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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. Takes a view of what rock art entails, covering the history of rock art research and the discovery of many sites. This work illustrates the different symbols and motifs that are found throughout the British Isles, and shows where they occur in landscapes and monuments. It examines the various theories about the origin, use and meaning of rock art. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440156
- ISBN
- 9780752440156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Hardcover. In 1657, King Charles X Gustaf of Sweden sent Claes Ralamb as an envoy to Sultan Mehmed IV's court. While he was there, Ralamb commissioned 20 large paintings in oil on canvas, depicting an imperial procession through Istanbul in September 1657. This work presents Ralamb's paintings. Editor(s): Adahl, Karin. Num Pages: 344 pages, 156 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1919.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789186884185
- ISBN
- 9789186884185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 78.95
€ 83.18
€ 78.95
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 67.60
€ 74.87
€ 67.60
Hardback. An encyclopedic survey of artists' responses - both 'official' and personal - to 'the horrors of war'. This work reveals the diversity of artists' portrayals of this most devastating aspect of the human condition - from the 'heroic' paintings of Benjamin West and John Singer Sargent to brutal and iconic works by artists from Goya to Picasso. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112363
- ISBN
- 9781845112363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 126.76
€ 142.60
€ 126.76
Hardcover. A lavishly illustrated survey of American Art Deco architecture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Over 500 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD3; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 259 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393019704
- ISBN
- 9780393019704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 52.68
€ 57.03
€ 52.68
Hardcover. This text explores the subject of English dry-bodied stoneware, and discusses the antecedents of the 18th-century neo-classical wares, the red stones of the 17th-century, as well as other bodies produced by Wedgewood and his contemporaries: caneware, white felspathic stoneware and jasper. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 colour and 350 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AC; WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Publisher
- ACC Art Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851492886
- ISBN
- 9781851492886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.20€ 75.17
€ 84.20
€ 75.17
Resurrection in Alexandria: The Painted Greco-Roman Tombs of Kom al-Sh...
Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets
Hardcover. A highly illustrated study of the uniquely decorated tombs of Greco-Roman tombs in Alexandria with the aid of advanced computer technology Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 illustrations, black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 240. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774168291
- ISBN
- 9789774168291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.36
€ 46.99
€ 45.36
Hardback. Examines an array of forgotten images and movie episodes - from a photo of Jimmy Stewart and Olivia de Havilland lying on a picnic blanket in Santa Barbara hills to scenes from films as "Twelve O'Clock High" and "Hold Back the Dawn". This book reveals background of these bits of film and discovers unexpected connections between war and Hollywood. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 184 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145785
- ISBN
- 9780691145785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. In this title, Belting examines how art is made, viewed, and interpreted today. Arguing that contemporary art has burst out of the frame that art history had built for it, Belting calls for an entirely new approach to thinking and writing about art. Translator(s): Saltzwedel, Caroline; Cohen, Mitch. Num Pages: 248 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041858
- ISBN
- 9780226041858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.82
€ 36.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Discusses all the major public and private monuments in Rome, as well as many less well-known monuments in the capital and elsewhere in the empire. Kleiner examines art commissioned by the imperial elite as well as by private patrons, including freedmen and slaves. Series: Yale Publications in the History of Art. Num Pages: 489 pages, 421 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300059489
- ISBN
- 9780300059489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.79
€ 65.36
€ 50.79
Hardback. Aims to bring together essays that explore how knowledge was obtained and demonstrated in Europe during an intellectually explosive four centuries, when standard methods of inquiry took shape across several fields of intellectual pursuit. This book looks at production and consumption of knowledge as a social process within different communities. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Schmidt, Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763286
- ISBN
- 9780226763286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Hardcover. First monographic survey dedicated to performance, video, photography and installation artist Kevin Schmidt. Perhaps best known for his performance expeditions and interventions into the natural world, this book charts Schmidt's ongoing body of work addressing the tensions between man and nature, performance and document and indoors and outdoors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 106. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 230. .
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing London UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910433768
- ISBN
- 9781910433768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.31
€ 42.99
€ 40.31
Paperback. A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potential. Editor(s): Kendall, Stuart. Translator(s): Kendall, Michelle; Kendall, Stuart. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: ACC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951566
- ISBN
- 9781890951566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 768 pages, 700 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 350. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857232713
- ISBN
- 9788857232713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.55€ 218.14
€ 249.55
€ 218.14
Hardback. Gathers the work exhibited at Mudima foundation of the artist from the Guns and Candies of 2008, to the Gasmasks of 2009, Little Boy in 2009 and 2010, and the more recent works, from 2011: Mickey, Pearl Harbor; Government Balancoir; CatWoman; Cheval a Bascule, all the way to the Disney series. Editor(s): Rosenberg, David. Num Pages: 80 pages, 73 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 225 x 13. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857219653
- ISBN
- 9788857219653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.71
€ 40.99
€ 33.71
Paperback. For eight centuries the presence and the influence of Franciss life and deeds have made themselves felt in the history of Christianity and in that of the rest of humanit too. This book offers a selection of illuminated manuscripts in which the saint of Assisi is represented, and more. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACG; AGC; AGR; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857226668
- ISBN
- 9788857226668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.79
€ 33.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Eliseo Mattiacci Num Pages: 436 pages, 590 illustrations, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2876.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857208145
- ISBN
- 9788857208145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 79.24
€ 83.18
€ 79.24
Paperback. Stefan V Jonsson's paintings of Her ubrei, Icelands much-loved mountain, have found their way into the homes of Icelanders around the country making it the cultural and geologic leitmotiv and mascot of the island. This title focuses on Her ubrei and Stefan, who painted the mountain throughout his life. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Steidl Publishers Germany
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783865214577
- ISBN
- 9783865214577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 113 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Dimension: 305 x 205. .
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857233505
- ISBN
- 9788857233505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.07
€ 50.99
€ 42.07
Paperback. Series: Cahiers d'Art Revues. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 356 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Publisher
- Cahiers d'Art
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782851171764
- ISBN
- 9782851171764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 64.61
€ 77.24
€ 64.61