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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. How do experts spot masterpieces? Paintings are not always signed or noted in historical records, so how can we tell an obscure gem from an altered image? Through a series of examples and processes, this title draws the reader into the complex issues confronted by gallery professionals. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABK; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094862
ISBN
9781857094862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.90

Paperback. Frames often catch the eye of visitors to galleries, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. This informative guide offers insight into the various forms of frame housing some of the finest paintings in the National Gallery Collection. It includes some of the finest examples of the frame-makers craft. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094404
ISBN
9781857094404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Paperback. When we say that 'Love is blind' or 'Time flies' - making concepts sound like living beings - we are using the language of allegory. Painters have long relied on allegory to create 'message pictures'. This guide helps readers understand the language of allegory within Western painting - be it from the National Gallery or from other collections. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 161 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094855
ISBN
9781857094855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Paperback. Twenty-five leading artist duos and collectives give insight into how and why to work collaboratively Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 22. .
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714872889
ISBN
9780714872889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.78

Hardback. Examines the creative process. This work yokes ten images with ten poems and in so doing one explores the other: text uses apposition to excavate image and its genesis, and image illuminates text and its content. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 372 x 305 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847771056
ISBN
9781847771056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.42
€ 69.26

Hardback. "An examination of the legacy of modernism as a cultural movement and propaganda tool during the Cold War and the 1950s in America"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJPG; ACXD; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162302
ISBN
9780231162302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 397 color + 122 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 316 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214826
ISBN
9780300214826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.62

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306216
ISBN
9780226306216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.08

Paperback. As a 50th anniversary gift to the museum, the Society for Asian Art has commissioned a major work by Liu Jianhua, one of China's best-known contemporary installation artists. Num Pages: 80 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 254 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Asian Art Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939117758
ISBN
9780939117758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. Offering the most systematic review to date of the Barnes Foundation, an intellectual genealogy and analysis of The New Negro anthology, and studies of a wide range of hitherto ignored anthologies and archives, Braddock convincingly shows how artistic and literary collections helped define the modernist movement in the United States. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403649
ISBN
9781421403649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.58

Paperback. Describes the questions and challenges that museums face in acquiring and preserving contemporary art. This book comprises of essays by twelve curators representing a range of museums. It considers general issues including the acquisition process, and collecting by universal survey museums and museums that focus on modern and contemporary art. Editor(s): Altshuler, Bruce. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133737
ISBN
9780691133737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Boone, Elizabeth Hill. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 368 pages, 108 black-and-white photographs, 2 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1QDAK; AC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023739
ISBN
9780884023739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Hardcover. A dazzling look at the artists working on the frontiers of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 70 illustrations, 8 pages of color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393083361
ISBN
9780393083361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.84

Paperback. This work examines the artistic production of imperial nations and their colonies and aims to show how it was affected by colonial contact. It also presents case studies of objects from India, China and Africa which were collected by or exhibited in the institutions of the British Empire. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Flynn, Tom. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 line figures, 50 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; GM; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415157766
ISBN
9780415157766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Hardback. The richly illustrated bookk carefully situates architecture, design, and urban planning within Kolkata's political economy and social milieu. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 252 pages, 0 black and white; 99 full color. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AMVD; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 109.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462981119
ISBN
9789462981119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.65

Hardcover. A classic color theory reference. Arranged to follow light from a stimulus outside the human body, through the reaction of the visual organs of the body, and ultimately to the occurrence of the visual experience in the brain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Hundreds of color & b/w photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401398
ISBN
9780887401398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 38.41

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861713735
ISBN
9781861713735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.07

Paperback. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKB; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151090
ISBN
9780714151090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.12

Paperback. This volume is the most comprehensive compilation of Rudolf Steiner's insights into the nature of color, painting, and artistic creation. It is an invaluable source of reference and study not only for artists and therapists, but also for anyone interested in gaining an appreciation of art as a revelation of spiritual realities. Translator(s): Wehrle, Pauline; Salter, John. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HRK; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855840850
ISBN
9781855840850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.97

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828685
ISBN
9781899828685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.42

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