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Paperback. This richly illustrated study reveals the struggle of Central European artists to enjoy freedom of expression and to reclaim public space, from within a political situation where both seemed impossible. Num Pages: 360 pages, 133 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; ACXJ; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533144
ISBN
9781784533144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.88

Paperback. After the Brazilian military took power in a coup in 1964, many artists tried to distance themselves from politics; others went into exile. This book covers culturally repressive years of the regime, from 1968-74 and looks at artists who found their visual language of resistance, outside government-controlled cultural centres or the militant left. Num Pages: 232 pages, 72 illustrations, including 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 265 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351535
ISBN
9780822351535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. Offers an overview on the development of British painting in the eighteenth century, which anticipated themes, and techniques that later became paradigms of modernity. This book focuses on the English context at a time when the growth of artistic standing was accompanied by the country's conquest of hegemony on a political and economic plane. Editor(s): Brooks, Carolina; Curzi, Valter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 186 illustrations, 111 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222714
ISBN
9788857222714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.22

Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064764
ISBN
9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 46.06

Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836563727
ISBN
9783836563727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Hardback. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Editor(s): Taylor, Eleanor; Zach, Emily. Series: The Art of.. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 286 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452151274
ISBN
9781452151274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.60

Hardback. Describes the transformation of Italian sculpture during the neglected half-century between the death of Michelangelo and the rise of Bernini. This book follows the Florentine careers of three major sculptors - Giambologna, Bartolomeo Ammanati, and Vincenzo Danti - as they negotiated the politics of the Medici court and eyed one another's work. Num Pages: 400 pages, 167 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147444
ISBN
9780691147444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 58.48

Paperback. The role of body movement in the formation of American modernism Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687248
ISBN
9781611687248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection illuminates many previously unexplored aspects of the Basilica of San Lorenzo's history, extending from its Early Christian foundation to the modern era. San Lorenzo depicts this church as a living Florentine institution, continually reshaped by complex historical forces. Editor(s): Gaston, Robert W.; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 27 x 21. .
Publisher
Villa I Tatti
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975675
ISBN
9780674975675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73
€ 87.60

Paperback. Drawing from the roses depicted in Pierre Joseph Redoute's three volume masterpiece, "Les Roses" (first published in installments between 1817 and 1824) and James Sowerby's thirty-six volume botanical monolith "English Botany" (1790-1813), this title features 170 of both artists' hand-colored engravings in their glory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 350 Colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062039552
ISBN
9780062039552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Gustav Klimt. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 301 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833774
ISBN
9780714833774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Hardcover. The V&A has the UK's largest permanent display of Japanese art, housing objects from the 6th century to the present day. In this new book some of the world's leading researchers in the field bring their attention to the V&A's unparalleled collection. Editor(s): Irvine, Gregory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 295 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851778553
ISBN
9781851778553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this chronologically arranged volume covers a century and a half of masterpieces which beautifully capture the development of art in the modern age. Series: The 50s Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AFJ; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 193. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383385
ISBN
9783791383385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Addresses art history's complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, this volume examines art historians' viewing practices and modes of writing. Editor(s): Ledbury, Mark. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191929
ISBN
9780300191929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. An examination of the passion and crucifixion of Christ as depicted in the visual and religious culture of Anglo-Norman England. Num Pages: 360 pages, 61 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 317 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271269
ISBN
9781783271269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Paperback. The book is an invitation to get lost within varied landscapes of its pages: middle-of-nowhere Australia, the minds of Susan Sontag and W.G Sebald, and, most prominently, the proverbial forests of all of our childhoods. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 218 x 2. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924990
ISBN
9781910924990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. A significant, ground-breaking reassessment of ancient Chinese tombs, which were filled with exquisite art objects and images, now available in paperback. The Art of the Yellow Springs looks at the implications presented by an entire burial site, rather than the individual works of art contained within them. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 191 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897817
ISBN
9781861897817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.85

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
€ 14.12

Hardcover. A comprehensive illustrated dictionary of French Art Nouveau Ceramics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 500 colour, 23 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; ACVY; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 317 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2668.
Publisher
Editions Norma
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9782915542653
ISBN
9782915542653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 94.25

Hardback. Deals with the scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. This book not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. Series: Renaissance Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780677408
ISBN
9781780677408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.13

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