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Paperback. The third part of a four-volume set of art criticism by Richard Cork, written over a 30-year period. It offers a chronicle of a turbulent period as well as an overview and survey of British art and its reception at this time. This particular work addresses the art of the 1990s. Series: Collected Essays of Richard Cork S. Num Pages: 656 pages, 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300095104
- ISBN
- 9780300095104
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.57
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Hardcover. This collection of writings by specialists from many disciplines explores a range of topics relating to English painter George Romney (1734-1802). The contributors address not only Romney's personality and artistic practice, but also key themes in his work and aspects of its cultural context. Editor(s): Kidson, Alex. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 colour pl 105 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1170.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094589
- ISBN
- 9780300094589
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
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Paperback. How should Germany commemorate the mass murder of Jews once committed in its name? James E. Young - the only foreigner and Jew to serve on the German commission to select a design for a national Holocaust memorial - tells the inside story of this controversial project. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 colour plates, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACX; AG; AMGD; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094138
- ISBN
- 9780300094138
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.57
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Paperback. A critical look at a virtually unknown body of Mel Bochner's extremely varied photographs, dating from 1966 to 1969. Some 75 of his photographs are presented, many in colour. Also included are a number of Bochner's drawings that directly informed his photographic works. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 colour pl 119 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; ACXJ; AGC; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 954.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093483
- ISBN
- 9780300093483
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.31
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Hardcover. A collection of letters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is the first edition to be published since 1929, and since that date the number of known letters has almost doubled. This volume contains 308 letters by the artist to friends, family and patrons, all accompanied by detailed notes. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 318 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300087338
- ISBN
- 9780300087338
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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Paperback. This is a survey of China's wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It discusses in detail a wide range of art forms and techniques from porcelain and pottery to secular painting and sculpture. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 b/w + 96 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1216.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082845
- ISBN
- 9780300082845
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.08
€ 49.99
€ 35.08
Paperback. A study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield describes houses and related buildings such as almshouses, taverns, inns and shops, drawing on evidence from surviving buildings, archaeological excavations, surveys and plans, documents and more. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 illustrations, 10 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; AMKD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082838
- ISBN
- 9780300082838
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.31
€ 30.99
€ 22.31
Hardcover. A collection of writings reinterpreting the art of Frederic Leighton, challenging the view that limits him to the category of "Victorian artist". It extends the discussion beyond Leighton's life and addresses issues such as gender and sexuality, and the artist's identity and self-positioning. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Prettejohn, Elizabeth. Series: Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 b/w + 17 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300079371
- ISBN
- 9780300079371
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Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
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Hardcover. A study of John Raphael Smith's career in printmaking. It investigates how he conducted his engraving and publishing business, and what his prints, drawings and paintings reveal about the culture and morality of the society that viewed them. It includes a catalogue raisonne. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 300 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; AFH; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 192 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076301
- ISBN
- 9780300076301
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.21
€ 52.99
€ 37.21
Hardcover. An overview of the sculptures of the Parthenon, presenting interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creation. It focuses on the meanings of the sculptures in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society, and considers what they reveal about the Greek sense of democracy. Num Pages: 212 pages, 6 colour plates, 51 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073911
- ISBN
- 9780300073911
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Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.96
€ 64.68
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Hardcover. Reinterprets key phases and figures in 20th-century art, focusing on the way artists and critics negotiate philosophically significant ideas. The text aims to illuminate a language of 20th century art that cuts across boundaries set out by such conventional notions as avant-garde and postmodernism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300072419
- ISBN
- 9780300072419
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.33
€ 54.99
€ 39.33
Hardcover. A collection of 18 essays by architectural historian, Howard Colvin. They cover such topics as the idea of a Court Style in mediaeval English architecture, the south front of Wilton House, and the infiltration of the Georgian Office of Works by an architectural pressure group. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 266 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1332.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300070347
- ISBN
- 9780300070347
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Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Hardcover. Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) spent his formative years in Seville, learning his craft and producing his early masterpieces. This work explores the importance of Seville for Velasquez, examining Sevillian culture, Catholic theology, and picaresque literature. Editor(s): Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b/w + 50 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACN; AFC; AGB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 342 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1564.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Hardback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300069495
- ISBN
- 9780300069495
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Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
€ 58.80
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Hardcover. In the 18th century, the Russian Empress Catherine the Great and some of her courtiers developed a taste for British art, and collected some spectacular items. This study tells the story of the acquisition of these treasures and of the cultural relations between Russia and Britain at that time. Editor(s): Allen, Brian; Dukelskaya, Larissa. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b/w + 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; GBCR; HBTG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1816.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300069464
- ISBN
- 9780300069464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
€ 58.80
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Hardcover. In this exploration of the era of the Grand Tour, contributors from the fields of history, art history, literary history and theory, science history and anthropology investigate the experiences of travellers and their ways of understanding and representing their encounter with the foreign. Editor(s): Chard, Chloe; Langdon, Helen. Series: Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 350 pages, 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; AC; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063820
- ISBN
- 9780300063820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Hardcover. These essays show how unpredictable attitudes to classical art turn out to be in Britain during the period 1550-1650. They aim to show how British artists, patrons and builders made informed choices from the classical vocabulary while working within systems distinct from those of classicism. Editor(s): Gent, Lucy. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 478 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063813
- ISBN
- 9780300063813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
€ 58.80
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Hardcover. This is the first volume in the series "Studies in British Art" and examines the development of the London art world - its institutions and individual artists - over the past two centuries in an attempt to explain the marginal position of British modern art. Editor(s): Allen, Brian. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063806
- ISBN
- 9780300063806
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
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Hardcover. This is a study of the 18th-century sculptor Louis Francois Roubiliac. His most important work takes the form of monuments seen in Westminster Abbey and in churches throughout the country. The book examines his style in the light of the social and religious conditions of his time. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 424 pages, 289 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFK; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300063332
- ISBN
- 9780300063332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
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Hardcover. This volume deals with the art of church treasures and cloisters in the early Middle Ages in Europe - the work of goldsmiths, ivory carvers, bronze casters, enamellers and wood carvers. It traces the unbroken development of the Sacred Arts and their interrelationships throughout Europe. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, 275 b&w illustrations, 75 colour Plates, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300060485
- ISBN
- 9780300060485
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Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 88.27
€ 117.61
€ 88.27
Hardcover. During the 18th-century deposits of gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds were discovered in Brazil, enabling the Court of Portugal to commission art on a lavish scale. This book is devoted to this period of Portuguese art and history, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and textiles. Editor(s): Levenson, Jay A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w + 140 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JF; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300058413
- ISBN
- 9780300058413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
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Hardcover. The author of this book sets out to investigate two fundamental issues: how was the remote past of Britain imagined in the 18th and 19th centuries and what part did visual arts play in the process? Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 262 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; HBAH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1007.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300058147
- ISBN
- 9780300058147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
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Paperback. Exploring the themes of leisure and entertainment that dominated the years of Impressionist painting between 1865 and 1885, the author shows how Impressionism was integrated into the social and cultural life of its times. Num Pages: 344 pages, 153 colour illustrations, 167 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 253 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300050837
- ISBN
- 9780300050837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.93
€ 46.99
€ 32.93
Hardcover. This catalogue of the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection is published in three volumes: I "European 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture"; II "Pacific, African and Native North American Art"; and III "Pre-Columbian, Asian, Egyptian and European Antiquities". Editor(s): Hooper, Steven. Num Pages: 1120 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; GBCR; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 225. Weight in Grams: 6030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300039528
- ISBN
- 9780300039528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.05€ 149.71
€ 194.05
€ 149.71
Hardcover. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AGB; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300032703
- ISBN
- 9780300032703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 75.40
€ 99.96
€ 75.40