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Hardback. Provides information on published visual images of American prints from 1946 to 1996 as well as biocritical information on printmakers working in this time period. Num Pages: 606 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACX; AFH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835863
ISBN
9780810835863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Hardback. Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa, but conceptually it emphasizes the ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life in cities and ports engaged in the slave trade. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 color illustrations, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 257 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052628
ISBN
9780674052628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.31

Paperback. Examines the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the responses people have had to them. This title considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the Holocaust, to illustrate that universal human rights have come to be imagined through aesthetic experience. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226762760
ISBN
9780226762760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, 259 color illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052581
ISBN
9780674052581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.91
€ 95.93

Hardcover. This children's book takes a tour through the Getty Museum, adjacent gardens, conservation laboratories and other sites at the Getty Center. It features the colourful, humorous characters Milli Ennium, Quincy and their cohorts. Illustrator(s): Seibold, J.otto. Num Pages: 32 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; GM; WTHM; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892364930
ISBN
9780892364930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892368440
ISBN
9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. This in-depth analysis of Adrian Piper s art locates her groundbreaking work at the nexus of Conceptual and feminist art of the late 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 335 pages, 69 illustrations, incl. 17 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349204
ISBN
9780822349204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 112 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846380952
ISBN
9781846380952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Korero Press
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993337406
ISBN
9780993337406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Hardback. An essential new look at the diverse work and artistic methods of beloved American realist painters Andrew and Jamie Wyeth Num Pages: 224 pages, 286 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 293 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214215
ISBN
9780300214215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Michael. Num Pages: 204 pages, port. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410466
ISBN
9781572410466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.68

Hardback. Demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. This title focuses on the watershed period between 480 BC and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in 212 BC - a time of great social and political ferment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 144 full-colour, 23 b&w, & 1 map. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061336
ISBN
9781606061336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 188 col ills. BIC Classification: ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 262 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Silvana
Condition
New
SKU
V9788836635566
ISBN
9788836635566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.09

Paperback. Microgroove continues John Corbett's exploration of diverse musics, with essays, interviews, and musician profiles that focus on jazz, improvised music, contemporary classical, rock, folk, blues, post-punk, and cartoon music, as well as painting, design, dance, and poetry. Num Pages: 496 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AVC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358701
ISBN
9780822358701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415856614
ISBN
9780415856614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.79

Paperback. This "admiring and absorbing biography" (Deborah Solomon, The New York Times Book Review) charts Sam Wagstaff's incalculable influence on contemporary art, photography, and gay identity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490958
ISBN
9781631490958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Hardcover. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393080995
ISBN
9780393080995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardcover. Luminous and revealing, a daughter's memoir of the art world and a larger-than-life father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 illlustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; BGFA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393239171
ISBN
9780393239171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 456 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366682
ISBN
9780892366682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.26

Hardcover. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings of Ed Ruscha is a six-volume series of books co-published by Steidl and Gagosian Gallery. This is the second volume, which contains entries on 178 paintings completed between 1971 and 1982. Num Pages: 546 pages, 317 illustrations, (304 colour ). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 241 x 57. Weight in Grams: 4000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865211385
ISBN
9783865211385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.57
€ 200.94

Paperback. Argues that while pastiche can be used to describe works which contain montage or collage, it can also be used to describe works which are a kind of imitation of previous works. This book investigates a range of cultural texts drawn from films, videos, novels, poetry, rap tracks, music and painting. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415340106
ISBN
9780415340106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 57 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AMCR; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680719
ISBN
9780816680719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. The seventeenth century was the beginning of a new era of commercialism, in which artists increasingly catered to affluent collectors. This title highlights the most important artists, works, concepts, and theories of the period, accompanied by 400 full-colour illustrations. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369348
ISBN
9780892369348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Paperback. Series: Dover Art Instruction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 253.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486203270
ISBN
9780486203270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486228747
ISBN
9780486228747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Grafton, Carol Belanger. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 112 pages, 344 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dover Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486248226
ISBN
9780486248226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 black-&-white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300155235
ISBN
9780300155235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.88

Paperback. Alberti`s "Della Pittura" was the first modern analytical study of painting. A systematic description of the one-point perspective construction, it was designed to persuade both patron and painter in the Renaissance to discard the old tastes in painting for the new. Translator(s): Grayson, Cecil. Num Pages: 112 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004793
ISBN
9780140433319
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532394
ISBN
9780226532394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Paperback. A generous selection of forthright essays on art and artists. Hughes tackles the lives and works of over 80 artists, from the old masters to our contemporaries, exploring their achievement (or lack of it) and how they altered the history of art for better or worse. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860468599
ISBN
9781860468599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872-1945) was an accomplished painter, illustrator and designer whose artistic life bridged the Victorian and modern worlds. In this book, the author takes us on a journey through Eleanor's training, career and achievements to re-establish her as an important figure in the history of Pre-Raphaelite art. Series: National Museums Liverpool. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50, Colour. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318573
ISBN
9781846318573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Nixon, Mignon. Series: October Files. Num Pages: 208 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262529327
ISBN
9780262529327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Cutting through the veil of legend, Martin Kemp offers an unparalleled portrait of this extraordinary man, asking what made Leonardo's work so astonishing and what vision drove his art and his invention. This updated edition is the first book to include two newly discovered Leonardo works, the most important discoveries in over a hundred years. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 24 figures, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583355
ISBN
9780199583355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 136 colour, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037642160
ISBN
9783037642160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.10

Hardcover. A rich overview of masterpieces from the original school of fine arts, with works from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250 colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804120
ISBN
9781907804120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Fisher, Tom; Gamman, Lorraine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 BW illus. BIC Classification: AC; AKP; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474277181
ISBN
9781474277181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.99

Paperback. A compilation of case studies about Japanese intellectuals' relationships to modernity in three majors arenas of art (art and aesthetics, theater, and literature) beginning in the 1850s to the 1970s. It discusses how inevitable wave of modernity was responded to, discussed, assimilated, changed by some practitioners of art and intellectuals. Editor(s): Nara, Hiroshi. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739118429
ISBN
9780739118429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.89

Paperback. The theory and practice of imitation has long been central to the construction of art and yet imitation is still frequently confused with copying. Theorizing Imitation in the Visual Arts challenges this prejudice by revealing the ubiquity of the practice across cultures and geographical borders. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119004035
ISBN
9781119004035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 323 colour illustrations, 20 schw.-w. u. 323 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Edition
3rd ed.
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034600323
ISBN
9783034600323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Hardcover. How New York artists have made use of the city's run-down lofts, neglected piers, vacant lots, and deserted streets. Editor(s): Cooke, Lynne; Crimp, Douglas (Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester, New York, USA). Num Pages: 303 pages, 130 color illus., 70 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The MIT Press
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780262014823
ISBN
9780262014823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cameron & Company Inc
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781937359911
ISBN
9781937359911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Larner, Melissa; Furness, Rosalind. Num Pages: 104 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Michelangelo Pistoletto: The Mirror of Judgement Germany
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863350543
ISBN
9783863350543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037643877
ISBN
9783037643877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.21

Hardcover. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1648. An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works. 256 pages, 500 colour illustrations. A reference book on the life and works of the influential impressionist artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It includes an exploration of the artist's personal life, education, artistic influences and historical context at a time when the Impressonist style was still developing. It also features a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 237 x 300 x 27. Weight: 1648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823476
ISBN
9780754823476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. In 1977, Max Neuhaus turned a triangle of pedestrian space between 45th and 46th Streets in Times Square into an island of harmonic sound. Known as Times Square, the celebrated installation was restored in 2002. This book takes considers the singular impact this artist has had in establishing sound as a medium in contemporary art. Series: Dia Foundation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations + 40 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151671
ISBN
9780300151671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Dieter Roth's unique and eclectic Tischmatten ('Table Mats') incorporate drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemeral materials. This title offers an interpretation of these significant yet often misunderstood works, which Roth himself considered to have influenced the development of his painting in the late 1980s. Editor(s): Rosen, Barry. Num Pages: 238 pages, 114 b/w + color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170795
ISBN
9780300170795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052611
ISBN
9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.91
€ 103.62

Paperback. An illustrated study of rock art, perhaps the oldest form of artistic endeavour. An introductory chapter discusses the discovery of rock art and the importance of landscape and ritual. Subsequent chapters survey rock art sites worldwide, explaining how the art can be dated and how it was made. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour & 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366828
ISBN
9780892366828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.66

hardcover. With a contextual approach that encompasses the full range of media, from textiles to stucco, this study traces the concept of a unified interior. It argues that art history - even the emergence of the modern category of fine art - was worked out as much in the rooms of palaces as in the printed pages of Vasari and other early writers on art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 colour & 116 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606062982
ISBN
9781606062982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.20

Hardcover. Visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316213882
ISBN
9780316213882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 76 pages, 69 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847839247
ISBN
9780847839247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.33

Hardback. In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated African American culture and art, Cahan shows how the art world's racial politics is far more complicated than overcoming past exclusions. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 113 illustrations (incl. 20 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 266 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358978
ISBN
9780822358978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. Providing a lively snapshot of the state of art and social justice today, Entry Points contains essays that map the field of art and social justice, artist pages, and an in-depth analysis of Theaster Gates's The Dorchester Projects, winner of the inaugural Vera List Prize for Art and Politics. Editor(s): Kuoni, Carin; Haines, Chelsea. Num Pages: 288 pages, 153 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5665 x 4217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362005
ISBN
9780822362005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Paperback. Essays explore Henri's familiarity with Irish subjects and culture prior to his first trip to Ireland, and focus on the striking portraits that he created during his Irish sojourns Num Pages: 83 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Mint Museums United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976230090
ISBN
9780976230090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. "Originally published by the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach 1997."- Title page verso. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049984
ISBN
9780813049984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and additional pieces of art, this book reveals surprising parallels between the people's political representation and their aesthetic representation. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w text halftones, 5 color and 1 halftone in insert. BIC Classification: AC; AG; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145268
ISBN
9780231145268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. From fine art paintings by such artists as Stubbs and Landseer to zoological illustrations and popular prints, a vast array of animal images was created in Britain during the century from 1750 to 1850. This book investigates the rich meanings of these visual representations as well as the ways in which animals were actually used and abused. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 b&w illustrations + 140 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126792
ISBN
9780300126792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.48

Hardback. The only source in print of the key essays of a pioneer of modernist design. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFW; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780819564474
ISBN
9780819564474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.06

Hardcover. Anatolii Fomenko is a Soviet mathematician with a talent for expressing abstract mathematical concepts through artwork. This book contains 84 reproductions of works by Fomenko. It explains the mathematical motivation behind the illustrations as well as the emotional, historical, or mythical subtexts they evoke. Num Pages: 184 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 298 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1219.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821801628
ISBN
9780821801628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1F; AC; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611460711
ISBN
9781611460711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 68 colour, 2 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037643846
ISBN
9783037643846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Szewczyk, Monika; Huttenlauch, Eva. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art Netherlands
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9789073362864
ISBN
9789073362864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. In the early 1650s Ferdinand Bol produced a series of wall-covering paintings. This 'painted chamber' is a unique example of a branch of the art of painting which was extremely popular in the seventeenth century, although hardly any of it now remains. Bol's ensemble has always been surrounded by mysteries. Who was the initial owner, what was the re Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 324 pages, 89 black and white 121 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABC; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1464. The Ambitions of a Wealthy Widow in a Painted Chamber by Ferdinand Bol. Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. 297 pages, 89 black and white 121 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABC; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 20. Weight: 1464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089643261
ISBN
9789089643261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.82

Paperback. Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. This title explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 color plates 129 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009391
ISBN
9780691009391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. BIC Classification: ACX; WTHH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 318 x 36. Weight in Grams: 3175.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fresco Fine Art Publications
Edition
5th or later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934491393
ISBN
9781934491393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Stroun, Fabrice. Num Pages: 64 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 205 x 10. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037644225
ISBN
9783037644225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865606358
ISBN
9783865606358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 102 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783865606921
ISBN
9783865606921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.15
€ 50.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Tatay, Helena. Num Pages: 264 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865607386
ISBN
9783865607386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.15
€ 55.91

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictura Electronic Clip Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill.175col.ill. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 548. Series: Dover Pictura. 128 pages, Ill.175col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AK. Dimension: 241 x 210 x 12. Weight: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dover Publications
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486996363
ISBN
9780486996363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardcover. Documents commissioned art for display on the Central Line between 2011 and 2012 which included Michael Landy's Acts of Kindness Anna Barham, Alice Channer and Bob and Roberta Smith's art on communication and exchange in the tube and the artworks produced by Hackney youth as part of A Lock is A Gate. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Num Pages: 88 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. Art on the Underground. 88 pages, 80 illustrations. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Dimension: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907317903
ISBN
9781907317903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865609618
ISBN
9783865609618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.88

Hardback. A chronicle of the life and work of Ernst Neizvestny, the great Russian sculptor and philosopher of art who survived the Soviet police state to become a folk hero to his people. The volume is based on research in the Soviet archives and on interviews with Neizvestny and his family and friends. Num Pages: 480 pages, 75 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520585
ISBN
9780742520585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
S Q Publications,US United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865620100
ISBN
9780865620100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212666
ISBN
9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 191 color illus., 410 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; ACXJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 305 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262016902
ISBN
9780262016902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) - painter, composer, builder of musical instruments, and first-hour member of the Italian Futurist movement - was a crucial figure in the evolution of twentieth-century aesthetics. This title emphasizes the futurist's interest in the occult, showing it to be a leitmotif for his life and a foundation for his art of noises. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult. 296 pages, illustrations. Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) - painter, composer, builder of musical instruments, and first-hour member of the Italian Futurist movement - was a crucial figure in the evolution of twentieth-century aesthetics. This title emphasizes the futurist's interest in the occult, showing it to be a leitmotif for his life and a foundation for his art of noises. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AVH. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270640
ISBN
9780520270640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865609052
ISBN
9783865609052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.61

paperback. Editor(s): Fenlon, Jane; Kenny, Ruth; Pegum, Caroline; Rooney, Brendan. Num Pages: 276 pages, 120 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9781911024354
ISBN
9781911024354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Jean Baptiste Chardin. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 48 colour and 40 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714833361
ISBN
9780714833361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.41

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