310267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACBK; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309957
ISBN
9781477309957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

hardcover. "The Burlington Magazine" has an international reputation for publishing writing on all aspects of art history. In celebration of its centenary, an art historian has compiled this selection of significant articles, reviews, editorials and obituaries to appear in it during the 20th century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 illustrations, 45 colour pl bibliog references. BIC Classification: AC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1450. Good clean copy, with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001262
ISBN
9780300099119
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Hassan Massoudy's elegant calligraphy depicts the four seasons of the garden. From the icy palettes of winter and the fading hues of autumn to delicate spring growth and the dazzling sunshine and blooms of summer, he captures in calligraphy what countless poets have wrought with words. Num Pages: 130 pages, 56 colour and 14 b/w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
130
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863568565
ISBN
9780863568565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A selection of some of the best of the canal art of Harley Crossley Num Pages: 128 pages, 170. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654324
ISBN
9781445654324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardback. A fresh consideration of the images of saints and martyrs Rubens created for the churches of Flanders and the Holy Roman Empire that offers a masterly demonstration of Rubens' achievements, liberating their message from the secular misunderstandings of the post-religious age and showing them in their intended light. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David. Num Pages: 306 pages, 76 colour & 33 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606062685
ISBN
9781606062685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. TV tie-in to major BBC series revealing a new history of the Celts and their international legacy today Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784293352
ISBN
9781784293352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.92

Paperback. Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions. Num Pages: 119 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984599
ISBN
9780295984599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.50

Hardback. The so-called chasuble of Thomas Becket (1118-1170) is one of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region. Richly illustrated with details, this volume investigates the meaning of the inscriptions and motifs, examines manufacturing techniques and the function of the chasuble, and traces its "biography". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 300. .
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425191
ISBN
9783777425191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.12
€ 91.15

Paperback. The Christ Child in Medieval Culture is the first interdisciplinary investigation of how representations of the Christ Child were conceptualized and employed in this period. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628908
ISBN
9781442628908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.19

Hardback. Dr. Angeliki Lymberopoulou lectures on Byzantine Studies at the Open University, and is an expert on the art and society of Venetian-dominated Crete (12111669). During this period, Crete was perhaps the most important Venetian stronghold in the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 378 pages, 186 illus, 24 col pls. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904597315
ISBN
9781904597315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.83

Hardback. An unprecedented exploration of the relationship between art, architecture, social history, and public policy in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70s Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AJC; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 225 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207859
ISBN
9780300207859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.85

Hardback. A sweeping survey of the impact of the Civil War on American painting and photography in the 19th century Series: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Num Pages: 352 pages, 177 colour images + 37 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 263 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187335
ISBN
9780300187335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.56
€ 43.93

paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445343
ISBN
9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.98

Paperback. Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. This title explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 color plates 129 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009391
ISBN
9780691009391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.48
€ 46.96

The Classical Tradition: Art, Literature, Thought presents an authoritative, coherent, and wide-ranging guide to the afterlife of Greco-Roman antiquity in later Western cultures and a ground-breaking reinterpretation of large aspects of Western culture as a whole from a classical perspective. Num Pages: 530 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; AC; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155496
ISBN
9781405155496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.61

Paperback. A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. Translator(s): Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951481
ISBN
9781890951481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiate various forms of intelligence, revealing the use of the idea of "the clever object" as an analytic tool of art-historical interpretation. Editor(s): Hunter, Matthew C.; Lucchini, Francesco. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118710760
ISBN
9781118710760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.73

Paperback. Home to an extraordinary collection of treasured masterworks, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, The Cloisters is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This guide, published to celebrate The Cloisters' seventy-fifth anniversary, richly illustrates and describes the most important highlights of its collection. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 204 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AGC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187205
ISBN
9780300187205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.16

Hardback. Reveals the fascinating history of the cabinet of curiosities belonging to the Cobbe family, who created it around 1750 at Newbridge House and developed it over the following century. In this book, the enormous range of surviving objects and specimens is illustrated by photographs and has been catalogued by scholars in the respective fields. Editor(s): MacGregor, Arthur. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 200 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 329 x 50. Weight in Grams: 3558.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204353
ISBN
9780300204353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.22
€ 73.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AB; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306230
ISBN
9780226306230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 353 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306223
ISBN
9780226306223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

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