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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

Hardback. Aims to bring together essays that explore how knowledge was obtained and demonstrated in Europe during an intellectually explosive four centuries, when standard methods of inquiry took shape across several fields of intellectual pursuit. This book looks at production and consumption of knowledge as a social process within different communities. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Schmidt, Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763286
ISBN
9780226763286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.88
€ 77.41

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

Paperback. Strategies of interpretation implicit in antique poetry to the visual art of the Renaissance, concentrating on Raphael's Roman works and their cultural context Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089643421
ISBN
9789089643421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.30

Paperback. Journey through Renaissance art and attain an understanding of the symbolic messages of painters from Leonardo Da Vinci to Sandro Botticelli, as well as sculptors and architects Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 758. Decoding the Hidden Symbolism of Italian Art. 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. Journey through Renaissance art and attain an understanding of the symbolic messages of painters from Leonardo Da Vinci to Sandro Botticelli, as well as sculptors and architects. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACND. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 26. Weight: 758.
Publisher
Duncan Baird Publishers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844839377
ISBN
9781844839377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. A catalogue that presents more than fifty masterful Italian drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries: working drawings, preparatory sketches, and finished compositions that have been added in recent years to the private collection of Jean and Steven Goldman. Editor(s): McCullagh, Suzanne Folds. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 200 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACNH; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207774
ISBN
9780300207774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. * An investigation of the way objects are created, used and re-used in the context of Italian Renaissance art. * Discusses a variety of objects, from glassware, through sculpture and prostitutes' jewellery, to miraculous painted images. Editor(s): Olson, Roberta J.M.; Reilly, Patricia L.; Shepherd, Rupert. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139557
ISBN
9781405139557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 12 colour plates, 182 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACN; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226015187
ISBN
9780226015187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.50

Flexibound. In the same format of the best-selling Leonardo's Notebooks, which has 320,000 copies in print worldwide,Michelangelo's Notebooks is an illustrated record of the artist's life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200 drawings and illustrations in 2 and 4 colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129798
ISBN
9781579129798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.43

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

€ 31.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898517
ISBN
9781861898517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.42

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

hardcover. When explorers and artists travelled to new lands in the early modern period, the exotic plants and animals that they encountered often seemed strange and outlandish. This title examines how these artists grappled with the problems of representing unfamiliar flora and fauna. Num Pages: 248 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; ACN; AGN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894373
ISBN
9781861894373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 250 colour. BIC Classification: ACN; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955406324
ISBN
9780955406324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.05
€ 53.77

paperback. Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099546443
ISBN
9780099546443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 10.71

paperback. Leonardo was an apprentice in Verrocchios workshop, where the young artist was fascinated by the lively and updated environment. Verrocchio taught the practice of drawing to the young Leonardo, who learnt how to describe the world around him with meticulous observation. Moreover, the artist made models in plaster or clay to better understand the wo Editor(s): Taglialagamba, Sara. Num Pages: 152 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CB Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9788895686240
ISBN
9788895686240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. As is well known, Leonardo defines painting as the "daughter of nature". His observation of nature, his fascination with every living thing that surrounded him was the main source of his drawings. His entire life was dedicated to investigating and trying to understand the laws of nature. Nature is observed, studied and depicted in all its forms. In Editor(s): Taglialagamba, Sara. Num Pages: 152 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
C.B. Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895686233
ISBN
9788895686233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

paperback. The term "engineering" comes from the Latin word "ingenium" that means talent, gift. Thus, according to this definition, the engineer was an intelligent, practical man, able to solve problems. Who better than Leonardo could fit this description perfectly? Leonardo studied in depth ancient texts and the treatises written by the most innovative Flore Num Pages: 152 pages, full colour illus throughout. BIC Classification: ACND; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CB Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9788895686226
ISBN
9788895686226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Giorgio Vasari, Leonardo's first biographer, said that the artist used to sketch "many designs for architecture". Editor(s): Taglialagamba, Sara. Series: Leonardo Collection. Num Pages: 152 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
C.B. Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895686219
ISBN
9788895686219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Presenting the proceedings of the International Congress of Studies promoted by the International Center of Studies Urbino e la prospettiva and intended to investigate in its multiple aspects the relationship between the mathematical sciences and the arts, with the contribution of some of the most authoritative experts in the field. Editor(s): Sinisgalli, Rocco. Num Pages: 448 pages, b/w & col illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
C.B. Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895686158
ISBN
9788895686158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 148.61
€ 133.21

Paperback. This volume collects a series of complex and variously articulated themes that involve on a theoretical and historical basis both the world of architecture and that of urban planning, as well as that of sculpture and of painting. Editor(s): Starnazzi, Carlo. Num Pages: 304 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
C.B. Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895686011
ISBN
9788895686011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. A collection of fifteen essays that offers different perspectives on a wide range of subjects in Italian art history, architecture, history, and urban studies. It includes topics that range from eleventh-century urbanism in Florence and northern influences on Lombard painting to the rewriting of history in the nascent Italian state. Editor(s): Deimling, Barbara; Nelson, Jonathan K.; Radke, Gary M. Series: Villa Rossa Series: Intercultural Perspectives on Italy and Europe. Num Pages: 276 pages, 19 colour & 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895250021
ISBN
9788895250021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.40

paperback. The monumental Mole Vanvitelliana in the harbor of the Adriatic City of Ancona is the spectacular setting for a most original Leonardo exhibition. For the first time Leonardo's presence at Urbino and Pesaro as an architect and general engineer in the service of Cesare Borgia in 1502 is presented in a historical and cultural context that includes ev Editor(s): Pedretti, Carlo. Num Pages: 160 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
CB Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9788890205606
ISBN
9788890205606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Hardcover. Aims to convey the relevance of the paintings of the old Flemish master Pieter Bruegel, ""The Elder"" (1520/5-1590) for modern audiences. This work guides the reader through the scenes depicted in these remarkable works of art, including the social context in which they were painted, and how they relate to our lives. Num Pages: 174 pages, 30 colour illustrations containing 37 Bruegel plates. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chaucer Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781884092121
ISBN
9781884092121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Accompanying an exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery that will bring together for the first time Pieter Bruegel the Elder's only three known grisaille paintings, this book will examine the sources, function and reception of these exquisite and unusual masterpieces. Num Pages: 56 pages, 40 colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Ill
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372940
ISBN
9781907372940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

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