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History of art / art & design styles

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

€ 42.99
€ 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

Paperback. Adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Editor(s): Veneciano, Jorge Daniel. Series: American Transnationalism: Perspectives from the Sheldon Museum of Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 99 plates, 39 figures. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 303 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240926
ISBN
9780803240926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AC; AFF; AGZ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 333 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368945
ISBN
9780892368945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 287 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Gift
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486473338
ISBN
9780486473338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. The offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 263 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184358
ISBN
9780300184358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. This book gives us an insight into Bacon's genius. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099307815
ISBN
9780099307815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. This beautiful book is an indispensable history of the fashion houses that have become synonymous with show-stopping glamour. The Glamour of Italian Fashion showcases the fashions that turned 'Made in Italy' into an internationally recognized mark of style. Editor(s): Stanfill, Sonnet. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; ACX; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 318 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851778171
ISBN
9781851778171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.79

The Glasgow style of decorative arts evolved in the 1890s at the Glasgow School of Art, from influences begun by the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movments in Great Britain. It was characterized by the juxtaposion of elongated verticals and sensuous br Num Pages: 272 pages, 532 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; ACX; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330445
ISBN
9780764330445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.93
€ 53.37

Hardcover. States that no single curator, critic or dealer can or should monopolize our view of what is happening in the art world today. Instead, the author aims to show us how exciting and rewarding it is to steer our own way through the art world today. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 illustrations, 131 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239193
ISBN
9780500239193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Belting, Hans; Buddensieg, Andrea; Weibel, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 395 color illus., 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 280 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1842.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518345
ISBN
9780262518345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 45.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226291741
ISBN
9780226291741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45
€ 56.27

Hardcover. A celebration of the finest 300 works of Byzantine art. Num Pages: 304 pages. Dimension: 298 x 264 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2250.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714848105
ISBN
9780714848105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14
€ 54.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Busine, Laurent; Sellink, Manfred. Num Pages: 288 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300215755
ISBN
9780300215755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace. Editor(s): Hamer, Richard Frederick Sanger. Translator(s): Stace, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes. BIC Classification: ACK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446487
ISBN
9780140446487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, follows the creative processes of architects, and discusses chronology, structural techniques, and stylistic developments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 221 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; AC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500276815
ISBN
9780500276815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 b/w photos & colour illus. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575192
ISBN
9781927575192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Vaughan, Hannah. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AKC; AKLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964. 192 pages, colour illustrations. Editor(s): Vaughan, Hannah. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AKC; AKLP. Dimension: 280 x 220 x 23. Weight: 958.
Publisher
Whitechapel Art Gallery
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854881727
ISBN
9780854881727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Triggs, Teal; Atzmon, Leslie. Num Pages: 768 pages, 360 bw illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472526472
ISBN
9781472526472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Triggs, Teal; Atzmon, Leslie. Num Pages: 768 pages, 360 bw illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472536204
ISBN
9781472536204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.00
€ 148.70

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Dover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486446592
ISBN
9780486446592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.26

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