Theory of art
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Theory of art
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.82
€ 68.82
Paperback. A ground-breaking exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation. Num Pages: 402 pages. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714842080
- ISBN
- 9780714842080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.81
€ 26.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 53. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037342091
- ISBN
- 9783037342091
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.41
€ 30.99
€ 24.41
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.
- Format
- 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. Editor(s): Wamberg, Jacob. Num Pages: 297 pages, 80 b/w & 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HRQX2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763502672
- ISBN
- 9788763502672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 40.41
€ 51.09
€ 40.41
Paperback. Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for an anthropology of art. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198280149
- ISBN
- 9780198280149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.16
€ 170.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789212191
- ISBN
- 9780789212191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
hardcover. Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This book presents an exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 343 illustrations, 338 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000181
- ISBN
- 9780500239162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
Paperback. Presented in a debate format, this collection presents a range of short introductions to each of the discussions which include: sentimentality, appreciation, interpretation, understanding, objectivity, nature, food, and, horror. It includes sections on pornography and erotica and societies without art. Editor(s): Neill, Alex; Ridley, Aaron. Series: Arguing About Philosophy. Num Pages: 504 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 39. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415424516
- ISBN
- 9780415424516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
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
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 285 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1065.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863353872
- ISBN
- 9783863353872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.35
€ 49.35
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JHMC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415786546
- ISBN
- 9780415786546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
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
€ 56.45€ 44.46
€ 56.45
€ 44.46
Paperback. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Lantern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590564899
- ISBN
- 9781590564899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.50
€ 26.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. Proposes an anthropological theory for interpreting human picture making. Refusing to reduce images to their material embodiment yet acknowledging the importance of the historical media in which images are manifested, this book presents a challenging and provocative account of what pictures are and how they function. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translated by Thomas Dunlap ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160962
- ISBN
- 9780691160962
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; ABA; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863356552
- ISBN
- 9783863356552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.76
€ 33.76
Book. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423452089
- ISBN
- 9781423452089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.79
€ 27.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781683088
- ISBN
- 9781781683088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.70
€ 20.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. The aim of this book is to provide an account of modernist painting--from Pollock to Ryman--that follows on from the aesthetic theory of Theodor W. Adorno. It offers a materialist account of modernism with detailed discussions of modern aesthetics from Kant to Arthur Danto, Stanley Cavell, and Adorno. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AFF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748957
- ISBN
- 9780804748957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01