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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. "First published in France under the title Animal A 2014, Bibliothaeque nationale de France." Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 BW and colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 220. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474274944
ISBN
9781474274944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.44

Paperback. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
397
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250482
ISBN
9780520250482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. Now available in an updated edition, this visually stunning collection of landscape paintings and drawings by Egon Schiele brings to light a lesser-known aspect of this famous painter's oeuvre. Num Pages: 176 pages, 112 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383460
ISBN
9783791383460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.11

Paperback. Merchants and Marvels addresses how ideas about the representation of nature, in both art and science, underwent a profound transformation between the age of the Renaissance and the early 1700s. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Findlen, Paula. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415928168
ISBN
9780415928168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Hardcover. An introduction to 1,400 years of Islamic art and culture as seen through the stunning and diverse masterpieces of the new Aga Khan Museum. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 1QFM; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 253 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847844296
ISBN
9780847844296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.77

Paperback. This richly illustrated book showcases a previously unseen collection of Chinese ceramics, formed in the early twentieth century by George Eumorfopoulos, a pivotal figure in the appreciate of Asian art. These artifacts build a rare time capsule of Western tastes and preoccupations with the East in the decades prior to World War II. Num Pages: 144 pages, 160 full colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376584
ISBN
9781910376584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.97

Hardback. Mural, painted in 1943, was Pollock's first major commission. It was made for the entrance hall of the Manhattan duplex of Peggy Guggenheim who donated it to the University of Iowa in the 1950s where it stayed until its 2012 arrival for conservation and study at the Getty Center. This book unveils the findings of that examination. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606063231
ISBN
9781606063231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Hardcover. Over 500 baroque & later ivories from the V&A's collection are illustrated and discussed in this scholarly catalogue. Includes every ivory sculpture made after 1550 comprising of German, Austrian, Netherlandish, British, French, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian & Spanish pieces, plus examples from the Philippines, Goa, Sri Lanka & South America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 800 images. BIC Classification: AC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 262 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3178.
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777679
ISBN
9781851777679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 90.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1K; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395061
ISBN
9780888395061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. Imagine stepping inside Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring or Hopper's Nighthawks. That's the effect achieved by modern-day photographers, artists, students and creatives within the pages of this one-of-a-kind book. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 full-colour photographs + artworks. BIC Classification: AC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452123349
ISBN
9781452123349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.25

Hardback. Over the past thirty years, our ideas about the cultures of Empire have been transformed. Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 235. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849763431
ISBN
9781849763431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.15
€ 56.99

Paperback. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. This book presents the readings of Caravaggio's pictures, which show how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from the conventions of his time. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954645
ISBN
9780241954645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Heller, Steven (New York, NY School of Visual Arts in New York School of Visual Arts in New York); Wiedemann, Julius. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836522229
ISBN
9783836522229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Hardcover. Artist Louis Icart's famous etchings of beautiful women are pictured here in 456 photos with critical appraisals of his techniques. A family background includes personal photos of Icart's wife, scenes from his home and studio, and a chronological catalog of many of his etchings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 456 photos. BIC Classification: AC; AFH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916838645
ISBN
9780916838645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.46

Paperback. The inside stories of Emma Bridgewater's beloved pottery and homeware designs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 232 x 2. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734959
ISBN
9781444734959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 269 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
TASCHEN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836542319
ISBN
9783836542319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.50

Hardcover. Features approximately 80 writings by Louise Bourgeois, which, combined with eight extensive scholarly essays turns our critical understanding of Bourgeois work on its head. This title shows the enduring presence of psychoanalysis as a motivational force and a site of exploration in her life and work. Num Pages: 504 pages, 123 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 190 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1962.
Publisher
Violette Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900828376
ISBN
9781900828376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.91

Hardcover. Accompanying a major traveling exhibition, this first-ever survey of the rarely seen notebooks of Basquiat features the artist's handwritten notes, poems, and drawings, along with related works on paper and large-scale paintings. Editor(s): Buchhart, Dieter. Num Pages: 240 pages, 280 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 255 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1750.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847845828
ISBN
9780847845828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.66
€ 38.94

Paperback. Offers fresh insights into the evolution of the forms and meanings of Roman art. The author offers a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts, the messages that these images carried, and the values that they affirmed in late Republican Rome and the Empire. Num Pages: 216 pages, 60 full-colour & 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061015
ISBN
9781606061015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.69

Hardcover. Presents a fresh approach to how traditional art mediums - painting, sculpture, and drawing - changed in the twentieth century as a result of photography, film, and other technologies. Thsi book challenges some of the most respected and entrenched criticism of the past several decades - and allows us to think about these artists anew. Num Pages: 368 pages, 72 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 266 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226131191
ISBN
9780226131191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 44.70

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