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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. 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

€ 58.23
€ 45.69

Hardcover. This visual and analytical record of the work and career of Jacopo Sansovino, the leading sculptor and architect of 16th-century Venice and one of the greatest sculptors of the High Renaissance, provides a detailed description of his works. Num Pages: 652 pages, 440 b/w + 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 286 x 60. Weight in Grams: 3010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
652
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300047592
ISBN
9780300047592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.47
€ 167.10

Hardcover. An interpretation of the art, architecture, and liturgy created for the conversion of Aztecs and other native peoples of central Mexico by European Franciscan missionaries in the mid-16th century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 239 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; ACN; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2118.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033644
ISBN
9780268033644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.42

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

€ 93.17
€ 77.41

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

€ 75.70
€ 63.48

Paperback. As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of sixteenth-century patriarchal English society. This title illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her subjects variously exploited or obfuscated this contradiction. It is suitable for historians, literary scholars, and art historians of the period. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; ACN; AG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534756
ISBN
9780226534756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.18

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

€ 128.12
€ 111.07

paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 202 halftones, 33 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSV; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327822
ISBN
9780226327822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.18

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 140 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226002408
ISBN
9780226002408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.79

Paperback. Originally published in 1940, this book charts the origins and evolution of academies of art from the sixteenth century to the mind-twentieth century. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; ACQ; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107421448
ISBN
9781107421448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Hardback. This volume examines works of art in a variety of media produced in Florence during the period 1300 to 1600. Editor(s): Ames-Lewis, Francis (University of London). Series: Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 464 pages, 282 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1888.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521851626
ISBN
9780521851626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.14

Paperback. A collection of essays on Masaccio's Trinity, first published in 1998. Editor(s): Goffen, Rona. Series: Masterpieces of Western Painting. Num Pages: 178 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521467094
ISBN
9780521467094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Paperback. Series: Routledge Great Minds. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415854672
ISBN
9780415854672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.05

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
€ 43.78

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313319372
ISBN
9780313319372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.05
€ 64.51

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
€ 8.11

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

Paperback. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 251 illustrations, 51 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006624
ISBN
9780500200087
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 26.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
C.B. Edizioni Italy
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895686202
ISBN
9788895686202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

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

€ 44.99
€ 39.99

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

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
€ 71.50

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