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Theory of art
Paperback. How do we do justice to art when we treat it as a worldwide phenomenon with a long history? In this study, academics, curators, bibliographers and representatives of international organizations explain the ways they deal with the conflict between the need to compress and the desire to express. Editor(s): Onians, John. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 268 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097900
- ISBN
- 9780300097900
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€ 23.99€ 18.28
€ 23.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in contemporary scholarship to the public. This illustrated documentary volume tells the story of the genesis of the lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of scholars. Editor(s): Cropper, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 255 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1164.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099614
- ISBN
- 9780300099614
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€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Explores the artistic practices that employ evocation - the calling forth of past emotions, desires, frustrations, and memories - as a mode of connecting past and present. Featuring the work of artists working in a variety of media, this book challenges the conventional approach to history whereby the past is kept at a distance as historical fact. Editor(s): Fassi, Luigi; Gallun, Lucy; Schillinger, Jakob. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300159028
- ISBN
- 9780300159028
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€ 15.99€ 12.75
€ 15.99
€ 12.75
Hardback. Explores how art, design, and performance registered the changes in the Edwardian period (1901-1910) and helped to precipitate them. Acknowledging familiar divisions between the neo-Baroque magnificence of central London and the slums of the East End, this title discusses the middlebrow culture that characterizes the anonymous edge of the city. Editor(s): O'Neill, Morna; Hatt, Michael. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations + colour images. BIC Classification: 3JJC; ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1092.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300163353
- ISBN
- 9780300163353
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Paperback. The Art of Understanding Art reveals to students and other readers new and meaningful ways of developing personal ideas and opinions about art and how to express them with confidence. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658345
- ISBN
- 9780470658345
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Condition: New
€ 53.51
€ 53.51
Paperback. Body art or eyesore, tattoos provide fertile ground for philosophical discussion Whether seen as a celebration of individuality or as a conversation piece, tattoos raise intriguing philosophical questions, from aesthetics to feminism, from semiotics to the philosophy of the person. Editor(s): Arp, Robert. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672068
- ISBN
- 9780470672068
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€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. A collection of essays that explores concrete poetry and the metaphors of Dante, photography and the meaning of music. It deals with color composition, forgeries, and the problems of perspective, on art in education and therapy, on the style of artists' late works, and the reading of maps. Num Pages: 348 pages, 61ill. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484. 348 pages, 61ill. A collection of essays that explores concrete poetry and the metaphors of Dante, photography and the meaning of music. It deals with color composition, forgeries, and the problems of perspective, on art in education and therapy, on the style of artists' late works, and the reading of maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520055544
- ISBN
- 9780520055544
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.73
€ 36.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077683
- ISBN
- 9780520077683
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€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Challenges art history from a feminist perspective. Following their "Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany" (1982) and "The Expanding Discourse: Feminism and Art History" (1992), this volume identifies female agency as a central theme of feminist scholarship. It also features essays on artists and issues from the Renaissance onwards. Editor(s): Broude, Norma; Garrard, Mary D. Num Pages: 486 pages, 157 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1116.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242524
- ISBN
- 9780520242524
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Condition: New
€ 54.66€ 43.22
€ 54.66
€ 43.22
Paperback. This essay is an attempt to reconcile the disturbing contradiction between the striving for order in nature and in man and the principle of entropy implicit in the second law of thermodynamics - between the tendency toward greater organization and the general trend of the material universe toward death and disorder. Num Pages: 72 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108. An Essay on Disorder and Order. 72 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight: 108.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 40th Anniversary Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266001
- ISBN
- 9780520266001
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€ 27.99€ 21.42
€ 27.99
€ 21.42
Hardback. A biography of Peter Selz that traces the journey of this Jewish-German immigrant from Hitler's Munich to the United States and on to an important career as a pioneer historian of modern art. It illuminates key historical and cultural events of the twentieth-century, describing Selz's extraordinary career. Num Pages: 321 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269354
- ISBN
- 9780520269354
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€ 27.99€ 21.50
€ 27.99
€ 21.50
Hardback. * Provides a critical overview of Western visual art theory from a wide range of perspectives. * Helps students to pursue questions about the nature and ambitions of theory in the context of art. * Can be used alongside the three a Art in Theorya anthologies also published by Blackwell. . Editor(s): Smith, Paul; Wilde, Carolyn. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 30. BIC Classification: ABA; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1152.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207627
- ISBN
- 9780631207627
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Condition: New
€ 220.77
€ 220.77
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.
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- 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
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€ 142.95
€ 142.95
Hardcover. This work explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought from the Renaissance onwards. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Iversen, Margaret. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227144
- ISBN
- 9780631227144
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€ 134.92
€ 134.92
Paperback. This work explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought from the Renaissance onwards. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Iversen, Margaret. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227151
- ISBN
- 9780631227151
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€ 52.06
€ 52.06
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 124.87
€ 124.87
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 42.02
€ 42.02
Hardcover. It has become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. This book explores contemporary approaches which have sought to renew criticism's energies in the wake of a 'theatrical turn' in visual arts practice, and the emergence of a 'performative' arts writing over the decade or so. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232834
- ISBN
- 9780631232834
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Condition: New
€ 138.69
€ 138.69
Paperback. The importance of the late 18th century in the genesis of modern art emerges in these four essays on various aspects of the art and architecture of a neglected period. Num Pages: 344 pages, 215 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003023
- ISBN
- 9780691003023
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€ 83.18€ 63.74
€ 83.18
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Paperback. Iconoclastic study of the meanings of art in which the author designs a new set of categories for the artistic process and views artists and their work from a unique point of view. Translator(s): Gilbert, Stuart. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 664 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 661
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691018218
- ISBN
- 9780691018218
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.14
€ 53.48
€ 42.14
Paperback. What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? This book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese art, revealing the great diversity of Chinese art and showing just how complex and uncertain the labels 'contemporary', 'Chinese', and 'American' have become. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 color illus. 172 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; ABA; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148601
- ISBN
- 9780691148601
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€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
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Paperback. An invaluable introduction to the continuing debates between high art and low culture for students of media and cultural studies and art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 93 black and white photos. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745317441
- ISBN
- 9780745317441
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.71
€ 40.99
€ 26.71
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745317946
- ISBN
- 9780745317946
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
Hardback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630380
- ISBN
- 9780745630380
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Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21