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Theory of art

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, 281 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738. A Psychology of the Creative Eye. 518 pages, 281 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight: 734.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243835
ISBN
9780520243835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. What do we mean when we call a work of art beautiful? How do perceptions of beauty change with the passage of time? This title explores these questions, showing the vital relationship between our changing notions of beauty and specific works of art. It charts the story of western art, from eighteenth-century Germany to the late 20th century. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous colour and halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801609
ISBN
9780192801609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Translator(s): Maude, Aylmer. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint of original Am. Edtn.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202955
ISBN
9780872202955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 bw illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857851826
ISBN
9780857851826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263708
ISBN
9781904263708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.55

Paperback. The second revised edition of this book integrates text and pictures more clearly, illustrations have been added to include more colour diagrams and examples of similar work done by students in recent years. The revisions were made by the author's widow, a lecturer in art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 368. The Dynamics of Visual Form. 128 pages, 100. The second revised edition of this book integrates text and pictures more clearly, illustrations have been added to include more colour diagrams and examples of similar work done by students in recent years. The revisions were made by the author's widow, a lecturer in art. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 11. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713683660
ISBN
9780713683660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Sternberg Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783956791307
ISBN
9783956791307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. This volume is the first sourcebook to provide, through original critical writings and artists' statements, a genealogy of sonic pathways into the arts; philosophical reflections on the meanings of noise and silence; dialogues between art and music; investigations of the role of listening and acoustic space; and a comprehensive survey of sound work Editor(s): Kelly, Caleb. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Whitechapel Art Gallery United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854881871
ISBN
9780854881871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. This new edition of Coomaraswamy's classic book, considered his most important work on the philosophy of art, includes all of the revisions Coomaraswamy had wanted to add to the original edition. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316345
ISBN
9781933316345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.13

Paperback. Thinking about Art explores some of the greatest works of art and architecture in the world through the prism of themes, instead of chronology, to offer intriguing juxtapositions of art and history. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 280 x 17. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118904978
ISBN
9781118904978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486500
ISBN
9780801486500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Hardback. Why do painters sometimes wish they were poets - and why do poets sometimes wish they were painters? What happens when Rembrandt spells out Hebrew in the sky or Poussin spells out Latin on a tombstone? What happens when Virgil, Ovid, or Shakespeare suspend their plots to describe a fictitious painting? This title answers these questions. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141831
ISBN
9780691141831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardback. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 216 pages, 112 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172774
ISBN
9780691172774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Series: Dover Art Instruction. Num Pages: 104 pages, 148 illustrations, 9 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 206 x 8. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. New York
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Reproduction of 1967 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486233581
ISBN
9780486233581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. This book offers an original approach to avant-garde art and its transformative force. Presenting an alternative to the approaches to art developed in postmodern theory or cultural studies, Ziarek sees art's significance in its critique of power and the increasing technologization of social relations. 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: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750110
ISBN
9780804750110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media oral, aural, visual, and literary. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 32. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337648
ISBN
9781444337648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.56

Paperback. Many artists are intimidated by perspective. However, creating an illusion of depth in your work is actually far easier than colour or design when explained correctly. This book helps readers learn how to create perspective on a flat surface using a variety of mediums. It covers the theory behind perspective and introduces various subjects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 250 Colour / 100 B&W. BIC Classification: ABA; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 61. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
F&W Publications Inc
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581808551
ISBN
9781581808551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Exquisite, image-filled ruminations on efforts to capture fleeting moments and to comprehend the incomprehensible Num Pages: 216 pages, 113 illustrations, including 18 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380. The Bruising Passion of Camera Lucida, La Jetee, Sans Soleil, and Hiroshima Mon Amour. 216 pages, 113 illustrations, including 18 in colour. Exquisite, image-filled ruminations on efforts to capture fleeting moments and to comprehend the incomprehensible. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight: 380.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352716
ISBN
9780822352716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 104 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152. .
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846381638
ISBN
9781846381638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Hardback. This book exposes our long-lasting obsession with trees, as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information and provide a broad visual framework for the various types of executions, many dating back hundreds of years. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616892180
ISBN
9781616892180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.65

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