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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

Paperback. Provides a view of the development of the literature on art in Italy during the Cinquecento. The selections bring out the close relationship between art theories and the actuality of art and chart a trend from a humanistic orientation to a more technical and professorial one. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810108523
ISBN
9780810108523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421667
ISBN
9780226421667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.91

Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922843
ISBN
9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Paperback. In Your Face concentrates on the basic Renaissance concern with self-fashioning by examining the behavior of some notorious Italian artists and writers, including Michelangelo and Benvenuto Cellini, who upset the decorum of their time on a grand scale. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762168
ISBN
9780804762168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardback. In Your Face concentrates on the basic Renaissance concern with self-fashioning by examining the behavior of some notorious Italian artists and writers, including Michelangelo and Benvenuto Cellini, who upset the decorum of their time on a grand scale. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762151
ISBN
9780804762151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 color + 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214239
ISBN
9780300214239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350263
ISBN
9781910350263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.85

Hardback. Analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation, as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing circumstances. Num Pages: 372 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; DSBD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251742
ISBN
9780823251742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.12

Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836563727
ISBN
9783836563727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. An accessible survey on a genius artist, published to accompany the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 color illus. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 248. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220131
ISBN
9780300220131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Paperback. New in the 'Renaissance Lives' series from Reaktion, this is a biography and analysis of the life and work of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 - 9 August 1516), an enigmatic painter of eerie and infernal visions. Series: Renaissance Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages, 55 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235790
ISBN
9781780235790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

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
€ 14.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 300 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 324 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220155
ISBN
9780300220155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 324 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220148
ISBN
9780300220148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.41

Hardback. Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign. This work weaves the history of this collection into the life of its owner with a narrative style. It also includes photographs that recreates Europe's greatest tapestry collection. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 440 pages, 114 b&w illustrations and 206 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; ACND; AFWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 286 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122343
ISBN
9780300122343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.54

Paperback. Explores the significance of the 15-image Madonna sequence developed by Felix Peipers and Rudolf Steiner for meditation and therapy. Num Pages: 180 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584209898
ISBN
9781584209898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891662
ISBN
9781861891662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.94

Paperback. The "Arnolfini" portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This title tells the story of the painting's survival through fires, battles, hazardous sea journeys, and its role as a mirror reflecting the culture and history of the time - from jewel of the Hapsburg empire to Napoleonic war trophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526896
ISBN
9780099526896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Hardback. This probing analysis of three of Giotto's major works and the patrons who commissioned them goes beyond the cliches of Giotto as the founding figure of western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers and illuminates the complex interactions between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty. Series: The Bernard Berenson Lectures on the Italian Renaissance Delivered at Villa I Tatti. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 color illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050808
ISBN
9780674050808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.41

Hardback. Drawn from a range of works in the Getty Museum's collection, this title explores gardens on many levels, from the literary Garden of Love and the biblical Garden of Eden to courtly gardens of the nobility, and reports on the many activities - both reputable and scandalous - that took place there. Num Pages: 100 pages, 64 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061435
ISBN
9781606061435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Garcilaso de la Vega and the Material Culture of Renaissance Europe examines the role of cultural objects in the lyric poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the premier poet of sixteenth-century Spain. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADS; 3JB; ACND; DSBD; DSC; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647558
ISBN
9781442647558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.93

Hardback.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037783702
ISBN
9783037783702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.52

Hardback. The National Gallery of Art houses one of the most important collections of French old master paintings outside France. This book catalogues nearly one hundred paintings of the collection, from works by Francois Clouet in the sixteenth century to paintings by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun in the eighteenth. Editor(s): Rand, Richard. Series: National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues. Num Pages: 552 pages, 118 color illus. 214 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3J; ACN; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145358
ISBN
9780691145358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.90

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
€ 39.53

Hardcover. Examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629963293
ISBN
9789629963293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991517206
ISBN
9780991517206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.07

Hardback. This is the most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence ever undertaken, with more than 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches-produced in the same manner as BD&L's The Louvre and The Vatican. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 285 x 69. Weight in Grams: 4194.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Slp Har/Ma
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631910012
ISBN
9781631910012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.89
€ 62.58

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
€ 37.73

Hardback. This lavishly illustrated reading of the structure and meaning of portraiture asks what happens when portraits are interpreted as imitations or likenesses not only of individuals but also of their acts of posing. Includes 84 illustrations, 40 in color. Num Pages: 656 pages, 44 half-tones 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4776 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733236
ISBN
9780804733236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 292.88

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472449603
ISBN
9781472449603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.49

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 64 pages, 93 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; AK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 5. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Dover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486452296
ISBN
9780486452296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.54

Paperback. Analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of the early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the 16th century. In this book, important facts are called out in the margins of each entry, and key elements are pointed out on each illustration. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Getty Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368310
ISBN
9780892368310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Hardcover. .
Publisher
John Adamson Dist A/C
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898565154
ISBN
9781898565154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.81

Hardback. In the early fifteenth century, when Romans discovered ancient marble sculptures and inscriptions in the ruins, they often melted them into mortar. This book examines the 'long' fifteenth century, a critical period in the history of antiquities collecting that has received scant attention. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images & 220 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 200 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154214
ISBN
9780300154214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.19

Hardback. Rather than offering a chronological discussion, this book presents early Netherlandish paintings as individual objects that have confronted scholars with countless interpretive challenges. Divided into three parts, it advances the scholarly dialogue about an important period in European art, by assembling scholarly research in the field. Editor(s): Ridderbos, Bernhard; Buren, Anne van; Veen, Henk van. Num Pages: 481 pages, 118 b&w and 52 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
481
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368167
ISBN
9780892368167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Cole, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages, 151 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQ; AFH; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029054
ISBN
9780271029054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.50

Paperback. A fascinating new appraisal of the maestro of the Northern Renaissance. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 250. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714845609
ISBN
9780714845609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.91

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
€ 15.98

Paperback. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) is arguably the first truly international artist, a celebrity both during his own lifetime and since. A major artist of the northern Renaissance, he was praised by his contemporaries and described shortly after his death as the prince among German painters. This book presents a selection of Durer's works. Num Pages: 96 pages, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126920
ISBN
9780714126920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Accompanies the National Gallery's display of its Italian Renaissance paintings - one of the richest collections of its kind in the world. This book focuses on Italian masterpieces made between 1250 and 1500. It includes highlights such as Leonardo's "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" and "Saint John the Baptist". Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 72 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094213
ISBN
9781857094213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

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