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Hardback. Nja Mahdaoui is a visual artist who considers himself an explorer of signs and has been described as a choreographer of letters. His work inspired by Arabic calligraphy is remarkably innovative as the aesthetic dimension of letters brings forth a strong sense of the poetic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 254 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2636.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857222646
- ISBN
- 9788857222646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 62.03
€ 65.40
€ 62.03
Hardback. A compelling look at Doris Salcedo's works from the past fifteen years, exploring how the artist challenges not only the limits of the materials she uses but also the traditions of sculpture itself Num Pages: 196 pages, 100 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AFKN; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 277 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222517
- ISBN
- 9780300222517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardcover. Covers the history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to present practices that demand audience interaction. As the internet mindset browsing, sharing, collecting, producing permeates various aspects of society, this title reveals the ways in which artists and viewers have approached the creation of open works of art. Editor(s): Frieling, Rudolf. Num Pages: 212 pages, 215 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500238585
- ISBN
- 9780500238585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.90
€ 40.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 5AQ; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263562
- ISBN
- 9781904263562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.38
€ 10.38
Hardback. The most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870. This book presents these letters in their entirety. In these letters, Eakins speaks openly and frankly about human relationships, male companionship, marriage, and women. Editor(s): Homer, William Innes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: ACV; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138084
- ISBN
- 9780691138084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. A multifaceted response to issues concerning personal privacy and government power by writers, artists, and others Editor(s): Poitras, Laura. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; APFB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300217650
- ISBN
- 9780300217650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Nine essays from scholars representing a variety of disciplines, cover themes of love, sexuality, gender and anxiety to comparisons with Ibsen and Kierkegaard. The text explores the meanings of Munch's imagery, his sources in Symbolist art, and his legacy for German Expressionism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 125 halftones, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1D; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892850027
- ISBN
- 9781892850027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.82
€ 54.99
€ 42.82
Paperback. Coinciding with a major refit of the medieval galleries at the British Museum, this book presents some of the highlights, concentrating on the period 1050-1500. The pieces are photographed superbly in full colour, each with a description on the facing page. Num Pages: 320 pages, col illus. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1010. Medieval Art. 320 pages, col illus. Coinciding with a major refit of the medieval galleries at the British Museum, this book presents some of the highlights, concentrating on the period 1050-1500. The pieces are photographed superbly in full colour, each with a description on the facing page. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK. Dimension: 216 x 213 x 22. Weight: 1014.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714128139
- ISBN
- 9780714128139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.01
€ 39.01
Paperback. The definitive book on High Line art, the public art program on the High Line, one of the most popular destinations in New York City. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Skira Rizzoli
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847845194
- ISBN
- 9780847845194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.91
€ 48.99
€ 42.91
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
€ 12.46
Paperback. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 112 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018. 364 pages, Illustrations. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight: 986.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251267
- ISBN
- 9780520251267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.90
€ 44.99
€ 38.90
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836505284
- ISBN
- 9783836505284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415970532
- ISBN
- 9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
Hardcover. The indispenable introduction to the life and work of Jasper Johns, the influential American artist whose work questions the very nature of art Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714861418
- ISBN
- 9780714861418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardcover. This beautiful volume focuses on a five-year period in Elizabeth Peyton s evolving career to suggest not only a visual chronicle of an age, its heroes, heroines, and interests, but also of an individual s life that of Peyton herself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 165 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 244. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847858552
- ISBN
- 9780847858552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.16€ 72.12
€ 72.16
€ 72.12
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976547280
- ISBN
- 9780976547280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Hardcover. Based on a Harvard Art Museums symposium on the acquisition of Margarete Bieber's coin collection, Sculpture and Coins addresses the relation between large statuary and miniature art in the private and public domain. Scholars from various disciplines explain the importance of coins for identifying and analyzing Greek and Roman portraiture. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674428379
- ISBN
- 9780674428379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy
First edition
First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0303320
- ISBN
- 9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- National Gallery London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857094640
- ISBN
- 9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.90
€ 13.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Includes discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half. This title presents a guide to the art of the ancient. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 254 illustrations, 191 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204221
- ISBN
- 9780500204221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267170
- ISBN
- 9781905267170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Explores the important artists represented in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, and guides readers through various artists' memorable achievements. Series: MOMA Artist Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 27 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870707865
- ISBN
- 9780870707865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.14
€ 9.99
€ 9.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Publisher
- Damiani Italy
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788862081634
- ISBN
- 9788862081634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 122 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- Grantha Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890206086
- ISBN
- 9781890206086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 47.15
€ 53.99
€ 47.15