History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. Drawing on the V&A's wide-ranging poster collection, this book maps how the poster has evolved in Britain since 1945 in the hands of graphic designers and fine artists, advertising agencies and counter-cultural groups. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; ACX; AKLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851776764
- ISBN
- 9781851776764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.87
€ 35.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Of interest to an art enthusiast, this book is both a practical manual for discovering and understanding the artist, J M W Turner, and a guide to his life and work. It examines in detail key works and the techniques by which Turner realised them and features revealing extracts from his notebooks, travel journals and poetry. Num Pages: 244 pages, over 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854375728
- ISBN
- 9781854375728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.49
€ 30.99
€ 27.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858945958
- ISBN
- 9781858945958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.63
€ 58.80
€ 53.63
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Booth-Clibborn Editions
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861541994
- ISBN
- 9781861541994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.38
€ 49.99
€ 45.38
Paperback. Since South Africa's transition to democracy, many universities have acquired new works of art for key spaces on their campuses. The new works convey messages about the advantages of cultural diversity, and many engage critically with histories of racial intolerance and conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145805
- ISBN
- 9781868145805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
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
€ 53.33
€ 53.33
Hardcover. Richard Sundt draws on a range of primary materials to chronicle early Maori church building in New Zealand for the first time. The book focuses on the Anglican/Church Missionary Society churches that dominated the period. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK; AMC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1025.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869404567
- ISBN
- 9781869404567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Presents a photographic survey that traverses the concepts and values of traditional Maori weaving and innovative, contemporary weaving practice. The evocative photos and text reveal the spiritual significance of weaving within Maori culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Huia Publishers (N2) Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869691615
- ISBN
- 9781869691615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.00
€ 54.00
Hardcover. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) poet, painter, novelist, explorer, mountaineer, chess master, classical scholar and drug addict was the founder of a religion called thelema, which, he claimed, had superceded Christianity. Num Pages: 618 pages, 12ill.(2col.). BIC Classification: ACX; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pindar Press
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899828210
- ISBN
- 9781899828210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.43
€ 40.99
€ 40.43
Hardcover. John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. Num Pages: 686 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AM; HBLC1; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pindar Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904597360
- ISBN
- 9781904597360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.00
€ 185.00
Hardcover. Focuses on a single work, Picasso's "Head" of 1913, and in doing so demonstrates how scrupulous focus can open out challenging perspectives in the work of a great master. This lecture was given by Neil Cox of the University of Essex, one of Britain's leading scholars of Cubism and Surrealism, and a particular authority on Picasso. Num Pages: 48 pages, 18 col, 3 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AGC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 213 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Galleries Of Scotland
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906270261
- ISBN
- 9781906270261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.57
€ 13.99
€ 13.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables, 35 b/w figures, 5 colour figures, 37 b/w. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534888
- ISBN
- 9781931534888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745383
- ISBN
- 9781931745383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.15
€ 22.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 240 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Grantha Corporation United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677017
- ISBN
- 9781935677017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 104 illus & 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677727
- ISBN
- 9781935677727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.73
€ 37.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover. Series: Ars Nova. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782503518046
- ISBN
- 9782503518046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.80
€ 174.80
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Editions Norma
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782915542813
- ISBN
- 9782915542813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.52
€ 54.99
€ 48.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783864421617
- ISBN
- 9783864421617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.99
€ 49.99
€ 43.99
Hardcover. The first comprehensive monograph of the Italo-American glass artist Narcissus Quagliata. Num Pages: 256 pages, 355 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Arnoldsche Germany
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783897903784
- ISBN
- 9783897903784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.99€ 94.40
€ 102.99
€ 94.40
Hardcover. Paul Wegener was one of the most striking actors in the German theatre. Seeing Wegener's pictorial world in the context of the art of his period and in a retrospective view of the motif's history, this book presents pictorial comparisons and analyses from the view of interdisciplinary iconography, revealing his position in artistic development. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AGB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565144
- ISBN
- 9783932565144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.62
€ 49.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. Places Karl Friedrich Schinkel's life and work in the artistic context of his day. This book is devoted to his family and circle of friends, and to his universal artistic, technical and administrative activities. It brings together a variety of material from contemporary sources, letters, newspapers, diaries and other writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565298
- ISBN
- 9783932565298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.10€ 42.44
€ 54.10
€ 42.44
Hardcover. Daniel Kelly has won worldwide renown for his printmaking and his large paintings. This book catalogues Kelly's work from 1977 onwards in 3 parts: Painting: 44 colour plates of his finest works; Printmaking: 42 colour plates of the best of his prints; and Print Catalogue Raisonne, a catalogue of all his editioned prints from 1977 to 2009. Num Pages: 130 pages, 86 full colour plates: 42 printings, 44 prints. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784770031334
- ISBN
- 9784770031334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.73
€ 45.99
€ 38.73
Hardcover. To speak about the relationship between reality and art is like wanting to solve an equation with two unknowns. This title intends to explore the universal laws of art and track down the imprint they have left on reality in the work of art. Num Pages: 559 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 559
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888606
- ISBN
- 9788772888606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.70
€ 40.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. Covers topics as varied as: the concept of totalitarianism and totalitarian art, totalitarian exhibitions, monuments and architecture, forerunners of totalitarian art in romanticism and heroic realism, and diverse receptions of totalitarian art in democratic cultures. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Mikkel Bolt; Wamberg, Jacob. Num Pages: 359 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345607
- ISBN
- 9788779345607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.79
€ 49.99
€ 48.79