History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. Presents an overview that helps you make coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. This edition includes a new chapter on developments in contemporary art since 2000. It offers information on the evolution of art over the decades. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 253 illustrations, 124 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204245
- ISBN
- 9780500204245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Holds up a mirror to our society while charting the story of art in contemporary global culture. This book approaches art from various angles, such as artistic production, display, critical reception and its relationship to society. It builds a framework for students to acquire the general skills of research, and abstract and theoretical thinking. Num Pages: 336 pages, 300 illustrations, 175 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1826.
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780672809
- ISBN
- 9781780672809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 52.49
€ 65.43
€ 52.49
Paperback. Surveying the dynamic developments in art practice worldwide since 1989, this book examines the key themes in contemporary art, from portraiture in the age of face transplants and facial recognition software, to political activism, science and religion. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204269
- ISBN
- 9780500204269
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative, Mellon Foundation. Num Pages: 238 pages, 32 color and 40 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 261 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308585
- ISBN
- 9781477308585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. An analysis of major paintings by Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still Num Pages: 301 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066488
- ISBN
- 9780231066488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.76€ 57.47
€ 73.76
€ 57.47
Paperback. Indispensable reading for both art lovers and students, Art Theory, 2nd Edition explores Western thought about art from ancient times to the post-modern period. Wide-ranging and exceptionally balanced in its analysis, Art History relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual and cultural-historical currents of each period. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175531
- ISBN
- 9781405175531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Hardcover. The only comprehensive documentation of one of the finest private collections of Asian art in the world Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 328 x 252 x 92. Weight in Grams: 5592.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992686
- ISBN
- 9780295992686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.94
€ 139.94
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096464
- ISBN
- 9780719096464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.39
€ 169.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 165 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694223
- ISBN
- 9781894694223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, in response to the political turbulence generated by the Vietnam War, an important group of American artists and critics sought to expand the definition of creative labor by identifying themselves as 'art workers'. This book examines this movement. Num Pages: 294 pages, 12 color illustrations and 92 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 578. Radical Practice in the Vietnam War Era. 294 pages, Illustrations (some col.). During the late 1960s and early 1970s, in response to the political turbulence generated by the Vietnam War, an important group of American artists and critics sought to expand the definition of creative labor by identifying themselves as 'art workers'. This book examines this movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 13. Weight: 522.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269750
- ISBN
- 9780520269750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. A revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718192457
- ISBN
- 9780718192457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.86
€ 15.99
€ 11.86
Hardback. With reviews and essays composed over the last 20 years and revised for this book, "Art's Prospects" illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art, and argues that the traditional is the enemy, rather than a springboard to originality. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635097
- ISBN
- 9781566635097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.19
€ 36.19
Paperback. Bringing together essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of "Afterimage" - one of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields, this title demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Editor(s): Kester, Grant H. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320951
- ISBN
- 9780822320951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.79
€ 37.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. This work explores the relationship between creative innovation, deviance and morbidity. It is illustrated by historical case histories of creative deviance and genius madness, and contemporary observations. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AC; AFC; JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900062
- ISBN
- 9781903900062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Hardback. Features an account of art, design, and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its last decades. The author integrates political and cultural developments, comparing the situation in eight cities, highlighting the contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this region. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, 200 b&w illustrations, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; ACX; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111200
- ISBN
- 9780300111200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 73.24
€ 95.17
€ 73.24
hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 colour & 121 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; ACND; AKL; HBJD; HBLH; HRCL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1229.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019680
- ISBN
- 9780271019680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.56€ 112.05
€ 135.56
€ 112.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942905
- ISBN
- 9781909942905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.13
€ 84.13
Paperback. Since the collapse of the iron curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's - and the world's - most popular tourist destinations. This title presents the monuments and buildings of Prague that are representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful commentary on each. Num Pages: 135 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; ACVY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 206 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024613468
- ISBN
- 9788024613468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837626193
- ISBN
- 9783837626193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.31
€ 51.99
€ 37.31
Hardcover. Includes five chapters that feature concise essays with profiles of the key designers, break-out stories about the avant- garde projects and interviews with the leading lights of the art-fashion crossover phenomenon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 238 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1838.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500239094
- ISBN
- 9780500239094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23