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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857229829
ISBN
9788857229829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.66

Hardcover. The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art asks how the black figure was depicted by artists from the non-Western world Africa, East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The aesthetic traditions represented are as diverse as the political and social histories of these regions. Editor(s): Blier, Suzanne Preston; Gates Jr., Henry Louis. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504394
ISBN
9780674504394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 83.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, colour plates, 182 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACN; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226015132
ISBN
9780226015132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Hardback. Through a selection of thirty works created in a twenty-year time span (1972-92), including canvases from Italian private collections, this volume offers a perspective on the expressive outcomes that marked Alberto Burri's practice after the 1950s and 1960s, at a time in which he had already gained international critical acclaim. Editor(s): Cora, Bruno. Num Pages: 148 pages, 400 illustrations, 200 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857220031
ISBN
9788857220031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.39

Paperback. Gives you an understanding of the ways in which modern art differs from realistic works of earlier centuries. This book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical and public hostility from Cy Twomblys scribbled "Olympia", Jean-Michel Basquiats crude but spontaneous "LNAPRK", and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500290477
ISBN
9780500290477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Norwegian artists are acknowledged as being part of a larger artistic milieu a milieu in which they have become more visible and active participants. This book features a survey of works by the younger generation of Norwegian artists. Editor(s): Kvaran, Gunnar B.; Ueland, Hanne Beate; Arbu, Grete. Num Pages: 192 pages, 156 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861307926
ISBN
9788861307926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714381
ISBN
9781861714381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.09

Hardback. Born a generation apart, they were seeming opposites: Mariano Fortuny, a Spanish aristocrat thrilled by the cultures of Crete and Knossos; William Morris, a British craftsman, in thrall to the myths of the North. Yet through their inventions and textiles, they inspired a new variety of art. This book traces their genius right to the source. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784740801
ISBN
9781784740801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Hardback. Whistler embarked on a new project in the 1880s, working on a small scale in oil, pastel and watercolour, representing new London subjects and painting portraits of new urban types. This book studies Whistler and his Impressionist followers and offers an analysis of Whistler's art as well as fresh insights into his modernist project. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b&w illustrations and 40 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135459
ISBN
9780300135459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 58 color plates, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226393957
ISBN
9780226393957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.75
€ 44.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Knutson, Anne Classen; Lubin, David M.; Cozzolino, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, 214 color illus. 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 347 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2134.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172699
ISBN
9780691172699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 52.44

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565431
ISBN
9781900565431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.38

Hardcover. Features pinks, purples, reds and blues that describe bodies comprising swollen bellies, heavy breasts, engorged phalluses and stooped torsos. Num Pages: 76 pages, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Violette Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
76
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900828369
ISBN
9781900828369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history Num Pages: 224 pages, 28, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Phoenix London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126059
ISBN
9781842126059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Hardcover. Updated edition of the bestselling book on modern Viennese art. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 441 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2136.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714868783
ISBN
9780714868783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 104 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152. .
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846381638
ISBN
9781846381638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Bloom, Lisa. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816632237
ISBN
9780816632237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 156 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKG; AGB; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783897904620
ISBN
9783897904620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.00

Hardcover. The fantastic book is now available again in new smaller format edition with a lower price Num Pages: 528 pages, 600 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2762.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847842988
ISBN
9780847842988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.17

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