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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. What do we mean when we call a work of art beautiful? How do perceptions of beauty change with the passage of time? This title explores these questions, showing the vital relationship between our changing notions of beauty and specific works of art. It charts the story of western art, from eighteenth-century Germany to the late 20th century. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous colour and halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801609
ISBN
9780192801609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. The young painter Francoise Gilot met Picasso in a Parisian cafe when he was 62. During the next ten years they were lovers, worked together and had two children, Claude and Paloma. In an account filled with intimate revelations, the author paints a portrait of her turbulent life with Picasso. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: ACXD5; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853812330
ISBN
9781853812330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Hardback. Presents a study of the two important artists of the twentieth century that links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art - both what it is and where it is. Translator(s): Elliott, Fiona. Num Pages: 342 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
342
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245419
ISBN
9780520245419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 64.51

Hardback. First memoir on bestselling giants of art history (and great eccentrics), Hugh Honour and John Fleming by their friend and neighbour over 60 years. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783341115
ISBN
9781783341115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications. Num Pages: 128 pages, 53 color illustrations; 6 halftones; 1 map. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023586
ISBN
9780884023586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.23

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

Paperback. Delves into both the controversial sexual themes and neglected aspects of Schieles art, notably his formal experiments and his later expressionist portraits and allegorical paintings works that reveal much about the importance of his short career. Series: New Horizons. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301210
ISBN
9780500301210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606601020
ISBN
9781606601020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.49

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221468
ISBN
9781848221468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 52.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Victoria Miro Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993179839
ISBN
9780993179839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. With a freshness and breadth of approach that sets the art in its context, this book explores why works were created and who commissioned the palaces, cathedrals, paintings, and sculptures. This revised edition contains around 200 new pictures and nearly all colour images. The chapter structure has also been improved. Num Pages: 576 pages, 710 Illustrations (552 in colour.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 262 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2442.
Publisher
Laurence King
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856697972
ISBN
9781856697972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 43.62

Hardback. This generously illustrated book takes readers inside Nick Cave's newest work: an enormous, elaborate journey through the workings of the artistic mind. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 200. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791356051
ISBN
9783791356051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.23

Hardback. Bringing to life the gorgeous, inspiring art of Monet, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro and their group, Impressionists takes the reader back to Nineteenth Century Paris to explore one of the most influential, and popular art movements in the history of painting. A handsome, hardback gift book. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 239 x 18. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786641755
ISBN
9781786641755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836531092
ISBN
9783836531092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Integrating the work of Merleau-Ponty with Lacanian psychoanalysis, Renaissance studies in optics, and twentieth-century mathematics, the author asserts the materiality of the body and world in her aesthetic theory. Translator(s): Baker, Dorothy Z. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: ACQB; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420935
ISBN
9780821420935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Mayo, Diana. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 282 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844443499
ISBN
9781844443499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.55

Hardback. This important re-evaluation of the Dutch- born painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema traces his personal and artistic journey towards international fame and success in London and investigates how this exceptionally creative artist used his own houses and studios as laboratories to produce vivid paintings of life in ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Editor(s): Prettejohn, Elizabeth; Trippi, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 308 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1618.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791355528
ISBN
9783791355528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.50

Hardcover. A collection of essays written in affectionate tribute to Gombrich. Editor(s): Onians, John. Num Pages: 420 pages. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714829715
ISBN
9780714829715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. A fresh look at a pivotal nineteenth-century painter Editor(s): Harkett, Daniel; Hornstein, Katie. Num Pages: 280 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600421
ISBN
9781512600421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.61

Paperback. The first English-language book about Joanna Rajkowska and her unique practice of work in public space, in extremely diverse cultures and geographies. Num Pages: 295 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782791225
ISBN
9781782791225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.84

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