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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Paperback. An exploration of the possibilities of representation after modernism, this study charts the logic and continuity of Mark Tansey's painting by considering the philosophical ideas behind his art. The book examines how Tansey uses structuralist and poststructuralist thought to create paintings. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791296
ISBN
9780226791296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGHX; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 4. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
S Q Publications,US United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865621015
ISBN
9780865621015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Henry Pearson is often linked to the Op Art movement of the 1960s because his best-known paintings feature a labyrinth of undulating parallel lines. This text accompanied an exhibition of Pearson's drawings from 1959 to the mid-1970s, the years when the artist moved toward geometric abstraction. Illustrator(s): Pearson, Henry. Num Pages: 68 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 273 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palmer Museum of Art
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911209549
ISBN
9780911209549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Colour/B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024293
ISBN
9781911024293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.42

Paperback. Documents an innovative project from the Spanish Royal Academy in Rome - the creation of a Pop-Up store. This volume showcases each project featured in the pop-up store, and provides a brief introduction to the artist, their works, and the inspiration behind them. Editor(s): La Fabrica. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 266 x 37. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
La Fábrica/aecid
Edition
Bag Pap/Ac
Condition
New
SKU
V9788415691846
ISBN
9788415691846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.08

Paperback. A handbook for practical living in posthuman world - all by way of examining the imagined 1916 chess game between Tristan Tzara, the daddy of Dada, and V I Lenin, the daddy of communism. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; D; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 107 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137780
ISBN
9780691137780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.14

Contemporary artists discuss the avant-garde movement and how the Great War influenced art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 colour, 50 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1800.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lannoo Belgium
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401437660
ISBN
9789401437660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Trust for Museum Exhibitions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882507177
ISBN
9781882507177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Hardcover. This biography of the life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh not only explores the work and legacy of the Scottish artist, but also examines his relationship with his wife Margaret Macdonald, which ended with his sudden death, aged 60. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820582
ISBN
9781842820582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.65

Our era is defined by the model. From Victoria's Secret and America's Next Top Model to the snapshots we post on Face-book and Twitter, our culture is fixated on the pose, the state of existing simultaneously as artifice and the real thing. The author shows us the very meaning of the arts in the process of transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772196
ISBN
9780226772196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Contemporary Art and Vinyl. 240 pages, 225 illustrations, incl. 200 in colour. Editor(s): Schoonmaker, Trevor. Museum catalogue for the first museum exhibition to explore the culture of vinyl records in the history of contemporary art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Dimension: 268 x 268 x 18. Weight: 1238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938989332
ISBN
9780938989332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.22

Hardback. A revealing look at the irrevocable change in art during the 1960s and its relationship to the modern culture of fact Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 color + 125 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; ACXJ5; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187274
ISBN
9780300187274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.65
€ 7.81

Hardback. Presents an examination of Pablo Picasso's use of religious imagery and the religious import of many of his works with secular subject matter. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 color illustrations, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
124
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276291
ISBN
9780520276291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.90

hardcover. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 130. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904270201
ISBN
9781904270201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Hardcover. Provides a link between the rebellious spirit of the current generation of Chinese artists and the mood of rebellion that was so evident during the years of the Cultural Revolution that ran from 1966 to 1976. This work argues that the destruction of traditional Chinese treasures by the Red Guards, especially in 1966, overshadows the entire period. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 298 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2005.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224084994
ISBN
9780224084994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 280 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Publisher
Halsgrove United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906690380
ISBN
9781906690380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 31 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 115 x 5. Weight in Grams: 54. New.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
31
Publication date
2006
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9781853909870
ISBN
9781853909870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.57

Hardback. Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation, embraced traditional and modern masters. This work catalogues 130 nineteenth- and 20th-century paintings that are part of the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum. It includes paintings by Ingres, Theodore Rousseau, and Corot among other early 19th-century artists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 130 color illus. 300 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2262.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145365
ISBN
9780691145365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.61
€ 100.38

Paperback. This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 324 pages, 256 illustrations, 21 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500202074
ISBN
9780500202074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

hardcover. Marcel Duchamp left a thousand letters in which he talks of his plans and works in progress. This volume contains his letters in their original language (French or English) with translations where appropriate. The editor focuses on the historical content and introduces each correspondent. Num Pages: 424 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 246 x 53. Weight in Grams: 920. Very good copy showing minor age and shelf wear. Dust jacket intact, shows some wear & tear. Text clean throughout
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025068
ISBN
9780500019580
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A modern painter discusses meaning and form in contemporary painting and offers advice to aspiring artists. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35 line illustrations, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
9th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674805705
ISBN
9780674805705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. . Num Pages: 448 pages, 269 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1654.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500275825
ISBN
9780500275825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Simon Sadler searches for the Situationist City among the detritus of tracts, manifestos, and works of art that the Situationist International left behind. Num Pages: 248 pages, 117. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACX; AMA; HPCF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262692250
ISBN
9780262692250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Paperback. 'The Sketchbook War' is not a book about art but the story of war artists, how men who had previously made a comfortable living painting in studios were transformed by military uniforms and experiences that were to shape the rest of their lives and the way in which we view war today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ACXD; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956154
ISBN
9780750956154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

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