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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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