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History of art / art & design styles
Hardback. David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046. A Painter's Life. 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268418
- ISBN
- 9780520268418
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardback. How does photography shape the way we see sculpture? In this book, the author broaches this question through an in-depth consideration of the photography of American sculptor David Smith (1906 1965). Num Pages: 272 pages, 94 B&W, 44 color|32 insert. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280342
- ISBN
- 9780520280342
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.13
€ 54.99
€ 39.13
Hardback. This catalogue reproduces nearly 500 works which include the most significant group of drawings outside France by such masters as David, Gericault, Ingres, Delacroix and Prud'hon. Many of the drawings are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 472 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 283. Weight in Grams: 1625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674193208
- ISBN
- 9780674193208
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Condition: New
€ 232.80€ 202.16
€ 232.80
€ 202.16
Hardback. Identifying sacramentalism as the key to the poetry and spirituality of Gerard Manley Hopkins, this study suggests that Hopkins most dominantly emphasized the sacramental Mystical Body of the Church and that his poems aspire to see past the outscape of nature and humanity to revelations of spiritual inscape. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: AC; DCF; DSBF; DSC; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838751381
- ISBN
- 9780838751381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.10
€ 110.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 250 photos. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFJG; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 314 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351051
- ISBN
- 9780764351051
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.15
€ 42.99
€ 28.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 386 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836532273
- ISBN
- 9783836532273
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Condition: New
€ 20.40
€ 20.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 289 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910433690
- ISBN
- 9781910433690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.47
€ 33.99
€ 28.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369478
- ISBN
- 9780892369478
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
paperback. Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099546443
- ISBN
- 9780099546443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 11.29
€ 26.99
€ 11.29
Hardcover. Reflects the continuing public fascination with Ancient Egyptian coffins, mummies and burials. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AGC; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804717
- ISBN
- 9781907804717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 39.24
€ 52.92
€ 39.24
Num Pages: 239 pages, 695 color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 17.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331787
- ISBN
- 9780764331787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.26€ 52.60
€ 75.26
€ 52.60
Hardback. From the very early yin/yang cosmology to later developments of Daoist and Confucian philosophies and ethics, Chinese animals gained new meanings related to their historical contexts. This book explores these new findings, using the colourful animal images and their evolving symbolic meanings to gain insight into aspects of Chinese art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141528
- ISBN
- 9780300141528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 52.22
€ 64.68
€ 52.22
Hardback. Examines seven paintings by some of the masters of 15th century and demonstrates how we can better understand the state of international relations and the political rivalries of the time by decoding the figures, their postures and gestures, the background scenes, the compositions and much else in these paintings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116583
- ISBN
- 9781845116583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 125.03
€ 141.13
€ 125.03
Paperback. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 128 pages, 295 designs. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486201399
- ISBN
- 9780486201399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.34
€ 10.99
€ 10.34
Hardcover. Focuses on Chinese ceramics from the Qing period, including earthenware, stoneware, and polychrome porcelain. This title catalogues rugs and carpets from the collection of Peter A B Widener. Num Pages: 344 pages, 250 color, 100 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; ACBP; AFC; AFPC; AFWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 400 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- National Gallery of Art,Washington United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780894682520
- ISBN
- 9780894682520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.20€ 71.42
€ 88.20
€ 71.42
hardcover. Understanding late medieval pictorial representations of violence. Translator(s): Selwyn, Pamela. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781890951375
- ISBN
- 9781890951375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. Understanding late medieval pictorial representations of violence. Translator(s): Selwyn, Pamela. Num Pages: 217 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951382
- ISBN
- 9781890951382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.88
€ 29.99
€ 21.88
Hardback. National Treasures explores the fate of French art and heritage during the Nazi occupation of France, revealing the roots of contemporary cultural policy in the Vichy era and exposing a hidden convergence of resistance and collaboration in French museology. Num Pages: 404 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; ABC; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770187
- ISBN
- 9780804770187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.59
€ 40.99
€ 40.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497940
- ISBN
- 9780801497940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.56
€ 35.99
€ 34.56
Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Edgar Degas, acknowledged as one of the greatest masters of all time. It offers an account of the artist's life, education, artistic influences and legacy, set in context of the turbulent social and political times in which he lived. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 287 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1354. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context with a Gallery of 300 of His Finest Paintings and Sculptures. 256 pages, 500 photographs. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Edgar Degas, acknowledged as one of the greatest masters of all time. It offers an account of the artist's life, education, artistic influences and legacy, set in context of the turbulent social and political times in which he lived. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 223 x 287 x 23. Weight: 1358.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754823889
- ISBN
- 9780754823889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Authoritative yet highly approachable new monograph on Eugene Delacroix. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714839837
- ISBN
- 9780714839837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.09
€ 24.99
€ 17.09
Hardback. Presents a new way of thinking about French painting in the 1820s and beyond. Fresh insights into the life and work of a hugely important and popular artist. Num Pages: 208 pages, 63 colour integrated. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 292 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1432.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769370
- ISBN
- 9781780769370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 58.68
€ 64.68
€ 58.68
Paperback. Draws on thirty years of critical debates and practices by artists and activist groups to advocate the undermining of capitalism through art Editor(s): Charnley, Kim. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336848
- ISBN
- 9780745336848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.05
€ 35.99
€ 24.05
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Number of pages
- 333
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771240184
- ISBN
- 9788771240184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34