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History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900

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History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900

Paperback. An exploration of the philosophy and heritage of the legendary Swedish interior design and furniture company, Svenskt Tenn. The company was founded in 1924 by the pioneering design entrepreneur Estrid Ericson and joined ten years later by Austrian designer and architect Josef Frank. Num Pages: 56 pages, 40 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DNS; ACVN; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 356 x 11. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500293294
ISBN
9780500293294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color, 86 b/w. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816. 280 pages, illustrations. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACV. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight: 816.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255821
ISBN
9780520255821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077683
ISBN
9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263517
ISBN
9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK; ACVN; JH; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 150. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869403478
ISBN
9781869403478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.86

Paperback. Examines the many ways artists have portrayed both turbulent and calm weather conditions in marine and landscape paintings, drawings, and prints. This book places emphasis on the artist's observation and experience of weather and climate, as well as on works which use calm seas, storms, and tempests as symbol and metaphor. Num Pages: 136 pages, 100 illus., 66 in color. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7765 x 5830 x 10. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oklahoma City Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911919042
ISBN
9780911919042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 137 color images. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337390
ISBN
9780764337390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.35

Hardcover. During the 18th-century deposits of gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds were discovered in Brazil, enabling the Court of Portugal to commission art on a lavish scale. This book is devoted to this period of Portuguese art and history, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and textiles. Editor(s): Levenson, Jay A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w + 140 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JF; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300058413
ISBN
9780300058413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Hardback. An in-depth look at the changing status of American artists in the 18th and early 19th century Num Pages: 316 pages, 90 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214611
ISBN
9780300214611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Hardback. Features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 245 colour images + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACV; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197433
ISBN
9780300197433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. New edition of this key guide to art history, which takes a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries, including the most important new writing on the most recent work in a variety of new media. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 600 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
601
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199229840
ISBN
9780199229840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.02

Hardcover. This exquisite book takes you to a jewelry Magical Kingdom of theatrical beauty, showcasing dazzling Juliana crystal jewelry made by William DeLizza and Harold Elster from 1947 to the 1990s. Over 375 color photographs display the largest collection of str Num Pages: 208 pages, 381 color photos. BIC Classification: ACVN; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329111
ISBN
9780764329111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 60.09

Hardcover. Explores the aesthetic and cultural impact of New Mexico art and highlights a range of works representing European, native, ethnic, tourist, regional and commercial art. This book also discusses how Native American and Hispanic artists of the Southwest influenced the non-native artists who came to call New Mexico home. Num Pages: 276 pages, 228 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; ACV; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134979
ISBN
9780890134979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.76
€ 56.93

Hardcover. Celebrates two complementary and necessary aspects of the art world, the hand of the artist and the role of art institutions Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Museum of Art, Washington State University
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780975566268
ISBN
9780975566268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. Explores the winding paths and meticulously shaped hedges, the gazebos and gateways, the formal terraces and the billowing border plantings that characterised the Arts and Crafts garden, and directs readers and gardeners to where they can visit and be inspired by these beautiful works of art. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: ACVN; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812982
ISBN
9780747812982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. Featuring various illustrations showing the buildings, furniture, metalwork, and the people who influenced it, this title tells the story of the birth and development of the arts and craft movement in Britain. Series: Shire History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Shire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807827
ISBN
9780747807827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. Art schools, workshops and associations helped shape the Arts and Crafts style, as did individuals such as Ann Macbeth, Robert Lorimer, and James Cromar Watt. Together, these architects, artists and designers contributed to the expansion and evolution of the movement both within and beyond Scotland's borders. This book chronicles this movement. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 468 pages, 100 colour images + 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 291 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2296.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
468
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195767
ISBN
9780300195767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 59.64

Paperback. Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture. The author reveals how Romantic poets and philosophers invented "art" as we know it today. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACV; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106016
ISBN
9780231106016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. A never-before-published edition of the rare chromolithographic Audubon prints of American birds. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC; AGB; AGN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 590 x 390 x 60. Weight in Grams: 6759.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088656
ISBN
9780393088656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 330.55
€ 300.79

Paperback. Looks at two different genres in relation to the construction of femininity in late nineteenth-century France - Degas' representation of ballet dancers and the transforming tradition of female portraiture. Series: University of Kansas Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987934
ISBN
9780295987934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

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