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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077683
ISBN
9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. An illustrated guide to the symbols of power in Western art. It examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for future generations to admire. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060667
ISBN
9781606060667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263517
ISBN
9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983660
ISBN
9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Hardcover. Examining the ways in which artists shared the structuralist devotion to systems of many sorts, this title shows that even as structuralism encouraged the advent of conceptual art, it also raised intractable problems that artists were forced to confront. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007885
ISBN
9780226007885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35. BIC Classification: ACQ; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444616
ISBN
9780801444616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.31

Hardcover. .
Publisher
teNeues
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783832733667
ISBN
9783832733667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. This lavishly illustrated book on one of Japan's preeminent painters focuses on the relationship between topography and the language of visual symbols a painter manipulates, or must invent, to suggest specific places. Num Pages: 232 pages, 64 half-tones 33 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804720885
ISBN
9780804720885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 106 color illus., 102 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 7765 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Missoula Art Museum United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974613741
ISBN
9780974613741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Hardback. The first major U.S. monograph in ten years on Murakami is the definitive survey of the paintings of one of today s most influential artists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 Colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847859115
ISBN
9780847859115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.97

Hardback. An insightful examination of the complex functions of Northwest Coast art objects produced between 1922 and 1961, and a vital addition to First Nations and Canadian history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 b&w photographs, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACBK; ACX; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809542
ISBN
9780774809542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 255 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Guggenheim Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892075294
ISBN
9780892075294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.29

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Dis Voir France
Condition
New
SKU
V9782906571877
ISBN
9782906571877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.48

Paperback. Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This biography is reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 448 pages. Born in 1899 to Russian Aristocrats, Tamara de Lempicka escaped the Bolsheviks by exchanging her body for freedom, dramatically beginning a sexual career that included most of the influential men and women she painted. This biography is reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFC; AGB; BGA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408807095
ISBN
9781408807095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Joost van den Bergh Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956682406
ISBN
9780956682406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides an account of a much-misunderstood ancient mystical tradition that has long aroused spiritual and artistic curiosity in the West. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 186 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; HRE; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500810484
ISBN
9780500810484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Translator(s): Tweed, Michael. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 287 x 17. Weight in Grams: 688. 112 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGC. Dimension: 212 x 287 x 17. Weight: 688. Translator(s): Tweed, Michael.
Publisher
Siglio Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979956270
ISBN
9780979956270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878610171
ISBN
9781878610171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878610164
ISBN
9781878610164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.93

Paperback. Tarr is the blackly comic story of the lives and loves of two artists, set against the backdrop of Paris before the start of the First World War. The first edition to do the novel justice, with an introduction and notes placing it in the context of social satire and avant-garde art movements, offering new insights into a major Modernist novel. Editor(s): Klein, Scott W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199567201
ISBN
9780199567201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

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