Theory of art
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Theory of art
Hardback. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 431 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725682
- ISBN
- 9780804725682
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Condition: New
€ 173.09
€ 173.09
Hardback. This text offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual endeavor which began with the decline of feudalism in the church. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 577.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728423
- ISBN
- 9780804728423
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Condition: New
€ 183.23
€ 183.23
Hardback. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 318 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729727
- ISBN
- 9780804729727
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Condition: New
€ 160.54
€ 160.54
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
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Condition: New
€ 139.09
€ 139.09
Hardback. This book explores the implications for today's critical concerns of the work of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most powerful and influential thinkers of the 20th century. Editor(s): Richter, Gerhard. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJ; ABA; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741255
- ISBN
- 9780804741255
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Condition: New
€ 184.00
€ 184.00
Hardback. Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin's "Artwork" essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. The essays gathered here offer a rich, wide-ranging critique of Benjamin's position. Editor(s): Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Marrinan, Michael. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744355
- ISBN
- 9780804744355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardback. Redefining art as a transformative "forcework," The Force of Art offers a new theory of the artwork, in which art's force is explained as a contestation of power in its modern technological manifestations. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750103
- ISBN
- 9780804750103
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Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. These phenomenological studies on the philosophy of the image review contemporary image theory while defending the fundamental insight that images alone make the artificial presence of things possible. Translator(s): Schott, Nils F. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759403
- ISBN
- 9780804759403
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Condition: New
€ 107.36
€ 107.36
Hardback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays on idolatry, including both historical and theoretical contributions, shows that the concept of idolatry is helpful for all who study the ways that people interact with and conceive of the things around them. Editor(s): Ellenbogen, Josh; Tugendhaft, Aaron. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760423
- ISBN
- 9780804760423
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Condition: New
€ 71.41
€ 71.41
Paperback. A survey of the thought about painting and sculpture from the early 18th to the mid-19th centuries. Barasch studies the opinions of the artists and treats the doctrines of philosophers, poets and critics of this period, thus tracing the development of modernism in art and art theory. Editor(s): Barasch, Moshe. Num Pages: 460 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814711767
- ISBN
- 9780814711767
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Hardback. Incorporates contemporary analytic philosophy in interpretations of art and architecture, literature, and film about the Holocaust Num Pages: 296 pages, 41 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823245406
- ISBN
- 9780823245406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Paperback. Sandor Radnoti looks at forgeries, artistic reproductions, replicas, variations, and pastiches in order to study the dilemmas surrounding artistic illusion and "poetic license." He reveals how forgeries as the parasites of art make clear and transparent the meaning of artistic orginality. Translator(s): Dunai, Ervin. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: ABA; ABK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692064
- ISBN
- 9780847692064
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Condition: New
€ 59.82
€ 59.82
Hardback. Criteria and methods of a structural analysis of pictorial language as a way of understanding the semiotic system of the visual arts. This is presented with a discussion of an information-processing model for optical illusions and computer simulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; GTE; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334891
- ISBN
- 9780880334891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.32
€ 19.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. Drawing on psychoanalytic discourse, the author of this work probes the use of words and images in contemporary culture. She draws upon a number of artistic movements and exhibitions to examine the emotional and intellectual responses to art. Series: Psychoanalysis & Culture. Num Pages: 273 pages, 44 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072977
- ISBN
- 9780231072977
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Condition: New
€ 48.09
€ 48.09
Paperback. The relationship between writers and artists has long been a collaborative one. Plato used the word ekphrasis to describe what happens when a writer writes creatively, as opposed to critically, about art. This title responds to works of art held in the permanent collection of Seattle's Frye Art Museum or exhibited there. Editor(s): Brown, Rebecca; Knecht, Mary Jane. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 104 pages, 14 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6797 x 4531 x 10. Weight in Grams: 477.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988825
- ISBN
- 9780295988825
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.92
€ 32.99
€ 26.92
paperback. Examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, this title reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 512 pages, 320 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691070001
- ISBN
- 9780691070001
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Condition: New
€ 68.82
€ 68.82
Paperback. An exploration of the arts as a catalyst to spiritual growth, developing a theology of aesthetics that stresses the mutually enhancing dynamic between artistic appreciation and spirituality. Num Pages: 148 pages, 6 colour images, 2 black & white images, 2 diagrams. BIC Classification: ABA; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894177
- ISBN
- 9780718894177
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Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
This collection of essays redefines what gothic has become in the contemporary world, examining the idea of an emerging gothic that is inextricable from the broader global context in which it circulates. Globalgothic expands the horizons of the genre in diverse new and exciting ways. Editor(s): Byron, Glennis. Series Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Bruhm, Steven; Gelder, Ken; Hogle, Jerrold E.; Horner, Avril; Hughes, William. Series: International Gothic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; APF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087950
- ISBN
- 9780719087950
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Condition: New
€ 173.34
€ 173.34
Paperback. This accessible handbook from design guru Rob Forbes uncovers the beauty in the commonplace and reveals how visual thinking can enrich our lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, full-colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452117140
- ISBN
- 9781452117140
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.88
€ 26.99
€ 24.88