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History of art / art & design styles

Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520068513
ISBN
9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Marquenie, Gilles. Num Pages: 272 pages, 110 color + 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 241. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300229127
ISBN
9780300229127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 115 color illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ACX; ACXJ; AFKV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 241. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300229110
ISBN
9780300229110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.93

Hardback. The essential five-volume resource on the painting and sculpture of one of the world's foremost contemporary artists Editor(s): Zinn, Betsy Stepina. Num Pages: 1578 pages, 1317 color + 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD9; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 248. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
1578
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300227420
ISBN
9780300227420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 676.23
€ 491.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 203. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780300226225
ISBN
9780300226225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780300225563
ISBN
9780300225563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Suzanne. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100 color illus. BIC Classification: ACBP; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 210. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press France
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300222388
ISBN
9780300222388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Page, Suzanne; Parent, Beatrice. Num Pages: 284 pages, 125 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 266 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press France
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300215427
ISBN
9780300215427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.40

Hardback. Gabriel Metsu (1625-1667) employed an unusual variety of styles, techniques, and subjects, making him a particularly difficult artist to characterize. This book offers a portrait of the age through Metsu's patrons and his wide network of contacts and colleagues in Amsterdam, as well as analysis of Metsu's technique as a draftsman and as a painter. Editor(s): Waiboer, Adriaan E. Num Pages: 244 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 255 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300167245
ISBN
9780300167245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 58.39

Hardcover. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan, presented at the Saint Louis Art Museum from October 16, 2016-January 8, 2017. Num Pages: 288 pages, 240 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 6147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2223.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999814
ISBN
9780295999814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90

hardcover. Editor(s): Raiford, Leigh; Raphael-Hernandez, Heike. Num Pages: 392 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, 21 colour plates, 64 b&w illus., 21 color plates. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999562
ISBN
9780295999562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.45

Hardback. Catalogue of an exhibition held October 3, 2015-January 10, 2016 at the Tacoma Art Museum; Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, Ga.: February 20-May 22, 2016; The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY: June 23-September 11, 2016. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6782 x 5334 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994949
ISBN
9780295994949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.40

Hardcover. Clarifies the significance and function of reliquaries from excavations of Gandharan monastery sites around modern Peshawar Series: Gandharan Studies. Num Pages: 405 illus., 175 in color. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 259 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295992365
ISBN
9780295992365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.74

Hardcover. Explores Tagliapietra's current work presenting masterpieces created during the past decade Num Pages: 96 pages, 70 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6976 x 6161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295992266
ISBN
9780295992266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.63

Paperback. Tells the story of Women Painters of Washington Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295991931
ISBN
9780295991931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A remarkable group of seven bronze figures was unearthed in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, in 2006. This book celebrates the collaborative efforts of the Cambodian and US museums to restore and interpret these important images, and also the accomplishments of Khmer bronze casters from the fourth century BCE to the fourteenth century CE. Editor(s): Cort, Louise Allison; Jett, Paul. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FMC; ACBP; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 194 x 16. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990422
ISBN
9780295990422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

Hardcover. Focuses on the history of the art and culture of Nepal. This title revises our perception of the marvellous wooden sculpture of the Kathmandu Valley. It uses an important scientific tool, radiocarbon dating, to help realign - and correct - our overly conservative accepted perceptions of the antiquity of Nepalese wood sculpture. Num Pages: 325 pages, 201 illus., 113 in color. BIC Classification: 1FKN; ACBP; AFKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 315 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990293
ISBN
9780295990293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.06

Paperback. Introduces the art of extra-illustration and explores what this personalized form of book design reveals about the history of reading. This work includes an introduction to the concept of designing and creating a unique book by adding external material and an overview of the phenomenon's history and its heyday in the later 18th and 19th centuries. Num Pages: 40 pages, 20 color illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AKLB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 296 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990231
ISBN
9780295990231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

Hardcover. Bioart, art that uses either living materials (such as bacteria or transgenic organisms) or more traditional materials to comment on, or even transform, biotechnological practice. This book offers a theoretical account of the art form, situating it in the contexts of art history, laboratory practice, and media theory. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990071
ISBN
9780295990071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Paperback. While blood quantum laws have been used to determine an individual's inclusion in a Native group, Eiteljorg fellowship artists have instead come to view themselves as belonging to the 'Art Tribe', through the process of art creation and collaboration. This title presents the work created by the artists selected for the 2009 Eiteljorg Fellowship. Editor(s): Nottage, James H. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 6. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295989969
ISBN
9780295989969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. Examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. This title offers a look at the social use of urban space in a North African city. Editor(s): Celik, Zeynep; Clancy-Smith, Julia; Terpak, Frances. Num Pages: 288 pages, 90 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295988689
ISBN
9780295988689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.04

Paperback. Captures the essence of Coast Salish culture through its artistry, oral traditions, and history. Developed in conjunction with the first extensive exhibition of the art and culture of the Coast Salish peoples of Washington State and British Columbia, this book traces the development of Salish art from prehistory onwards. Num Pages: 240 pages, 225 illus., 200 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7765 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1611.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295988634
ISBN
9780295988634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.81

Paperback. Arising from Plateau Indian iconographic interpretations of the human-environment relationship, the author's prints, weavings, and glass sculptures explore the interrelationships between contemporary urban place markers and indigenous design. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 8. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295988603
ISBN
9780295988603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Focuses on six contemporary Native Americn artists - James Luna, Gerald Clarke, Dana Claxton, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Larry Tee Harbor Jackson McNeil, and Will Wilson. This volume is accompanied DVD that presents James Luna's in-your-face performance works that question stereotypes about Native Americans. Editor(s): Nottage, James H. Num Pages: 120 pages, 79 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987811
ISBN
9780295987811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

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