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Theory of art

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783956791307
ISBN
9783956791307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859470
ISBN
9781848859470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423456
ISBN
9780226423456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.26

Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983660
ISBN
9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. This primer is designed to teach students the interconnected arts of visual communication. The subject is presented, not as a foreign language, but as a native one that the student "knows" but cannot yet "read." Num Pages: 206 pages, 240. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262540292
ISBN
9780262540292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.52

Hardback. Art Is Not What You Think It Is presents a thought-provoking manifesto by two leading art historians which reconsiders current discussions on the idea of art, and offers new and challenging insights into its uses, meanings, and its very nature. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192408
ISBN
9781405192408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.70

Paperback. Art Is Not What You Think It Is presents a thought-provoking manifesto by two leading art historians which reconsiders current discussions on the idea of art, and offers new and challenging insights into its uses, meanings, and its very nature. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192392
ISBN
9781405192392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.97

Paperback. New edition of this key guide to art history, which takes a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries, including the most important new writing on the most recent work in a variety of new media. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 600 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
601
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199229840
ISBN
9780199229840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Distributed Art Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938922930
ISBN
9781938922930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.17

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893224
ISBN
9780718893224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Hardback. The author shows how museum culture offers a unique vantage point on the 19th and 20th centuries' preoccupation with history and subjectivity, and demonstrates how the constitution of the aesthetic provides insight into the realms of technology, industrial culture, architecture, and ethics. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732024
ISBN
9780804732024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.09

Paperback. The author shows how museum culture offers a unique vantage point on the 19th and 20th centuries' preoccupation with history and subjectivity, and demonstrates how the constitution of the aesthetic provides insight into the realms of technology, industrial culture, architecture, and ethics. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations facsimiles, port. BIC Classification: ABA; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736046
ISBN
9780804736046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. A varied selection of content, including excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, and art criticism. The Reader is contextualised under key themes and ideas that underpin the notion of a global art history that spans from the 1400s to present day. Editor(s): Newall, Diana. Series: Art and its Global Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526119926
ISBN
9781526119926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 32ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226117904
ISBN
9780226117904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099474913
ISBN
9780099474913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Covering various aspects of the visual arts, this book includes more than 1,000 images of art. It is suitable for the art enthusiasts. Num Pages: 624 pages, 1063 illustrations, 865 in colour. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; AF; AP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 285 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2040.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239438
ISBN
9780500239438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.82

Paperback. Mieke Bal is a leading scholar in art history and visual studies, with an international reputation in the English-speaking world. About Mieke Bal provides the first sustained scholarly assessment of Bal's writings in art history, visual studies, and critical theory. Editor(s): Cherry, Deborah. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405186568
ISBN
9781405186568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Globus, Doro. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464630
ISBN
9781905464630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. Why on earth do cars have the same symmetry as dragonflies? Is there really a beautiful swirling pattern lurking in every dripping tap? What do insect eggs have in common with planets, and why? This book introduces the main principles of symmetry, and shows how symmetry can be found in almost every corner of science, nature and human culture. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; ACVN; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263517
ISBN
9781904263517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Offers an understanding of artistic creativity by examining the careers not only of great painters but also of important sculptors, poets, novelists, and movie directors. This book provides insights into the mysterious processes of human creativity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 line illus. 31 tables. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133805
ISBN
9780691133805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. * Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. * Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. * Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220626
ISBN
9780631220626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.95

Paperback. Presents an overview of significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. This book explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. It explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220633
ISBN
9780631220633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.71

Hardcover. Outsider art is work produced outside the mainstream of modern art by self-taught visionaries, spiritualists, eccentrics, recluses, psychiatric patients, criminals and others beyond the perceived margins of society. This book sets out to challenge many of the received ideas in the field. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895219
ISBN
9781861895219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.61

Hardback. Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. This title describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. It provides an original theory of art and architecture in the age of global networks. Series: Point: Essays on Architecture. Num Pages: 136 pages, 39 color illus. 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150444
ISBN
9780691150444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

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