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History of art / art & design styles

Hardcover. Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was, with Calder, Noguchi and David Smith, one of the great American sculptors of the 20th century. She created extraordinary work, from room-size installations composed of boxes to gnarled and majestic steel structures. This book tells her life story. Num Pages: 528 pages, 100 illustrations, 34 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 248 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500094013
ISBN
9780500094013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.50

Hardback. Grete Prytz Kittelsen's works are already design icons and popular collectors' items. This book situates her in the forefront of artist/craftspeople of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Gilje, Karianne Bjellas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 405 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393733310
ISBN
9780393733310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 47.35

Hardback. .
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag Germany
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777445212
ISBN
9783777445212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.50

Hardcover. An survey of the explosive rise of Pop from 1950s-60s. Editor(s): Francis, Mark. Series: Themes & Movements. Num Pages: 304 pages, 255 illustrations, (180 colour ). BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 264 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1886.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714843636
ISBN
9780714843636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.31

Hardcover. The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 244 x 42. Weight in Grams: 3098.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714869667
ISBN
9780714869667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.72

Hardcover. Editor(s): Brouws, Jeff; Burton, Wendy; Zschiegner, Hermann. Num Pages: 288 pages, 298 color illus., 55 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262018777
ISBN
9780262018777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.93

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The Mainstone Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955277764
ISBN
9780955277764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Hardcover. Documents Ed Ruscha's 227 paintings, and studies for paintings, made between 1998 and 2003. This volume includes numerous documentary photographs, a selection of Ruscha's sketchbook pages, and complete bibliographic references and exhibition histories. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3520.
Publisher
Steidl
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869307404
ISBN
9783869307404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.94
€ 189.62

Paperback. The ubiquity of digital images has profoundly changed the responsibilities and capabilities of anyone and everyone who uses them. Presenting essays on photography and the moving image alongside engaging interviews with artists and filmmakers, the author offers an inspired assessment of the medium's ongoing importance in the digital era. Editor(s): Bell, Adam G.; Traub, Charles H. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284708
ISBN
9780520284708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: AC; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609014964
ISBN
9781609014964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.37
€ 114.84

Hardback. Deals with the scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. This book not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. Series: Renaissance Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780677408
ISBN
9781780677408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.13

Hardcover. A comprehensive illustrated dictionary of French Art Nouveau Ceramics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 500 colour, 23 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; ACVY; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 317 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2668.
Publisher
Editions Norma
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9782915542653
ISBN
9782915542653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 94.25

Paperback. This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 324 pages, 256 illustrations, 21 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500202074
ISBN
9780500202074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. A significant, ground-breaking reassessment of ancient Chinese tombs, which were filled with exquisite art objects and images, now available in paperback. The Art of the Yellow Springs looks at the implications presented by an entire burial site, rather than the individual works of art contained within them. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 191 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897817
ISBN
9781861897817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.85

Paperback. The book is an invitation to get lost within varied landscapes of its pages: middle-of-nowhere Australia, the minds of Susan Sontag and W.G Sebald, and, most prominently, the proverbial forests of all of our childhoods. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 218 x 2. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924990
ISBN
9781910924990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Hardback. An examination of the passion and crucifixion of Christ as depicted in the visual and religious culture of Anglo-Norman England. Num Pages: 360 pages, 61 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 317 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271269
ISBN
9781783271269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Paperback. Addresses art history's complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, this volume examines art historians' viewing practices and modes of writing. Editor(s): Ledbury, Mark. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191929
ISBN
9780300191929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this chronologically arranged volume covers a century and a half of masterpieces which beautifully capture the development of art in the modern age. Series: The 50s Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AFJ; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 193. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383385
ISBN
9783791383385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Hardcover. The V&A has the UK's largest permanent display of Japanese art, housing objects from the 6th century to the present day. In this new book some of the world's leading researchers in the field bring their attention to the V&A's unparalleled collection. Editor(s): Irvine, Gregory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 295 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851778553
ISBN
9781851778553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Gustav Klimt. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 301 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833774
ISBN
9780714833774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Drawing from the roses depicted in Pierre Joseph Redoute's three volume masterpiece, "Les Roses" (first published in installments between 1817 and 1824) and James Sowerby's thirty-six volume botanical monolith "English Botany" (1790-1813), this title features 170 of both artists' hand-colored engravings in their glory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 350 Colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062039552
ISBN
9780062039552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.26

Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection illuminates many previously unexplored aspects of the Basilica of San Lorenzo's history, extending from its Early Christian foundation to the modern era. San Lorenzo depicts this church as a living Florentine institution, continually reshaped by complex historical forces. Editor(s): Gaston, Robert W.; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 27 x 21. .
Publisher
Villa I Tatti
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975675
ISBN
9780674975675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73
€ 87.60

Paperback. The role of body movement in the formation of American modernism Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687248
ISBN
9781611687248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Hardback. Describes the transformation of Italian sculpture during the neglected half-century between the death of Michelangelo and the rise of Bernini. This book follows the Florentine careers of three major sculptors - Giambologna, Bartolomeo Ammanati, and Vincenzo Danti - as they negotiated the politics of the Medici court and eyed one another's work. Num Pages: 400 pages, 167 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147444
ISBN
9780691147444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 58.48

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