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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 232 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500285480
ISBN
9780500285480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, first published in Latin in 1565, is an ambitious effort to demonstrate the pragmatic value of curiosity cabinets, or Wunderkammer, to princely collectors in 16th-century Europe and, by so doing, inspire them to develop their own such collections. This is a translation of Quiccheberg's seminal 16th century text. Editor(s): Meadow, Mark A.; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 188 pages, 8 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061497
ISBN
9781606061497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Hardcover. Celebrates one of the giants of French Impressionism with luxurious, large-format images Series: Phaidon Classics. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 354 x 260. .
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714869674
ISBN
9780714869674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.68
€ 82.44

Hardcover. A revised and expanded edition of one the most popular titles in the Contemporary Artists Series Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 300 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1886.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714870441
ISBN
9780714870441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 42.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Sansom (Acc)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908326539
ISBN
9781908326539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.47

Hardback. Towards the end of his life and much inspired by Japanese water gardens, Monet spent a great deal of time in his beloved Giverny. Its famous green wooden footbridge was built across the water and its waterlilies became the focus of perhaps the most famous series of paintings the world has ever seen. A beautiful new book of masterworks. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 301 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616077
ISBN
9781783616077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. "The exhibition is organized by the Centraal Museum Utrecht; the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation." Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: ACNH; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166063
ISBN
9780691166063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.17
€ 55.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK; ACND; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271061221
ISBN
9780271061221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.57
€ 82.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 300+ color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 11. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322846
ISBN
9780764322846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture. The author reveals how Romantic poets and philosophers invented "art" as we know it today. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACV; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106016
ISBN
9780231106016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Intellectual, emotional, restless, dogged, loyal, selfish; Kandinsky was an artist - and a man - of contradictions. This genre-defying painter didn't pick up a brush until he was thirty years old. He was an academic with a promising career that he threw away to explore the arts. This is an introduction to the life of this artist. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780675657
ISBN
9781780675657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.43

Hardcover. Magnificent collector's edition of the great Renaissance painter Raphael Series: Phaidon Classics. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 365 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1904.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714868899
ISBN
9780714868899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.68
€ 77.42

Paperback.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345695
ISBN
9780822345695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Hardcover. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AFKB; AGB; AGC; AJC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
TASCHEN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Box Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836530576
ISBN
9783836530576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 355.83
€ 343.92

Paperback. Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and North American archaeology, focusing on the artists themselves and their cultural identities. Original. Num Pages: 232 pages, 187 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500203774
ISBN
9780500203774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. This is an illuminating new critical biography of Yves Klein, which will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in the fascinating life of the radical and iconoclastic twentieth-century French artist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232935
ISBN
9781780232935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Stapleford, Richard. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACK; ACND; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271056425
ISBN
9780271056425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861713308
ISBN
9781861713308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096426
ISBN
9780719096426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3JF; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 276 x 21. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064740
ISBN
9781606064740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 46.67

Paperback. Chuck Close immediately liked the idea of a book without words. As a child, his severe dyslexia stood in the way of reading, making images all the more important. This book is a self-portrait that emerges out of the printing process, one plate and one color at a time. Editor(s): Holland, Nina; Sohn, Jerry. Num Pages: 24 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 348 x 286 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
26
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865214928
ISBN
9783865214928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.33
€ 127.00

Hardback. A catalogue that is inspired by the tradition of Latin American literature and authors such as Jorge Amado, Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214801
ISBN
9788857214801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Hardcover. South Africa has an established and highly politicized contemporary art scene that is often in dialogue with the deep and recent past. This book explores this relationship, showing contemporary and historic art objects from the earliest human artistic tendencies to 20th-century apartheid Resistance Art and the art of post-apartheid transformation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 259 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519066
ISBN
9780500519066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.43

Hardback. The first major publication on the art of the New Guinea Highlands, this extraordinary volume is destined to become the definitive resource on this little-known region. Editor(s): Friede, John; Hays, Terence E.; Hellmich, Ms Christina. Num Pages: 672 pages, 665. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791350554
ISBN
9783791350554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.68
€ 101.39

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