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Theory of art

Paperback. "A vibrant and engaged work from a writer and thinker who is worthy of our attention."-Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343144
ISBN
9780393343144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. An account of how Spanish painters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries dealt with mystic visions in their art, and of how they attempted to 'represent the unrepresentable' that aims to establish a theory of visionary imagery in Western art in general, and one for the Spanish Counter-Reformation in particular. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 102 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; ABA; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948462757
ISBN
9780948462757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783943365955
ISBN
9783943365955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. The eminent critic, historian, and former member of the Art & Language collective Terry Smith explores the artistic, philosophical, political, and geographical dimensions of conceptual art and conceptualism while offering a theory of contemporary art. Editor(s): Bailey, Robert. Num Pages: 168 pages, 50 illustrations, incl. 8 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361312
ISBN
9780822361312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Shambhala
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570620782
ISBN
9781570620782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. To pursue excellence through the intelligent appliance of colour. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AKC; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785353048
ISBN
9781785353048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138018471
ISBN
9781138018471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 63. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483790
ISBN
9780801483790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Paperback. From Botticelli to birdsong, Mozart, and the Turner Prize, Roger Scruton explores what it means for something to be beautiful. This thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects around us. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Approximately 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199229758
ISBN
9780199229758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Series: Rethinking Development. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138024724
ISBN
9781138024724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859470
ISBN
9781848859470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ridinghouse United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464722
ISBN
9781905464722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. From Francis Alys and Ursula Biemann to Vivan Sundaram, Allora & Calzadilla, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, some of the most compelling artists today are engaging with the politics of land use. This book brings together a range of international voices and artworks to illuminate this critical mass of practices. Editor(s): Scott, Emily Eliza; Swenson, Kirsten J. Num Pages: 272 pages, 63 b/w. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AMV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285491
ISBN
9780520285491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Barasch expertly guides the reader from the interwoven traditions of antiquity, through the aesthetic values of the Middle Ages, to the branching out of art history, art criticism, abstract aesthetics in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415926256
ISBN
9780415926256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.98

Paperback. Art in Theory (1648-1815) provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Editor(s): Harrison, Charles; Wood, Paul J.; Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200642
ISBN
9780631200642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.04

Paperback. The classic work of art criticism, in a beautiful new edition Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298. 288 pages, illustrations. A work of art criticism that contains advice, critical comment and inspiration to a student of the arts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight: 294.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465002634
ISBN
9780465002634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Fresh attention to contemporary black British art, exploring its political power through phenomenological attention to art and embodied experience, the senses and perception, affectivity and the emotions. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ABA; ACX; AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781384176
ISBN
9781781384176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719067891
ISBN
9780719067891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00

Hardcover. Theory--an embattled discourse for decades--faces a new challenge from those who want to model the methods of all scholarly disciplines on the sciences. What is urgently needed, says D. N. Rodowick, is a revitalized concept of theory that can assess the limits of scientific explanation and defend the unique character of humanistic understanding. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416673
ISBN
9780674416673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Slade, Kathy. Series: Documents. Num Pages: 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
Ringier
Edition
Documents
SKU
V9783037641972
ISBN
9783037641972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.98

Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616895280
ISBN
9781616895280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. These essaysexplore the relationship between artistic and technological advances from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Together they provide a broad definition of technology for this period and address the influence of technological shifts on the history of early modern art. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ABA; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119291688
ISBN
9781119291688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, bringing together philosophy, art theory, and many examples. This work discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art. It is suitable for the public, introductory students, and teachers in the arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804631
ISBN
9780192804631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802392
ISBN
9780192802392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

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