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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Offers information about the rock art of the Northern Dales, an area spanning no fewer than seven dales in three counties. This book includes discussions on the chronology of the rock art and its relationship to other archaeological features in the area. It presents a study of the prehistoric landscape of the North York Moors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 70 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; ACC; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442464
ISBN
9780752442464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.91

Hardcover. Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) is among the greatest portrait painters of all time. This manual is a catalogue raisonne of his painted ouevre, and includes a reproduction of every known authentic painting by the artist, the provenance and the significant facts and literature on each. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 528 pages, 750 illustrations, (150 colour ). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 250 x 54. Weight in Grams: 4674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099287
ISBN
9780300099287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.01
€ 115.85

Hardcover. "This catalog accompanies the exhibition Sublime Beauty: Raphael's Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn on display at Cincinnati Art Museum from October 3, 2015-January 3, 2016 and at The Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from January 9-April 10, 2016." Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804731
ISBN
9781907804731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, colour and black and white. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Sansom & Co United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904537465
ISBN
9781904537465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. Series: Refiguring Modernism. Num Pages: 176 pages, 39 colour/41 duotones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 274 x 20. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271032146
ISBN
9780271032146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.92
€ 50.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 b&w plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816653553
ISBN
9780816653553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.20

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844443345
ISBN
9781844443345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.55

Paperback. An argument against reductive accounts of the nineteenth-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis s work as the product of her identity as an African American and Native American woman. Num Pages: 344 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 18 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342663
ISBN
9780822342663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Features the cultural side of Chinese imperial rule and of the court as a patron of scholars and the arts. This book offers glimpses of the magnificence of the collections Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) formed and the disparate fates of the objects after they were seized as booty by the Jurchen invaders in 1127. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 576 pages, 137 illus., 37 in color. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987781
ISBN
9780295987781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.15

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844443482
ISBN
9781844443482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.83

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mantra Lingua United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844443390
ISBN
9781844443390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 57 halftones, 2 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646883
ISBN
9780816646883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Hardcover. An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under Stalin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 314 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350430
ISBN
9781910350430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.94

Paperback. Presents a history of Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This book examines artistic representations of liturgical objects - including altars, crosses, and censers. It offers an analysis of the lives and portraits of notable leaders, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More and Pope Paul VI. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369362
ISBN
9780892369362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gosden, Christopher; Crawford, Sally; Ulmschneider, Katharina. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w illustrations, 32pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782976554
ISBN
9781782976554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.55

Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271047
ISBN
9780823271047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, hundreds of color posters. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1158. 207 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight: 1162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325311
ISBN
9780764325311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 207 pages, 500+ images. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 311 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322921
ISBN
9780764322921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.93
€ 39.04

Paperback. A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211914
ISBN
9780631211914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.27

Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195774
ISBN
9780300195774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Hardback. A fascinating look at LeWitt's deceptively simple geometric sculptures, which epitomize the artist's aim "to recreate art" by starting "from square one" Editor(s): Baume, Nicholas. Num Pages: 226 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 308 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178616
ISBN
9780300178616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.11

Hardback. From the very early yin/yang cosmology to later developments of Daoist and Confucian philosophies and ethics, Chinese animals gained new meanings related to their historical contexts. This book explores these new findings, using the colourful animal images and their evolving symbolic meanings to gain insight into aspects of Chinese art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141528
ISBN
9780300141528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 52.22

Paperback. Examining how monuments preserve memory, these essays demonstrate how phenomena as diverse as ancient drum towers in China and ritual whale killings in the Pacific Northwest serve to represent and negotiate time. Editor(s): Nelson, Robert S.; Olin, Margaret. Num Pages: 360 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571584
ISBN
9780226571584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.16

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