History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. Drawing on Freudian theories of sexuality and Kant's conception of the beautiful, French art historian Hubert Damisch considers artists as diverse as Raphael, Picasso, Watteau and Manet to demonstrate that beauty has always been connected to ideas of sexual difference and pleasure. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Num Pages: 396 pages, 116 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226135120
- ISBN
- 9780226135120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. The Lacock Cup is a rare object with a unique English history. Made in the 1430s, it is one of a handful of pieces of secular silver from the Middle Ages, which both survived the changing culture of Tudor fashion and the turmoil of the Reformation. This title tells the remarkable story of this special cup. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150819
- ISBN
- 9780714150819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.43
€ 7.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532158
- ISBN
- 9780226532158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.29
€ 21.99
€ 18.29
Hardcover. Both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material, this book profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space. Num Pages: 224 pages, 223 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847977212
- ISBN
- 9781847977212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. An introduction to the art of decorative patterning. Trilling analyzes the historical importance of ornament across the world, from the paleolithic age to the present. Individual styles and motifs are traced between cultures, spreading through trade, conquest and religious influences. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 246 illustrations, 68 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500203439
- ISBN
- 9780500203439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.81
€ 16.99
€ 16.81
Hardcover. Reinterprets key phases and figures in 20th-century art, focusing on the way artists and critics negotiate philosophically significant ideas. The text aims to illuminate a language of 20th century art that cuts across boundaries set out by such conventional notions as avant-garde and postmodernism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300072419
- ISBN
- 9780300072419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 39.85
€ 50.51
€ 39.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 191 color illus., 410 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; ACXJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 305 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262016902
- ISBN
- 9780262016902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.29
€ 36.99
€ 29.29
Destroyed yet paradoxically preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79, Pompeii and other nearby sites are usually considered places where we can most directly experience the daily lives of ancient Romans. This book explores Pompeii as a modern obsession, in which the Vesuvian sites function as mirrors of the present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 full-colour & 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1714.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061152
- ISBN
- 9781606061152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 30 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGB; JNKP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 226 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Green Writers Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990973300
- ISBN
- 9780990973300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.55
€ 26.99
€ 22.55
paperback. Editor(s): Shaul, Matthew. Num Pages: 12 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 90. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 12
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898543947
- ISBN
- 9781898543947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. The angels on our Christmas cards, the stained glass in our churches, the great paintings in our galleries - Edward Burne-Jones' work is all around us. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, this book gives an account of the life of Edward Burne-Jones, the greatest British artist of the second half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228621
- ISBN
- 9780571228621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.99
€ 33.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. "This extremely informative guide should prove useful even to those well acquainted with the University of Virginia campus. Other visitors to Charlottesville can rely upon it to guide them on a thoughtful inspection of Jefferson's last great architectural work." -- "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians" Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AM; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911090
- ISBN
- 9780813911090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.05
€ 17.99
€ 17.05
Hardback. "A narrative survey of the draftsmanship of the eighteenth-century French artist Edme Bouchardon"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; ACQ; AFF; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 271 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606065044
- ISBN
- 9781606065044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.95
€ 65.36
€ 50.95
Hardback. A study of the origin and development if the left-handed Evangelist iconographic type which appeared during the late Byzantine period. Largely based on a study of illuminated manuscripts, Spatharakis also considers the influence of Evangelist portraits on mosaics and frescos. Num Pages: 184 pages, 132 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132493
- ISBN
- 9780907132493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.18
€ 79.18
Paperback. The spectacular treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun have been admired by millions of visitors to museum exhibitions around the world; this book places these masterpieces in the context of Egyptian art history. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACBK; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Dar al-Mushaf
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789771749301
- ISBN
- 9789771749301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 6.23
€ 17.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Includes rough sketches, character artwork, expression charts, and more from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Blue, Trails of Zero, and all three Trails in the Sky chapters. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 298 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Udon Entertainment Corp United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926778907
- ISBN
- 9781926778907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 36.46
€ 53.46
€ 36.46
Hardcover. A translation of the correspondence of Paul Cezanne, known as the father of modern art. This book paints a picture of Cezanne as a singular thinker and an uncompromising seeker after artistic truth qualities that shine through in the letters, but that many of his contemporaries failed to appreciate or comprehend. Num Pages: 392 pages, 75 illustrations, 55 in colour. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1008. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelf wear with sticker to top front, otherwise remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- 9780500239087
- ISBN
- 9780500239087
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 36.99€ 5.70
€ 36.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. A collection of letters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is the first edition to be published since 1929, and since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. This volume contains 308 letters by the artist to friends, family and patrons, all accompanied by detailed notes. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 318 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300087338
- ISBN
- 9780300087338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardcover. The years before World War I were a time of profound social and political ferment in Europe that deeply affected the art world. In this title, the author argues that anarchist aesthetics and a related politics of form played crucial roles in the development of modern art, only to be suppressed soon after the war and then forgotten. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACXD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226471389
- ISBN
- 9780226471389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.37
€ 59.42
€ 50.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349720
- ISBN
- 9780764349720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.27
€ 31.99
€ 21.27