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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. 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

€ 58.53
€ 50.63

Paperback. Explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures, and conventions and values. This book also reconsiders the importance of mathematical perspective. Editor(s): Woods, Kim W. Series: Open University: Renaissance Art Reconsidered. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121896
ISBN
9780300121896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Analyzing the painting, Saint James Freeing Hermogenes, this book reexamines and confirms Fra Angelico's status as a pioneer of the representational style championed in Florence in the early fifteenth century by Brunelleschi, Masaccio, and Donatello, and shows why he was one of the great artistic minds of his age. Series: Kimbell Masterpiece Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 3 black & white illustrations + 55 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121360
ISBN
9780300121360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.77

Paperback. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on medieval textiles and illustrated with many lovely colour reproductions, The Unicorn Tapestries traces the origins of the tapestries as well as possible interpretations of their symbolic meaning. This is an essential book for any lover of medieval art and textiles. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 77 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACND; AGC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 304 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106305
ISBN
9780300106305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.77

Hardcover. Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) spent his formative years in Seville, learning his craft and producing his early masterpieces. This work explores the importance of Seville for Velasquez, examining Sevillian culture, Catholic theology, and picaresque literature. Editor(s): Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b/w + 50 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACN; AFC; AGB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 342 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Hardback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300069495
ISBN
9780300069495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 46.93

Hardcover. These essays show how unpredictable attitudes to classical art turn out to be in Britain during the period 1550-1650. They aim to show how British artists, patrons and builders made informed choices from the classical vocabulary while working within systems distinct from those of classicism. Editor(s): Gent, Lucy. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 478 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300063813
ISBN
9780300063813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 46.93

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

€ 93.64
€ 79.56

Hardcover. A study of the controversies over religious images that pervaded Italian life both before and parallel to the Reformation north of the Alps. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 colour plates, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567723
ISBN
9780226567723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.09
€ 65.24

Hardcover. This is the official record of the restoration of Leonardo's painting "The Last Supper". Barcilon documents the technical aspects of the restoration, while art historian, Pietro C. Marani focuses on the history of the fresco, from conception through to restoration. Translator(s): Tighe, Harlow. Num Pages: 454 pages, 382 colour plates, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 260 x 54. Weight in Grams: 3402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504278
ISBN
9780226504278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.76
€ 112.01

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

€ 51.99
€ 44.41

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 48 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACND; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 208 x 5. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Dover Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486238760
ISBN
9780486238760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.75

Paperback. "For Italian city builders more than a thousand years ago, the urban realm was the great theater where their best aspirations were played out, the place where society said the most substantial things a" Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813342986
ISBN
9780813342986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.92

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 396 pages, 500 drawings. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486225722
ISBN
9780486225722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.28

Paperback. The first art treatise specifically directed toward non-practitioners, Il Riposo gives unique insight into the early stages of art history as a discipline, late Renaissance art and theory, and the Counter-Reformation in Italy. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614932
ISBN
9781442614932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.52

paperback. In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a substantially new view of Michelangelo. Num Pages: 420 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107673694
ISBN
9781107673694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.65

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Editor(s): Moss, Rachel. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; 3H; ACK; ACN; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 252 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179194
ISBN
9780300179194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.69
€ 68.02

Paperback. A readable, student-friendly, lavishly-illustrated introduction to one of the greatest periods of artistic genius in western history. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
Second Edition, Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349022
ISBN
9780813349022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.57

Hardcover. The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes. 192 pages, 120 illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2011-Apr. 8, 2012 and the Frick Collection, New York, May 1-July 29, 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGB. Dimension: 286 x 208 x 26. Weight: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372278
ISBN
9781907372278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.64
€ 72.62

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

€ 76.09
€ 58.98

Paperback. Cutting through the veil of legend, Martin Kemp offers an unparalleled portrait of this extraordinary man, asking what made Leonardo's work so astonishing and what vision drove his art and his invention. This updated edition is the first book to include two newly discovered Leonardo works, the most important discoveries in over a hundred years. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 24 figures, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583355
ISBN
9780199583355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.65

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