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History of art / art & design styles
Hardback. A sumptuous history of Renaissance Florence Num Pages: 340 pages, 205 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3J; ACND; AMN; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 7112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355676
- ISBN
- 9780253355676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Paperback. Presents the history of modernist design. This book features the influence of Bauhaus on interior design - on architecture, furniture, glassware, tableware, and kitchen utensils. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 4. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335904
- ISBN
- 9780897335904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.01
€ 20.99
€ 19.01
Hardcover. The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle itself. Num Pages: 234 pages, 234, many col and b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACK; AFW; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 352 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2180.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251225
- ISBN
- 9780500251225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.42
€ 46.99
€ 42.42
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839415
- ISBN
- 9781843839415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Hardback. Scholarly assessment of the Bayeux Tapestry has moved beyond studies of its sources and analogues, dating, origin and purpose, and site of display. This book demonstrates the value of interpretive approaches to this famous and iconic artefact, by examining the textile's materiality, visuality, reception and historiography. Editor(s): Foys, Martin K.; Overbey, Karen Eileen; Terkla, Dan. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 colour, 11 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFWH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834700
- ISBN
- 9781843834700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.26€ 69.46
€ 77.26
€ 69.46
Paperback. The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William's ruthless half-brother? This book shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACK; HB; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099450191
- ISBN
- 9780099450191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Hardback. Bertolt Brecht once worried that our sympathy for the victims of a social problem can make the problem's "beauty and attraction" invisible. The author explores the effort to overcome this difficulty through a study of several contemporary artist-photographers whose work speaks to questions of political economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour plates, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226210261
- ISBN
- 9780226210261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 79.17
€ 95.07
€ 79.17
Paperback. * An investigation of the way objects are created, used and re-used in the context of Italian Renaissance art. * Discusses a variety of objects, from glassware, through sculpture and prostitutes' jewellery, to miraculous painted images. Editor(s): Olson, Roberta J.M.; Reilly, Patricia L.; Shepherd, Rupert. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139557
- ISBN
- 9781405139557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Hardcover. A never-before-published edition of the rare chromolithographic Audubon prints of American birds. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC; AGB; AGN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 590 x 390 x 60. Weight in Grams: 6759.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393088656
- ISBN
- 9780393088656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 330.35€ 297.58
€ 330.35
€ 297.58
Paperback. In a career that ranged over an era in European history, William Blake (1757-1827) produced one of the most singular body of works in the history of art. This title provides introduction to the life and work of this man. It draws on an array of contemporary scholarship, providing an overview of Blake's writings and paintings. Num Pages: 224 pages, 112 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854377272
- ISBN
- 9781854377272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.93
€ 32.99
€ 27.93
Hardcover. Beginning in the seventeenth century, many of Europe's greatest writers and artists became embroiled in a debate that centered on the priority of paintings or sculpture, touch or sight, colour or design, ancient or modern. This title lets us eavesdrop on a contentious topic that preoccupied European intellectuals for three hundred years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 full-colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368921
- ISBN
- 9780892368921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. This volume presents almost 500 items from the collection of Emmy (Galka) Scheyer, reproducing most in full colour. It features numerous works by the Blue Four, as well as those by such European artists as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Emil Nolde, Kurt Schwitters and El Lissitzky. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 245 x 44. Weight in Grams: 3134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300096354
- ISBN
- 9780300096354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 69.83
€ 89.13
€ 69.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Berco, Cristian; Caulfield, Sean; Grimde, Isabelle. Num Pages: 212 pages, 73. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AC; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 187 x 13. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780969989882
- ISBN
- 9780969989882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. Looks at two different genres in relation to the construction of femininity in late nineteenth-century France - Degas' representation of ballet dancers and the transforming tradition of female portraiture. Series: University of Kansas Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987934
- ISBN
- 9780295987934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. The American painter Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) left a legacy of vibrantly beautiful still lifes depicting objects such as fruit, vegetables, and meat. This book explores the artist, presenting a reading of these paintings and focusing on the uncanny quality of Raphaelle's still-life objects. Num Pages: 274 pages, 19 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520224988
- ISBN
- 9780520224988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.40
€ 68.92
€ 53.40
Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616895280
- ISBN
- 9781616895280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.18
€ 36.99
€ 25.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFH; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Taschen GmbH
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836556651
- ISBN
- 9783836556651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. "The Book of Kells" is a masterpiece of medieval art a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. In this bok, illustrations feature 59 full-size reproductions of complete pages of the manuscript. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illustrations, 230 in colour. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 337 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2432.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500238943
- ISBN
- 9780500238943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 61.49
€ 77.24
€ 61.49
Paperback. Featuring all kinds of dogs big, small, graceful, cute, funny, this book includes a collection of dog art and illustration by artists around the world. It is suitable for dog lovers of all ages. Num Pages: 160 pages, 115 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780676562
- ISBN
- 9781780676562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.39
€ 19.99
€ 15.39
Hardcover. On the eve of its centennial celebrations in December 1969, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of an unknown and uncatalogued painting attributed to Raphael. This book tells the story of a museum director caught in a web of local and international intrigue while secretly pursuing a forgotten Renaissance pointing. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACND; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- David R Godine
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781567925227
- ISBN
- 9781567925227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.76
€ 32.99
€ 28.76
Hardback. The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art. Num Pages: 166 pages, 166 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 262 x 14. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064290
- ISBN
- 9781606064290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.19
€ 30.99
€ 22.19
Hardback. Translator(s): Loftus, Kate D.; etc. Num Pages: 685 pages, 1000 photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFKB; AGB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 241 x 58. Weight in Grams: 4072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406294
- ISBN
- 9780887406294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.83€ 149.51
€ 162.83
€ 149.51
hardcover. The Haggadot commissioned by wealthy patrons in the Middle Ages are among the most beautifully decorated Hebrew manuscripts, and The 'Brother' Haggadah is one of the finest of these to have survived. This facsimile edition sets out the background to the Passover and provides an analysis of the manuscript's iconographic scheme. Num Pages: 184 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 326 x 244. .
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500110294
- ISBN
- 9780500110294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.55
€ 40.55
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
€ 68.33€ 56.64
€ 68.33
€ 56.64