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Theory of art

Paperback. Presents arguments about the structure of images and the histories ascribed to them by scholars and critics working in the tradition of Vasari and Panofsky. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271024721
ISBN
9780271024721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.51

Paperback. A contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective on the study of art, connecting and integrating ideas from across the humanities and sciences. Num Pages: 227 pages, 50 b/w illus. 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; JMM; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521184793
ISBN
9780521184793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.60

Hardcover. Falling in love (and out of love) with statues, the author reveals has helped us since antiquity to understand, improve, and empower ourselves. He narrates a powerful history of artificial life at a moment when - with the development of robot soldiers, genetic engineering, and an expanding digital universe - it seems more real than ever. Num Pages: 208 pages, 98 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327792
ISBN
9780226327792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 46.16

Paperback. Drawing upon insights in fields such as anthropology and linguistics, this book deals with the concept of historical sequence and continuous change across time. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100617
ISBN
9780300100617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. This revision of avant-garde history traces a direct line back from John Cage, pop and conceptual art to the work of Whitman, Emerson, Ruskin, Carlyle and Wordsworth, showing how the art of everyday objects, often thought to be a contemporary phenomenon, actually began as far back as 1800. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; AVA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226472539
ISBN
9780226472539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies gathers contributions from more than sixty authors pioneering new scholarly approaches to improvisation in the arts, humanities, social, and natural sciences. Editor(s): Lewis, George E.; Piekut, Benjamin. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTR; HPN; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 294 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195370935
ISBN
9780195370935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.70

Paperback. Focuses on questions of history, methods, and the nature of art theories, as well as the value and evaluation of art. This book is intended as a primer to aesthetics, as well as a summary and extension of the author's contribution to the field. Num Pages: 120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229469
ISBN
9780631229469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Hardcover. Focuses on questions of history, methods, and the nature of art theories, as well as the value and evaluation of art. This book is intended as a primer to aesthetics, as well as a summary and extension of the author's contribution to the field. Num Pages: 120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229452
ISBN
9780631229452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.69

Hardback. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969408
ISBN
9781403969408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. The eleven interconnected essays of this book penetrate the dense historical knots binding terror, power, and the aesthetic sublime from World War II to September 11th and beyond. Ray argues that globalization cannot be separated from the collective tasks of working through historical tragedies. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110489
ISBN
9780230110489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 200 figures (color and b&w). BIC Classification: ABA; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780998117003
ISBN
9780998117003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.21

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

€ 55.34

Paperback. Shapiro explores the whole range of Foucault's writing on visual art, including the theory of visual resistance. He also examines the significance of Nietzsche's understanding of visual dimensions in the theatre and opera, Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750477
ISBN
9780226750477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Hardback. asdsdfdsf Editor(s): Bettinson, Gary; Udden, James. Series: East Asian Popular Culture. Num Pages: 227 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137566089
ISBN
9781137566089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 24 colour plates, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309705
ISBN
9780226309705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Bookwork takes our passion for books to its logical extreme - by studying artists who employ found or simulated books as a sculptural medium and investigating the conceptual labor behind this proliferating international art practice. This title offers an account of works that force attention upon a book's material identity and cultural resonance. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 colour plates, 68 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 286 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773919
ISBN
9780226773919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.27
€ 69.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138018471
ISBN
9781138018471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149389
ISBN
9780231149389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.76
€ 57.47

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152013
ISBN
9780231152013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Hegel's "Aesthetics" gives full expression to his theory of art. He considers the nature of art, surveys the history of art from the ancient world through to the romantic movement, criticizes major works, probing their meaning and significance and deals individually with different art forms. Translator(s): Knox, T. M. Num Pages: 690 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 41. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198238171
ISBN
9780198238171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

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