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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Editor(s): Titz, Susanne. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865606679
ISBN
9783865606679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. Presents analyses of seminal examples of Islamic architecture, from Spain and Morocco to Persia and India. This book examines Koranic calligraphy and illumination, arabesque, carpets and rugs, Persian miniatures, and more while making illuminating comparisons with Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist art. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Edition
Commemorative ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316659
ISBN
9781933316659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.05

Paperback. This fascinating edited collection of art historian Titus Burckhardt's most important writings on Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art is lavishly illustrated with 140 superb examples of Oriental art, architecture, statuary, and painting. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 148 pages, colour ills throughout. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316727
ISBN
9781933316727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910263099
ISBN
9781910263099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.90

Hardback. "What if we ascribe significance to aesthetic and social divergences rather than waving them aside as anomalous? This book places queer demands on art history, tracing the relational networks connecting cosmopolitan eccentrics who cultivated discrepant strains of modernism in America during the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 color photographs, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 276 x 17. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288867
ISBN
9780520288867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Silvana
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788836629206
ISBN
9788836629206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 352 color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 14. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327599
ISBN
9780764327599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages, 237 color photos. BIC Classification: AC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 283 x 8. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306358
ISBN
9780764306358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. Dots of great variety, in all their minuscule glory, are depicted in 540 color photographs of historic fabric. A must-have reference for the professional textile historian, textile designer, fashion designer, and costume designer, this book is an invaluable encyclopedia of dotty design ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages, 540 color photos. BIC Classification: AC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306341
ISBN
9780764306341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. More than 300 historic fabric samples from the mid-1920s and 1930s provide a visual textbook of design ideas prevalent during the Art Deco era. These were the everyday fabrics used for housedresses and curtains that is an invaluable reference for costume historians and a treasure trove of inspiration for designers. Num Pages: 112 pages, 317 color photos. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD3; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 10. Weight in Grams: 576. 112 pages, 317col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD3; WFB. Dimension: 217 x 279 x 10. Weight: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306501
ISBN
9780764306501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 400-plus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332715
ISBN
9780764332715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 401 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Publisher
David Zwirner
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941701324
ISBN
9781941701324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 365 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEY; ACND; AFP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 314 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2038.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588395610
ISBN
9781588395610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.70

Paperback. An original consideration of the temporal in digital art and aesthetics Num Pages: 248 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dartmouth
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611683004
ISBN
9781611683004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Paperback. Alberto Giacometti's attenuated figures of the human form are among the most significant artistic images of the 20th century. Both a critical study of Giacometti's life and work, and an investigation of their affective power, this book asks what encounters with Giacometti's pieces can tell us about the history of our own time. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767871
ISBN
9781780767871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.23

Hardback. An essential new look at the diverse work and artistic methods of beloved American realist painters Andrew and Jamie Wyeth Num Pages: 224 pages, 286 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 293 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214215
ISBN
9780300214215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

Hardback. Textual Vision offers a new and original perspective on Enlightenment visual culture as a contested area of representation, and its discussions of major authors like Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, and Jane Austen are both learned and persuasive. Series: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850. Num Pages: 310 pages, 28 black & white halftones, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; AC; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485691
ISBN
9781611485691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

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

€ 8.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 250. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500094068
ISBN
9780500094068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.02

paperback. Offers an understanding of Vermeer's paintings and of the era they portray. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACQB; HBG; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0000874
ISBN
9781846681202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.55

Hardcover. .
Publisher
John Adamson Dist A/C
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898565154
ISBN
9781898565154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.81

Hardback. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts (OEBART) is an in-depth, comprehensive reference work that covers the cultural history of biblical texts, themes, characters, images, and the Bible itself in the literary, visual, and musical arts. Editor(s): Beal, Timothy. Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible. Num Pages: 1224 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRCG3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 237 x 105. Weight in Grams: 4286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199846511
ISBN
9780199846511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 530.58

Hardcover. In this highly illustrated, engaging and comprehensive survey, Timon Screech introduces the important artists of Edo period Japan and their work, as well as the issues and concepts surrounding the production and consumption of art in Japan at that time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 colour illustrations, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898142
ISBN
9781861898142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

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