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Theory of art

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: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300093049
ISBN
9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.76

Hardback. In this wide-ranging volume's twelve compact essays, scholars from across the disciplines trace Gesamtkunstwerk-the ideal of the "total work of art"-from its foundations in the early nineteenth century to its manifold articulations and reimaginings in the twentieth century and beyond. Editor(s): Imhoof, David; Menninger, Margaret Eleanor; Steinhoff, Anthony J. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 300 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA; ACV; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331848
ISBN
9781785331848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.12

Paperback. BIC Classification: ABA; AFF; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307987181
ISBN
9780307987181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. 200 pages. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
200
SKU
V9783905829556
ISBN
9783905829556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. 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: 228 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192392
ISBN
9781405192392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.40

Paperback. "A curator, a paintings conservator, a photographer, and a conservation scientist walk into a bar." What happens next? In lively and accessible prose, color science expert Roy S. Berns helps the reader understand complex color-technology concepts and offers solutions to problems that occur when art is displayed, conserved, imaged, or reproduced. Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 color. BIC Classification: ABA; ABC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064818
ISBN
9781606064818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.10
€ 45.12

Paperback. The reader is invited to view Islamic art as no more and no less than ordinary art, neither better nor worse than anything else that counts as art. It follows that there are no special techniques required in Islamic aesthetics as compared with any other form of aesthetics. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ABA; ACBP; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617357
ISBN
9780748617357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Elkins's intimate history of art demonstrates persuasively that there can never be one story of art. The story of art is the story of different cultures, and our own different experiences of art - perspectives that art history usually ignores. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415939430
ISBN
9780415939430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Burger, Peter. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816610686
ISBN
9780816610686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Editions
Number of pages
Ringier
SKU
V9783905701029
ISBN
9783905701029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. A selection of Leonardo da Vinci's writings on painting. Martin Kemp and Margaret Walker have edited material not only from his so-called "Treatise on Painting" but also from his surviving manuscripts and from other primary sources. Translator(s): Kemp, Mr Martin; Walker, Margaret. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300090956
ISBN
9780300090956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Hardcover. A collection of reflections by 78 contemporary artists in which each artist reveals the influence and inspiration he or she has found in a particular artwork or artist. It identifies themes that emerges and contextualizes the history and practice of artists looking back at the work of others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 152 illustrations, 135 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238967
ISBN
9780500238967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.77

Hardcover. Covering various aspects of the visual arts, this book includes more than 1,000 images of art. It is suitable for the art enthusiasts. Num Pages: 624 pages, 1063 illustrations, 865 in colour. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; AF; AP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 285 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2040.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239438
ISBN
9780500239438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.15

Paperback. Joseph Beuys' work continues to influence and inspire practitioners and thinkers all over the world, in areas from organizational learning, direct democracy and money forms to art pedagogies and ecological art practices. This work describes Beuys' expanded conception of art and the deeper motivations and insights underlying 'social sculpture'. Num Pages: 128 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386. Conversation with Joseph Beuys. 128 pages, 51 halftones. Joseph Beuys' work continues to influence and inspire practitioners and thinkers all over the world, in areas from organizational learning, direct democracy and money forms to art pedagogies and ecological art practices. This work describes Beuys' expanded conception of art and the deeper motivations and insights underlying 'social sculpture'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 10. Weight: 368.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570072
ISBN
9781905570072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Barker, Paul. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512072
ISBN
9781905512072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Globus, Doro. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464630
ISBN
9781905464630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472529404
ISBN
9781472529404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

paperback. Including over 100 illustrations from mainstream film to independent film, video art, performance and the visual arts, this book explores how technology has affected artist's abilities and forms to express themselves. It makes a companion to studies of contemporary art history, and media and cultural studies in the post-1960 period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 101 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415345224
ISBN
9780415345224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.93

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cornell, Lauren; Halter, Ed. Series: Critical Anthologies in Art and Culture. Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 color illus., 99 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 36. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262029261
ISBN
9780262029261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 44.73

Paperback. Scale, or the relative dimension of an object, has long been one of the most crucial elements in the creation, circulation, and reception of art. Often mistaken as size, scale is the impetus behind the profoundly visceral ways in which we perceive and interpret works of art. Editor(s): Kee, Joan; Lugli, Emanuele. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119142508
ISBN
9781119142508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.73

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