Theory of art
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Theory of art
Paperback. An overview of the theories of color from antiquity to the present. An indispensable study for all who work with color including artists, glazers, architects, decorators, designers, ceramic and textile artists, and the student of color theory. Num Pages: 88 pages, hundreds of b/w and color illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401435
- ISBN
- 9780887401435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.11
€ 16.99
€ 14.11
Hardcover. A classic color theory reference. Arranged to follow light from a stimulus outside the human body, through the reaction of the visual organs of the body, and ultimately to the occurrence of the visual experience in the brain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Hundreds of color & b/w photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401398
- ISBN
- 9780887401398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.34€ 39.14
€ 54.34
€ 39.14
Paperback. A classic study of the profound effect of color in the places we inhabit, our homes, offices, factories, hospitals and schools. The author shares his findings and the practical applications toward healthier and more creative environments. This revised edition includes a chapter on the changing environment caused by the computer. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16 color plates, 42 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401312
- ISBN
- 9780887401312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.15
€ 31.99
€ 21.15
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879753979
- ISBN
- 9780879753979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 40.71
€ 49.99
€ 40.71
Paperback. An original readable, understandable (and brief) discussion of the need for arts, one of the great philosophical mysteries, and one which offers a persuasive and satisfying answer. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wilmington Square Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908524409
- ISBN
- 9781908524409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Hardcover. Holy Hiatus sought to examine the ways that artists can draw audiences into different, often unexpected experiences of place through ritual. The temporary, mobile and in some cases, understated nature of the works meant that the impact was often subtle, but the artworks nonetheless created a ripple of effect for audiences. Editor(s): Jones, Ruth. Num Pages: 148 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762552
- ISBN
- 9781905762552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Villa, Carlos. Num Pages: 344 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACX; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883255466
- ISBN
- 9781883255466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; ABA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719056789
- ISBN
- 9780719056789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.51
€ 158.51
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
€ 42.38
€ 42.38
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 742 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 742
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641881
- ISBN
- 9780691641881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 378.24
€ 378.24
The Art of the Animal: Fourteen Women Artists Explore "The Sexual ...
Kathryn Eddy, Janell O'Rourke, L.A. Watson
Hardcover. Editor(s): Eddy, Kathryn; O'Rourke, Janell; Watson, L. A. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lantern Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590564912
- ISBN
- 9781590564912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.54
€ 43.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. Illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635103
- ISBN
- 9781566635103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.26
€ 17.99
€ 17.26
Hardback. With reviews and essays composed over the last 20 years and revised for this book, "Art's Prospects" illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art, and argues that the traditional is the enemy, rather than a springboard to originality. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635097
- ISBN
- 9781566635097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.10
€ 36.10
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.17
€ 27.99
€ 26.17
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.15
€ 36.15
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
€ 72.68
€ 72.68
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
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692064
- ISBN
- 9780847692064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
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
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760423
- ISBN
- 9780804760423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.43
€ 75.43
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.08
€ 107.08
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750103
- ISBN
- 9780804750103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.46
€ 134.46
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
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.12
€ 195.12