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Theory of art

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900055
ISBN
9781903900055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.72

Paperback. A study of the iconic Brillo box through the theories of design, aesthetics, and art Num Pages: 144 pages, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dartmouth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584657019
ISBN
9781584657019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Creative Writing and Art History considers the ways in which the writing of art history intersects with creative writing. Essays range from the analysis of historical examples of art historical writing that have a creative element to examinations of contemporary modes of creative writing about art. Editor(s): Grant, Andrew; Grant, Catherine; Rubin, Patricia. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350395
ISBN
9781444350395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.80

Hardback. The Art of Comics is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AKLC; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334647
ISBN
9781444334647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

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

Hardback. Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178839
ISBN
9781405178839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37

Paperback. Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405178822
ISBN
9781405178822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Hardback. Now, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405176569
ISBN
9781405176569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.75

Paperback. "It actually gave me what I expected to learn in college. I learned a great deal about life. " "A strong and important underlying philosophy, the knowledge of which will be useful in the real world. This knowledge is very important to anyone who aspires to be artistic as well as anyone who just aspires to be. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155632
ISBN
9781405155632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.15

Hardback. * Explores important concepts and perspectives in the anthropology of art. * Includes nine groundbreaking case studies by an internationally renowned group of art historians and art theorists. * Covers a wide range of periods, including Bronze-Age China, Classical Greece, Rome, and Mayan, as well as the modern Western world. Editor(s): Osborne, Robin; Tanner, Jeremy. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135375
ISBN
9781405135375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.59

Hardback. Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Editor(s): Pollock, Griselda. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134606
ISBN
9781405134606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.57

Hardback. Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities. Considers the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world. Contributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture. Editor(s): Sofaer, Joanna. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132343
ISBN
9781405132343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.39

Hardcover. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118071
ISBN
9781405118071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.59

Paperback. * Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about the arts. * Offers a provocative view about the kinds of things that artworks are and how they are to be understood. * Reveals important continuities and discontinuities between traditional and modern art. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116671
ISBN
9781405116671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Hardcover. Elaborates and defends a broad conceptual framework for thinking about the arts that reveals important continuities and discontinuities between traditional and modern art, and between different artistic disciplines. This book offers a view about the kinds of things that artworks are and how they are to be understood. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116664
ISBN
9781405116664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.97

Paperback. Tracing Architecture looks at the impact that knowledge of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and British architecture had on aesthetic attitudes and architectural design. It explores the changing relationship between text and image in an era before the introduction of mass mechanical reproduction. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Bending, Stephen. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HBA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405105354
ISBN
9781405105354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.96

Hardback. Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Topics addressed include the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to art. Editor(s): Kieran, Matthew. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102391
ISBN
9781405102391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Paperback. This work examines the interpretation and products of intentional human behaviour, focusing primarily on issues in art, law, and everyday speech. The centerpiece of the book is the examination of two large scale views about the nature of interpretation: historicism and constructivism. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101752
ISBN
9781405101752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. The last twenty years or so have seen a surge of interest in the philosophy of music. However there is comparatively little philosophical literature devoted specifically to songs, singing and vocal music in general. Series: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118524671
ISBN
9781118524671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardcover. A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118475577
ISBN
9781118475577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.79

Paperback. A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118475515
ISBN
9781118475515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.30

Hardcover. Video Art Theory: A Comparative Approach demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial understanding of video as a medium in contemporary art and of the visual mediations we encounter in daily life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 55. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118475447
ISBN
9781118475447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Robinson, Hilary. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118360606
ISBN
9781118360606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.43

Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368235
ISBN
9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

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