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Art & Architecture
Introducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.
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Art & Architecture
Hardback. In this invitation to reflect on the power of performance, Diana Taylor explores the multiple and overlapping meanings of performance, showing how it can convey everything from artistic, economic, and sexual performance, to providing ways of understanding how race, gender, identity, and power are performed. Num Pages: 240 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBS; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5193 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359548
- ISBN
- 9780822359548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.11
€ 111.11
Hardback. Musical understanding has evolved dramatically, principally through an appreciation of musical meaning in its social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions. This book examines the open and active circle between the values and valuations placed on music by individuals and societies, and the discovery, through music, of what and how to value. Editor(s): Chapin, Keith. Num Pages: 226 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230099
- ISBN
- 9780823230099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.15
€ 97.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Weatherhill
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780834804425
- ISBN
- 9780834804425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 27.85
€ 43.99
€ 27.85
Hardcover. A beautiful and comprehensive study of fine, international bronze statuary of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Over 1100 illustrations, 200 in color, and carefully researched text with relevant marks, inscriptions, artist signatures, dates, and foundry stamps. Over 450 artists are represented. Num Pages: 330 pages, 1100 photos & drawings. BIC Classification: AFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 311 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 3140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401220
- ISBN
- 9780887401220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.45€ 76.13
€ 103.45
€ 76.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 1288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781444336313
- ISBN
- 9781444336313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.73
€ 46.99
€ 45.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 27 colour, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 200. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Haunch of Venison United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905620227
- ISBN
- 9781905620227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.36
€ 28.36
Paperback. Black women and Hollywood in the pre-Civil Rights era Num Pages: 440 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221926
- ISBN
- 9780253221926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. "Though it seems contradictory to write words of praise for a book that deeply interrogates the marketability of praiseful language (in the guise of art criticism), Gavin Butta s collection deserves them. Framed by Butta s astute introduction, these performative essays pulse with vitality. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232841
- ISBN
- 9780631232841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Paperback. Series: Sierra Club Books Publication. Num Pages: 255 pages, 380 colour illustrations, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: AJCP; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871564306
- ISBN
- 9780871564306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.24
€ 34.99
€ 32.24
Paperback. Published in 1898, a concise history of music by an educator and composer, aimed at the enthusiastic amateur. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108038812
- ISBN
- 9781108038812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.77
€ 36.77
Paperback. The memoirs of a legendary figure in TV and the arts, beautifully written, honest and fascinating. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: APT; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340823118
- ISBN
- 9780340823118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.13
€ 14.99
€ 12.13
Hardback. This latest book by Tarquin Blake documents eighty abandoned Church of Ireland churches, preserving a record of fragile religious ruins. Blake's haunting images of crumbling ruins and history of the churches tell another fascinating story of troubled times. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 284 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Collins Press Cork
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848899100
- ISBN
- 9781848899100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.85
€ 32.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. What does it mean to be in the studio? What is the space of the studio in the artist's practice? How do studios help artists envision their agency and, beyond that, their own lives? This title locates the studio both spatially and conceptually - at the center of an art world that careens across institutions, markets, and disciplines. Editor(s): Jacob, Mary Jane; Grabner, Michelle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 67 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389615
- ISBN
- 9780226389615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. Surveys the history and scope of concert music by African-American women, including instrumental, choral, and chamber works, as well as symphonies and operas. Num Pages: 428 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Illinois Pbk
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074547
- ISBN
- 9780252074547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.60
€ 32.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. Favorites like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Deep River," and "Go Down, Moses" are arranged for voice and piano by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and considered within their African tradition. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306812026
- ISBN
- 9780306812026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.95
€ 30.99
€ 21.95
Hardcover. An edited collection examining the construction of popular culture in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Editor(s): Connell, Philip; Leask, Nigel. Num Pages: 332 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; DSBD; DSBF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 61.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521880121
- ISBN
- 9780521880121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.95
€ 116.95
Paperback. Arguing that the practice of architecture occupies not just a historical position between Stonborough-Wittgenstein's early and late philosophy, this book demonstrates that Wittgenstein's practice of architecture constitutes a fundamental component in the development of his philosophy of language from its early to late phases. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AM; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823228812
- ISBN
- 9780823228812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 284 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monacelli Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580934244
- ISBN
- 9781580934244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.94
€ 46.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Series: Cine-module. Num Pages: 54 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; CJBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 217 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101092
- ISBN
- 9781585101092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Hardback. Roger Christian reveals his life story, from his earliest work in the British film industry to his breakthrough contributions on such iconic science fiction masterpieces as Star Wars, Alien and his own rediscovered Black Angel. This candid biography delves into his relationships with legendary figures, as well as the secrets of his greatest work. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12-24 colour page plate sections. BIC Classification: APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783299003
- ISBN
- 9781783299003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.21
€ 26.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1220. The Infinite Art of Improvisation. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043814
- ISBN
- 9780226043814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.48
€ 44.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. With this widely acclaimed work, Fried revised the way in which eighteenth-century French painting and criticism were viewed and understood."A reinterpretation supported by immense learning and by a series of brilliantly perceptive readings of paintings and criticism alike. . . . An exhilarating book."--John Barrell, "London Review of Books" Num Pages: 268 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262130
- ISBN
- 9780226262130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.67
€ 37.99
€ 29.67
paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226753430
- ISBN
- 9780226753430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.67
€ 36.99
€ 28.67
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744080
- ISBN
- 9780292744080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.34
€ 71.34