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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. The discovery of hundreds of botanical and zoological drawings at Windsor Castle led to a trail that led across Europe to a little-known scientific organization from 17th century Italy called the academy of Linceans (or Lynxes). This volume documents the history of their work. Num Pages: 528 pages, 83 colour plates, 89 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AGN; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition, Second Impression
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226261485
ISBN
9780226261485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC TV series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibition In the age of the hasty glance and the selfie, Simon Schama has built from the nation's portraits a collective picture of Britain, our past and our present. Num Pages: 632 pages, 100 full colour pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACX; AGHF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Viking
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670922291
ISBN
9780670922291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 632 pages, 100 full colour pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 230 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Viking
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670922307
ISBN
9780670922307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Scotland has produced an astonishingly high number of men and women whose lives have inspired and changed the world. This book, illustrating just over forty portraits, represents only a few of them, including Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Eric Liddell, Alex Ferguson, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria. Num Pages: 48 pages, 42 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; ACX; AGC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 4. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781906270131
ISBN
9781906270131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062668110
ISBN
9780062668110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Blower, Brooke L.; Bradley, Mark Philip. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479113
ISBN
9780801479113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 568 pages, 140 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158594
ISBN
9780691158594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.84

Hardback. Art for everyone--the Federal Art Project's drive for middlebrow visual culture and identity Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034213
ISBN
9780252034213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to fireplace design includes over 225 gorgeous color photographs featuring some of the hottest fireplace designs and hearth products available today. An inspiring guide to today's vast assortment of hearth products, this book is sure to spark your imagination. Num Pages: 160 pages, 237 color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 792. Dimension: 219 x 279 x 12. Weight: 792.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322839
ISBN
9780764322839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Hardcover. Two of the greatest living authorities on Ice Age art delve hundreds of thousands of years into the human past to discover the earliest works of art ever made, drawing on decades of new research Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051870
ISBN
9780500051870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Who branded painting in the Pop age more brazenly than Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha? And who probed the Pop revolution in image and identity more intensely than they? This book presents an interpretation of Pop art through the work of these Pop Five. Num Pages: 352 pages, 77 color illus. 80 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160986
ISBN
9780691160986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. The first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 b&w photos t-o; 8-pg 4-c insert. BIC Classification: ACC; HB; HBL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Atria Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476785509
ISBN
9781476785509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, first published in Latin in 1565, is an ambitious effort to demonstrate the pragmatic value of curiosity cabinets, or Wunderkammer, to princely collectors in 16th-century Europe and, by so doing, inspire them to develop their own such collections. This is a translation of Quiccheberg's seminal 16th century text. Editor(s): Meadow, Mark A.; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 188 pages, 8 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061497
ISBN
9781606061497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 color + 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ABQ; ACND; AGC; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209686
ISBN
9780300209686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.98

Hardback. These essays, written in honour of 18th-century Romantic scholar John L. Mahoney, explore the intersection of Romanticism and religion. They range from broad considerations of this relationship in several Romantic writers, to close readings of individual poems. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; ACVT; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222285
ISBN
9780823222285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Hokowhitu, Brendan; Devadas, Vijay. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 37 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681044
ISBN
9780816681044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 51 illustrations, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172. Series: Objects in Focus. 55 pages, 27 col & 6 b/w illus. This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACG; AFKC. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 6. Weight: 172.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
55
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128184
ISBN
9780714128184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Hardback. Features thousands of images rendered by photomechanical reproduction that served a populist, mid-century encyclopaedia are reconfigured with 21st-century hindsight and idiosyncratic connections that convey social and artistic commentaries. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 328 pages, 549 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 76. Weight in Grams: 3916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204506
ISBN
9780300204506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 59.23

Hardback. A full-color catalog of the furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished furniture makers of the post-Revolutionary period. This publication is co-sponsored by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem, the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; AKB; AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759119543
ISBN
9780759119543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.43

Hardback. Indigenous museums and cultural centres have sprung up across the developing world, and particularly in the Southwest Pacific. This book examines how museums have evolved particularly in the non-western world to incorporate the present and the future in the display of culture. Editor(s): Stanley, Nick. Series: Museums and Collections. Num Pages: 268 pages, 27 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: ACBK; GM; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451882
ISBN
9781845451882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Paperback. This examination of the flourishing of Futurist aesthetics in European art and literature of the twentieth century, offers considerations of futurist work from Russia to Italy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226657387
ISBN
9780226657387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. The Gayer-Anderson Cat has been one of the most admired objects at the British Museum since its arrival in 1947. This book presents a detailed description of the cat and a discussion of its possible meaning and role in ancient times. It is complemented by photographs. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 37 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKC; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119731
ISBN
9780714119731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975993
ISBN
9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. Explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his mural "Guernica". The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the visual record of the creative stages of a major work of art. Num Pages: 139 pages, 1 color plate, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 278 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250079
ISBN
9780520250079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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