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Hardback. "There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating." --W. H. Auden Editor(s): Jansen, Leo; Luijten, Hans; Bakker, Nienke. Num Pages: 880 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 195 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209471
- ISBN
- 9780300209471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Benedikt Taschen Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836528955
- ISBN
- 9783836528955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Hardback. The richly illustrated bookk carefully situates architecture, design, and urban planning within Kolkata's political economy and social milieu. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 252 pages, 0 black and white; 99 full color. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AMVD; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462981119
- ISBN
- 9789462981119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Paperback. Provides a historical and theoretical overview of the subject from the 1940s through today. With particular emphasis on production, reception, and the intersection between art and politcs in Iraq and Palestine, Nada Shabout reveals the fallacy in Western fascination with Arab art as a timeless and exotic "other". Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061269
- ISBN
- 9780813061269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.24
€ 27.24
Paperback. Challenges the conventional wisdom that digital arts arose out of Silicon Valley's technological revolutions in 1970s. This title demonstrates that the radical and experimental aesthetics and political and cultural engagements of early digital art stand as precursors for the mobility among technological platforms, artistic forms, and social sites. Editor(s): Higgins, Hannah B.; Kahn, Douglas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572. Early Computing and the Foundations of the Digital Arts. 376 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Higgins, Hannah B.; Kahn, Douglas. Challenges the conventional wisdom that digital arts arose out of Silicon Valley's technological revolutions in 1970s. This title demonstrates that the radical and experimental aesthetics and political and cultural engagements of early digital art stand as precursors for the mobility among technological platforms, artistic forms, and social sites. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; AJR. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight: 538.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268388
- ISBN
- 9780520268388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. The golden age of ocean liners is inextricably linked with the key decorative trends of the 20th century Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism. This lavish visual feast explores the technical, aesthetic, cultural, and political factors that came together to define such an iconic mode of travel. Editor(s): Finamore, Daniel; Wood, Ghislaine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACVY; ACXD3; HBTB; JFCK; WTHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 247. .
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851779062
- ISBN
- 9781851779062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 39.73
€ 52.99
€ 39.73
Hardback. Beverly Pepper has spent her lifetime at the forefront of monumental sculpture worldwide. From her first twenty-foot sculpture in Spoleto in 1962 to her four forty-foot columns in the Federal Plaza, New York, her work ranges in varying scales across three continents. This title presents an illustrated biography of her life's work. Editor(s): Hobbs, Robert; Tuchman, Phyllis. Num Pages: 300 pages, 185 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 305 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2480.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857210629
- ISBN
- 9788857210629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 58.82
€ 58.89
€ 58.82
Paperback. The reader is invited to view Islamic art as no more and no less than ordinary art, neither better nor worse than anything else that counts as art. It follows that there are no special techniques required in Islamic aesthetics as compared with any other form of aesthetics. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ABA; ACBP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617357
- ISBN
- 9780748617357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.28
€ 38.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836504423
- ISBN
- 9783836504423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.52
€ 21.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 30 colour photographs. BIC Classification: ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Landmark Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526201850
- ISBN
- 9781526201850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.93
€ 20.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. Twenty-five leading artist duos and collectives give insight into how and why to work collaboratively Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714872889
- ISBN
- 9780714872889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137286
- ISBN
- 9780300137286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.55€ 60.10
€ 76.55
€ 60.10
Hardcover. Robert Gober rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and was quickly acknowledged as one of the most significant artists of his generation. In the years since, his reputation has continued to grow, commensurate with the rich and complex body of work he has produced. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870709463
- ISBN
- 9780870709463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.14
€ 36.99
€ 32.14
Hardcover. Originally created by the artists of the ukiyo-e school of the floating world to advertise brothels in 17th-century Yoshiwara, this book includes spring pictures (shunga) that transcended class and gender in Japan the years. This book focuses on this art form within Japanese social and cultural history. Editor(s): Clark, Timothy; Gerstle, C.Andrew; Ishigami, Aki. Num Pages: 566 pages, 420 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3076.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 566
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124766
- ISBN
- 9780714124766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 50.23
€ 58.89
€ 50.23
Hardback. Klimt's extravagant work was an obsessive manifestation of the dazzling intellectual society of his time and he painted very large canvases combining oils with gold foil. This beautiful new book brings together a wide selection of Klimt's magnificent work. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783611393
- ISBN
- 9781783611393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.22
€ 22.22
Hardback. The theory of perspective, which allowed Florentine artists to depict the world from a spectator's point of view, originated in Baghdad with an eleventh-century mathematician. Using the metaphor of the mutual gaze, Belting narrates the encounter between science and art, Arab Baghdad and Renaissance Florence, that revolutionized Western culture. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 color illustrations, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FBQ; 3J; ACND; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050044
- ISBN
- 9780674050044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.24
€ 44.99
€ 38.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836530811
- ISBN
- 9783836530811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this book explores Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece Garden of Earthly Delights. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 195. .
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791382050
- ISBN
- 9783791382050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Hardcover. A comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. The art objects are presented in four sections: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. Num Pages: 599 pages, 320 colour and 160 b&w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3444.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856675393
- ISBN
- 9780856675393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.35
€ 85.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978846091
- ISBN
- 9780978846091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.52
€ 102.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 328 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- PIE Books
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784756243768
- ISBN
- 9784756243768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.56
€ 40.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. A world history of art styles, schools and movements. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 296 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2636.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714867373
- ISBN
- 9780714867373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52
Paperback. Studies major works by important sculptors since Rodin in the light of different approaches to general sculptural issues to reveal the logical progressions from nineteenth-century figurative works to the conceptual work of the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, 212. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262610339
- ISBN
- 9780262610339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.49
€ 43.99
€ 34.49
Hardback. The twins Gert & Uwe Tobias are among the most famous German artists in the field of printed graphics; their international success has taken them as far as New York and the Museum of Modern Art. This book deals with their works. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 327 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1448.
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777427270
- ISBN
- 9783777427270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.50
€ 49.99
€ 42.50