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Theory of art

Hardback. Black, favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists, has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility and sin and holiness. This book discusses the social history of the color black in Europe. It is suitable for those interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design. Num Pages: 216 pages, 106 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition - First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139302
ISBN
9780691139302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Provides a philosophical interpretation of a significant twentieth-century painter - Wassily Kandinsky. This work shows that Kandinsky separates colour and line from the constraints of visible form and, in so doing, conveys the invisible intensity of life - a force rooted in the corporeity and pathos of all living beings. Translator(s): Davidson, Professor Scott. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064479
ISBN
9781847064479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Hardback. Bringing together a renowned international group of contributors, this book explores the problems in the study of vision and cognition: to make sense of the sensations we experience when we see something, we must configure many moments into a synchronous image. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 colour plates, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783037345221
ISBN
9783037345221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.15
€ 49.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; CF; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Pap/Cdr
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415595278
ISBN
9780415595278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837635744
ISBN
9783837635744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.89
€ 100.20

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152938
ISBN
9780231152938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. A gripping and beguiling blend of art history, memoir and travel writing which delves into the mysteries and meanings of Las Meninas, Velazquez's iconic masterpiece" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ABA; ACQB; AFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088086
ISBN
9781847088086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 color and 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178181
ISBN
9780231178181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. A study of the iconic Brillo box through the theories of design, aesthetics, and art Num Pages: 144 pages, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dartmouth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584657019
ISBN
9781584657019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Unique in its approach, by applying the different theories used in art history to one painting, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon An ideal text for teaching, it provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within the subject Offers a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism by. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069598
ISBN
9780719069598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Hardback. A compilation of fascinating and original essays by one of today's most important art historians Num Pages: 332 pages, 100 color + 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208177
ISBN
9780300208177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.37
€ 44.46

Paperback. Contains 27 essays and reviews defining the contours of late modernism in the visual arts. Ranging from brief reviews to extended essays, the writings establish a set of basic terms for understanding key issues in high modernism. An extended introductory essay by the author clarifies his views. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 colour plates, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226263199
ISBN
9780226263199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. This book is a revealing exploration of the lives of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including George Orwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andy Warhol and many others, in light of the recognized criteria for diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103349
ISBN
9781843103349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Hardcover. Provides lesson after valuable lesson to anyone wishing to know what it means and what it takes to be an artist today. In this book the author gives practical advice and insights gained from his own professional highs and lows. It is a mix of reminiscence, personal philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 238 x 39. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Art / Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970183
ISBN
9781908970183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.25

Paperback. The second revised edition of this book integrates text and pictures more clearly, illustrations have been added to include more colour diagrams and examples of similar work done by students in recent years. The revisions were made by the author's widow, a lecturer in art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 368. The Dynamics of Visual Form. 128 pages, 100. The second revised edition of this book integrates text and pictures more clearly, illustrations have been added to include more colour diagrams and examples of similar work done by students in recent years. The revisions were made by the author's widow, a lecturer in art. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713683660
ISBN
9780713683660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of 'visual culture' that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618453
ISBN
9780748618453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. The Clever Object presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the ways objects materialise, embody, or negotiate various forms of intelligence, revealing the use of the idea of "the clever object" as an analytic tool of art-historical interpretation. Editor(s): Hunter, Matthew C.; Lucchini, Francesco. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118710760
ISBN
9781118710760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.51

Hardback. Series: The Arts in Higher Education. Num Pages: 274 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137544483
ISBN
9781137544483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.58

Paperback. Presents a study and appraisal of paintings, drawings and prints. This book shows how you can develop visual, analytical and historical skills in learning to look at and understand an image by analyzing how it works, what its pictorial elements are and how they relate to each other. It contains images by such artists as Rembrandt and Tacita Dean. Num Pages: 304 pages, 83 black & white halftones, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415435185
ISBN
9780415435185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding.. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526. Transnationalism, Cultural Productions and Emotions. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. 300 pages, 45 ills and tables. Editor(s): Svasek, Maruska. Most theories of material culture, transnationalism, and globalization have failed to incorporate a focus on emotions even though an increasing number of scholars in recent years have explored emotion-dense processes. This book fills the gap and examines how "emotions" can be theorized and serve as a useful analytical tool for understanding. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA; JFCD; JFFN; JHM. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight: 526.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453235
ISBN
9780857453235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 155.35

Paperback. An introduction to anthropological perspectives on art that links the production of art to political and cultural processes Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 b+w photos. BIC Classification: ABA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745317946
ISBN
9780745317946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardcover. Series: Page-Barbour Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178. .
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937007
ISBN
9780813937007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300052411
ISBN
9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.55
€ 45.04

Paperback. Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture. The author reveals how Romantic poets and philosophers invented "art" as we know it today. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACV; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106016
ISBN
9780231106016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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