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History of art / art & design styles

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
€ 28.54

Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239490
ISBN
9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.76

Hardback. Offers a way of understanding Orientalism by shifting the focus from Europe to Istanbul and examining the cross-cultural artistic networks that emerged in that cosmopolitan capital in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 71 color, 47 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVT; ACBP; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280533
ISBN
9780520280533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.90

Paperback. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482. Documents, Aesthetics, Memory. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 348 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight: 480.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135421
ISBN
9781571135421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Legendary talent-finder Tristan Manco uncovers the next generation of urban creators Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 260. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292181
ISBN
9780500292181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.21

Hardcover. At a time when artists were widely preoccupied with religious or mythological subject matter, the great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569) defied the trend. This comprehensive introduction features the complete paintings of Bruegel, including the Prado's The Wine of Saint Martin's Day, identified as a Bruegel original in 2010. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
TASCHEN GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836553063
ISBN
9783836553063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Matson, Sara; Smith, Laura. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 292 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849763974
ISBN
9781849763974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Surveying applied arts and industrial design from the 18th century to the present day, this book explores the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing, and the technological, social and commercial context in which this relationship developed. Num Pages: 432 pages, 577 illustrations, 302 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 222 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2230.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Second Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856696944
ISBN
9781856696944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 43.17

Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 colour plates, 64 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACX; AK; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175036
ISBN
9780231175036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardcover. Sergei Eisenstein is regarded as one of cinema's greatest revolutionaries; his use of montage, symbolic images and skilful editing transformed the possibilities of filmmaking and dramatically modernized the artform. Yet he was also a prolific graphic artist who sketched continuously throughout his life. This book chronicles his life and career. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 250. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500093931
ISBN
9780500093931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 55.72

Paperback. Suitable for David Hockney fans and dog lovers everywhere, this book deals with two of the artist's closest friends, his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie. It includes Hockney's paintings and drawings of his two companions, dozens of illustrations, and a text by the artist himself. Num Pages: 80 pages, 84 illustrations, 67 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 202 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286272
ISBN
9780500286272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Colour/B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024293
ISBN
9781911024293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.42

Hardcover. This stunning new volume presents full-colour plates, details, groupings and comparative images of approximately 147 Pre- Columbian works from the collection of ancient Mesoamerican, Central American, and Andean South American art (spanning 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1530) assembled by John G. Bourne in the 1950's and 1960's. Num Pages: 264 pages, 380 Colour, 43 b&w. BIC Classification: 1K; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804052
ISBN
9781907804052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Bogh, Mikkel; Christensen, Hans Dam; Larsen, Peter Norgaard; Petersen, Anne Ring. Num Pages: 220 pages, 30 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763525978
ISBN
9788763525978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
GILL &MACMILLAN/O'BRIEN P
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170774
ISBN
9781847170774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.92

Hardcover. Explores the fascinating and little-known history behind water-lily triptych, Agapanthus Num Pages: 64 pages, 62 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 305 x 15. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
St Louis Art Museum
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891780953
ISBN
9780891780953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.32

Paperback. Always highly anticipated and beautifully packaged, this book is an essential record of the current trends in contemporary art in America Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223095
ISBN
9780300223095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.08

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836551014
ISBN
9783836551014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.24

Hardcover. Now updated and available in a new price and format, this is the most comprehensive monograph on Turner Prize-nominated artist Peter Doig. Num Pages: 432 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 282 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2452.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849796
ISBN
9780847849796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, 60 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 260. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857096033
ISBN
9781857096033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 450 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 369 x 314 x 56. Weight in Grams: 4078.
Publisher
Cahiers d'Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782851171900
ISBN
9782851171900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 323.42
€ 281.79

Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990736
ISBN
9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 39 x 27 x 1. Weight in Grams: 1068. 56 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 39 x 27 x 1. Weight: 1100.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
56
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1955
Edition
2005 reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795498
ISBN
9780954795498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardcover. Peter Hubner began his career as an orthopaedic shoemaker and moved on to cabinet-making before studying architecture. In the 1960s, he became a successful designer of prefabricated buildings and sanitary units. This book explores various issues. Num Pages: 358 pages, 500 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 310 x 289 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2708.
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
358
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565021
ISBN
9783932565021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.63
€ 45.01

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