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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Korero Press
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993337406
ISBN
9780993337406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.78

Hardcover. The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. This title looks closely at this delicate interplay. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; ACG; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497866
ISBN
9781906497866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.63

Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315195
ISBN
9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. Editor(s): Bailey, David A. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; ACBK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334200
ISBN
9780822334200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Num Pages: 240 pages, 273 color & 118 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJC; 3JJG; ACX; AFC; AFF; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340543
ISBN
9780764340543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 53.56

Hardback. Discusses the way shadows were represented - or ignored - by artists from the Renaissance to the 17th century and then describes how Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist artists exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the illusion of realism or drama in their representations. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 col illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210040
ISBN
9780300210040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.18

Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137286
ISBN
9780300137286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 59.26

Paperback. In her performances, videos, and installations, Sharon Hayes (b 1970) explores the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. This book provides an insight into the complex motivations and development of Hayes' projects. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 150 pages, 75 colour images + 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 278 x 7. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180374
ISBN
9780300180374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.81

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647828
ISBN
9780816647828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. This work offers a sustained examination of Dutch 17th-century genre painting from a theoretically informed feminist perspective. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744775
ISBN
9780804744775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Num Pages: 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 806. Westheimer Family Collection. 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight: 806.
Publisher
Oklahoma Museum of Arts
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911919073
ISBN
9780911919073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Hardcover. An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours. The text includes a sweeping historical survey of marine artists and printmakers from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), portraits. BIC Classification: AC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856674846
ISBN
9780856674846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 66.72

Paperback. Expanded anniversary edition of this 1990 classic by America s most provocative performance artist, as outrageous, insightful and relevant as ever." Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ5; AFKP; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866911
ISBN
9780872866911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.83

hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Full-Colour Throughout; 30 ZEN Koans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Publisher
TUTTLE PUB
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805312049
ISBN
9784805312049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Walking Through Africa, the Arts and Beyond. 256 pages. Editor(s): Gutberlet, Marie-Helene; Snyman, Cara. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AC; AGC. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 22. Weight: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920196431
ISBN
9781920196431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.69

Paperback. For passionate lovers of shoes, this reference book explores various types and supplies information about platforms, Cinderella's slipper, sandals and the allure of the naked foot, the 50 steps in the making of a shoe, and profiles of shoe designers and makers. Num Pages: 512 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 107 x 30. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761101147
ISBN
9780761101147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.51

paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AC; AFCC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550174656
ISBN
9781550174656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Hardback. Developes close and enduring professional relationships with the artistic community in China. In this title, the author tells their stories and depicts their work and personalities in an entirely distinct style, documenting a part of contemporary history and an immensely dynamic time in China. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3084.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214863
ISBN
9788857214863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.05
€ 56.08

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive work on Surrealism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564663
ISBN
9781900564663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.79

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