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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600

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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600

Hardcover. The V&A has the greatest collection of maiolica in the world. This long awaited study explores the significance of these fascinating objects in the art and social history of the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777068
ISBN
9781851777068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.19
€ 46.53

Paperback. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features essays on the subject of costume and a substantial bibliography on the topic of costumes in art and an exhibition checklist. Editor(s): Weaver, Elissa B.; Rodini, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 110 pages, 8 colour plates, 40 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACN; ACQ; ACV; AGC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780935573350
ISBN
9780935573350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. A collection of notebooks, letters, treatises, and contracts dealing with the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It gives the reader an insight into the personalities and conditions of the times. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017631
ISBN
9780691003337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 97.47
€ 81.09

Hardback. A catalogue that presents 135 paintings - works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It includes portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 650 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; ACN; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Exp Rev
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170467
ISBN
9780300170467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.88
€ 75.96

Hardcover. A study of the ways in which people in early modern England confronted, accommodated and paid tribute to mortal life and certain death. Drawing on prose and poetry, painting and statuary, social practices and religious rites, Engel reopens central questions about Renaissance habits of thought. Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; ACND; DSBB; DSBD; JFCX; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239984
ISBN
9780870239984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Condition
New
SKU
V9780064300254
ISBN
9780064300254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.75

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
€ 15.99

Hardcover. Rather like the Mona Lisa, there has long been a suspicion that there is something disguised in the Primavera. A chance discovery provided the author with the key to unlocking the secret of the 500 year-old masterpiece, opening a window onto the cryptic world of the Renaissance pagan revival. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832963
ISBN
9780856832963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226283562
ISBN
9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Sixteenth-century Roman presses turned out hundreds of technical treatises and learned discourses written in the vernacular. This book follows the story of the Roman illustrated book from the printed page back out to the Renaissance streets, piazzas, palaces, convents and bookshops where these publications, carefully shepherded through the press. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour images + 120 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACN; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300204193
ISBN
9780300204193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. The Italian Renaissance is a pivotal episode in the history of Western culture. This book discusses a range of works from across Italy, examines the issues of materials, workshop practices and artist-patron relationships, and explores the ways in which visual imagery related to contemporary sexual, social and political behaviour. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842794
ISBN
9780192842794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. This generously illustrated volume on the work of Botticelli makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 700 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Prestel Germany
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791346182
ISBN
9783791346182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Hardcover. Proposes to reveal the eclecticism of Arcimboldo placing him in the cultural context in which he lived and worked. This volume includes a selection of his paintings, tapestries, drawings and illustrations, realised throughout his life, from the period of his training in Lombardy to his time at the Hapsburg court. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 252 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2160.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861303799
ISBN
9788861303799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.98

Paperback. Andrea Mantegna, the painter who was able to rise above earth and create heavenly forms which are still real (W Goethe). He was a protagonist of the renewal of the figurative language in northern Italy. This title gives an introduction to the life of the artist. It includes his masterpieces. Series: Skira Mini ART Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 179.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857205403
ISBN
9788857205403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.18

Hardback. Isabella d'Este, the marchioness of Mantua, was a collector of antiquities and one of the most vivid personalities of the Italian Renaissance. Her artistic relationship with Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is charted through the letters that they exchanged over the course of about six years. This book explores the story of their relationship. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour images + 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121247
ISBN
9780300121247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.15
€ 43.58

Hardcover. In The Sensory World of Italian Renaissance Art, Francois Quiviger shows how Renaissance artists made touch, sound and scent palpable to the minds of their audience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896575
ISBN
9781861896575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Hardback. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836562973
ISBN
9783836562973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.68

Hardcover. Now available in a new edition, this celebration of the life and art of the Renaissance genius presents Sandro Botticelli's complete paintings and offers a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date study of his work Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 329 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2020.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381930
ISBN
9783791381930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.87

Hardcover. One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. This title features top quality reproductions of 663 of Leonardo's drawings, from anatomical studies to architectural plans, from complex engineering designs to pudgy infant portraits. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
TASCHEN Gmbh
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836554411
ISBN
9783836554411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.87

Hardcover. Francesco di Giorgio Martini's fortress complexes, created at the end of the Quattrocento, continue to look experimental and highly speculative half a millennium later by their semiotic character. This book is an attempt to understand the strangely grandiose semiotic character of these structures. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: ACN; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681420
ISBN
9783936681420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.66

hardcover. With a contextual approach that encompasses the full range of media, from textiles to stucco, this study traces the concept of a unified interior. It argues that art history - even the emergence of the modern category of fine art - was worked out as much in the rooms of palaces as in the printed pages of Vasari and other early writers on art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 colour & 116 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606062982
ISBN
9781606062982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.47
€ 58.84

Hardback. Florence Cathedral, familiarly called Il Duomo, is an architectural masterpiece and home to celebrated works of art. Perhaps the most beloved example is Luca della Robbia's sculptural programme for the organ loft. In this title, Luca's sculptures are examined alongside illuminated manuscripts commissioned for musical performances. Series: High Museum of Art Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AVGC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209181
ISBN
9780300209181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.07

Paperback. Through a sweeping look at Jesuit activities in Japan, China, Mughul India, and Paraguay, Bailey finds evidence of artistic hybridization as a means of communication and argues in favour of a paradigm of artistic exchange. Num Pages: 408 pages, 100 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KL; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ACN; ACQ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085078
ISBN
9780802085078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.64

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