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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this volume explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art. It describes the importance of food and feasts in art throughout history as told in the Scriptures and in the lives of the saints; food and dining in Greek and Roman mythology; and food in later literature and history. Series: Guide to Imagery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369140
ISBN
9780892369140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789207685
ISBN
9780789207685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour prints. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; AFH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413619006
ISBN
9780413619006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Caspar David Friedrich (1774 1840), the greatest painter of the Romantic movement in Germany, was perhaps Europe's first truly modern artist. This title offers a comprehensive account of this most fascinating of nineteenth-century masters. Num Pages: 364 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 68 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894397
ISBN
9781861894397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Hardback. Otherworldly, provocative, and strange, the author's art is a vital a part of her vision as her best-selling novels The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry. This is a mid-career retrospective of her work, reflecting her talent for cultivating a narrative through pictures and her own confrontations with life, mortality, and magic. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 240. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910702598
ISBN
9781910702598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AB; ACXJ; AVGU; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924266
ISBN
9781910924266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Hardcover. Two of the greatest living authorities on Ice Age art delve hundreds of thousands of years into the human past to discover the earliest works of art ever made, drawing on decades of new research Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACC; HDDA; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051870
ISBN
9780500051870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Riach, Alan; Moffat, Alexander. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021880
ISBN
9781910021880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; AKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616894122
ISBN
9781616894122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. "The Great Wave" is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. This book explores the meaning behind "Hokusai's Great Wave", in the context of "the Mount Fuji" series and Japanese art as a whole. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 29 illustrations, 28 in colour. BIC Classification: ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172. Series: Objects in Focus. 64 pages, 29 illustrations, 28 in colour. "The Great Wave" is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830. This book explores the meaning behind "Hokusai's Great Wave", in the context of "the Mount Fuji" series and Japanese art as a whole. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACBP; AFH. Dimension: 154 x 211 x 6. Weight: 158.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124674
ISBN
9780714124674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Hardback. Friars transformed the relationship of the church to laymen by taking religion outside to public and domestic spaces. This book aims book to analyze the friars' influence on the growth and transformation of medieval buildings and urban spaces. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300203844
ISBN
9780300203844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.34
€ 44.50

Paperback. "First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company." Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251648
ISBN
9781474251648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415780728
ISBN
9780415780728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Hardcover. The perfect introduction to the life and works of Brice Marden. Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714861449
ISBN
9780714861449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Morris, Lynda. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1470. The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77 - Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections. 544 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Morris, Lynda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ5. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 38. Weight: 1464.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464173
ISBN
9781905464173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 49.32

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Christina Riggs explores the visual arts produced in Egypt over a span of some 4,000 years. Describing the context and stories behind the objects that fill our museums and galleries, from sculpture and magical implements to whole buildings, Riggs explores the relationship between the ancient world and our own. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199682782
ISBN
9780199682782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. The first publication on the Michael Wellby bequest to the Ashmolean, introducing over sixty of the most important items in the collection, and timed to coincide with the opening of the new Wellby Bequest Gallery in the Museum in September 2015. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 3J; ACN; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 265 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910807019
ISBN
9781910807019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 color plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; ACV; ACX; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788364177385
ISBN
9788364177385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.07

Hardcover. A comprehensive, in-depth study of North American waterfowl. This study is covered in three lavishly illustrated volumes. Volume II covers ducks of the deeper waters, often salty, who have marvelously adapted themselves to feeding below the surface, sometimes at incredible depths. Num Pages: 280 pages, 107 color plates/680 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887400261
ISBN
9780887400261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Elger, D.; Archiv, Gerhard Richter. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 305 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3732.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775719810
ISBN
9783775719810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.87
€ 242.72

Paperback. The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity - or so we have been taught to believe. This title offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life. Translator(s): Sessions, B.F. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 108 illus. BIC Classification: ACND; HRQA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029887
ISBN
9780691029887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 42.46

Hardcover. Now available in a new format, this opulent book presents Vasily Kandinsky s major paintings from all phases of his artistic career and celebrates the artist and his groundbreaking work." Editor(s): Friedel, Helmut; Hoberg, Annegret. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 331 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2088.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791382920
ISBN
9783791382920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 colour tables, 1 bw table, 82 colour charts/graphs, 69 bw charts/graphs, 40 colour ill. BIC Classification: ACX; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408191873
ISBN
9781408191873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 166 colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JMG; ACXJ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 310 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2346.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764347474
ISBN
9780764347474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.22
€ 50.24

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