History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Hardcover. A comprehensive history of antiquity collecting in Great Britain. Jonathan Scott gives portraits of the principal collectors, describes the mechanics of the art trade and collecting, and takes us to beautiful sculpture galleries that were created by such distinguished architects as Robert Adam. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 348 pages, 180 b/w + 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098549
- ISBN
- 9780300098549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991108
- ISBN
- 9780295991108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.90
€ 58.90
Hardcover. Modernist debates about waste - both aesthetic and economic - often express biases against gender and sexual errancy. The Poetics of Waste looks at writers and artists who resist this ideology and respond by developing an excessive poetics. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402783
- ISBN
- 9781137402783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. Henry Pearson is often linked to the Op Art movement of the 1960s because his best-known paintings feature a labyrinth of undulating parallel lines. This text accompanied an exhibition of Pearson's drawings from 1959 to the mid-1970s, the years when the artist moved toward geometric abstraction. Illustrator(s): Pearson, Henry. Num Pages: 68 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 273 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palmer Museum of Art
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780911209549
- ISBN
- 9780911209549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Colour/B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911024293
- ISBN
- 9781911024293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 28.42
€ 35.00
€ 28.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC; JF; JPQ; YNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312219741
- ISBN
- 9780312219741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. A handbook for practical living in posthuman world - all by way of examining the imagined 1916 chess game between Tristan Tzara, the daddy of Dada, and V I Lenin, the daddy of communism. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; D; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 107 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137780
- ISBN
- 9780691137780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.48
€ 20.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who, under extreme stress, created something unprecedented, altering the course of art for ever. This title features Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847921185
- ISBN
- 9781847921185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AM; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 268 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590302590
- ISBN
- 9781590302590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.69
€ 43.99
€ 30.69
Contemporary artists discuss the avant-garde movement and how the Great War influenced art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 colour, 50 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1800.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lannoo Belgium
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401437660
- ISBN
- 9789401437660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.43
€ 52.99
€ 44.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Trust for Museum Exhibitions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781882507177
- ISBN
- 9781882507177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Offers various perspectives on the facets of the public art process. This book examines the evolution of public art, from monuments and memorials to socially engaged public art practice. It covers topics such as constructing the models for developing and commissioning public art works. Editor(s): Cartiere, Cameron; Willis, Shelly. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415878395
- ISBN
- 9780415878395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.40
€ 69.40
Paperback. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood lent its name to one of the most significant and innovative artistic movements of the Victorian age. In this book, the author offers an account of these remarkable men and women exploring their individual personalities, their close friendships and the artistic force that bound this diverse group together. Series: National Portrait Gallery Companions. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- National Portrait Gallery
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855144798
- ISBN
- 9781855144798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.28
€ 21.99
€ 20.28
Hardcover. An exploration of the artists, their lives and contexts, with a gallery of 290 of their paintings. It offers an account of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who sought to defy the modern aesthetic and to return to classical artistic ideals. It documents the artists' lives and the development of their talents. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823797
- ISBN
- 9780754823797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth century Japan uncovers the social and epistemological roles of the term shashin within the scientific community before the term came to mean photography. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 916. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804777902
- ISBN
- 9780804777902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. This masterwork by the renowned 19th century scientist and authority on color is unquestionably one of the greatest books ever written on color. The first English translation is reprinted here with the original color restored and an introduction and explanatory notes by Faber Birren. Num Pages: 256 pages, 43 color & 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887400902
- ISBN
- 9780887400902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 39.00
€ 52.89
€ 39.00
Hardback. The print repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England has been neglected historically. This book provides an iconographic survey of the single-sheet prints produced in Britain during the early modern era and reveals significant discoveries from this visual storehouse. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 270 black-&-white illustrations & 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136975
- ISBN
- 9780300136975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 46.16
€ 52.89
€ 46.16
Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458340
- ISBN
- 9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646593
- ISBN
- 9780816646593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. This biography of the life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh not only explores the work and legacy of the Scottish artist, but also examines his relationship with his wife Margaret Macdonald, which ended with his sudden death, aged 60. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820582
- ISBN
- 9781842820582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66
Our era is defined by the model. From Victoria's Secret and America's Next Top Model to the snapshots we post on Face-book and Twitter, our culture is fixated on the pose, the state of existing simultaneously as artifice and the real thing. The author shows us the very meaning of the arts in the process of transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772196
- ISBN
- 9780226772196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.86
€ 36.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Contemporary Art and Vinyl. 240 pages, 225 illustrations, incl. 200 in colour. Editor(s): Schoonmaker, Trevor. Museum catalogue for the first museum exhibition to explore the culture of vinyl records in the history of contemporary art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Dimension: 268 x 268 x 18. Weight: 1238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780938989332
- ISBN
- 9780938989332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Hardback. A revealing look at the irrevocable change in art during the 1960s and its relationship to the modern culture of fact Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 color + 125 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; ACXJ5; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300187274
- ISBN
- 9780300187274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.65€ 7.81
€ 56.65
€ 7.81
Hardback. Presents an examination of Pablo Picasso's use of religious imagery and the religious import of many of his works with secular subject matter. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 color illustrations, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276291
- ISBN
- 9780520276291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.94
€ 44.99
€ 32.94