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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Hardback. "This publication accompanies the exhibition The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 19 through December 31, 2017, and at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018." Editor(s): Lasser, Ethan W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 326 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; ABC; ACQ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 210. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225921
ISBN
9780300225921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.19
€ 41.44

Paperback. Offers a way of understanding what art is and why human beings create it. This book asserts that humans create things in order to work out ideas. It draws on examples from several societies to argue that the art-making impulse is primarily cognitive and only secondarily aesthetic. It is intended for those who creates or thinks about works of art. Num Pages: 264 pages, 145 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 278 x 15. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706910
ISBN
9780292706910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. Erwin Panofsky's Perspective as Symbolic Form is one of the great works of modern intellectual history, the legendary text that has dominated all art historical and philosophical discussions on the topic of perspective in this century. Translator(s): Wood, Christopher S. Num Pages: 198 pages, 63. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299533
ISBN
9780942299533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Van Alphen analyzes how art visually "thinks" about these difficult cultural issues, tapping into an understudied interpretation of art as the realm where ideas and values are actively created, given form, and mobilized. Num Pages: 250 pages, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226015293
ISBN
9780226015293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 221 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: AB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Avenue Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905575053
ISBN
9781905575053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. On the occasion of the official visit of Her Majesty the Queen Margrethe 11 to Greece on the 24-25 May 2006, the Danish Institute at Athens has prepared an exhibition about the activities of the Institute and its academic staff. This book is based on the contents of the exhibition. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779341173
ISBN
9788779341173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.58

Paperback. First detailed study of Rembrandt's fascinating depictions of female nudes Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 448 pages, 250 black and white colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1996.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9789053568378
ISBN
9789053568378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.26

Paperback. Offers an informative overview of the research and development in stone conservation. Suitable for conservators and conservation scientists, this title reflects the explosion of research, enlarging the discussion of preventive conservation and adding sections on rock art and other subjects. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Second edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060469
ISBN
9781606060469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Reexamines the trope of the machine in the garden that laid out by Leo Marx years ago. Extending the relevance of Marx's theory from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, this title examines the filmic and literary representations of industrial, bureaucratic, and digital gardens; explore its role in the aftermath of the Civil War and more. Editor(s): Erbacher, Eric; Maruo-Schroder, Nicole; Sedlmeier, Florian. Series: North American Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; DQ; JHMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 83 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593501918
ISBN
9783593501918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.64
€ 62.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, 400 illustrations, 17 in colour. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500973981
ISBN
9780500973981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

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

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Hardcover. This collection of essays aims to reassess the activities and legacy of the Italian Futurist movement from an international and interdisciplinary perspective. Editor(s): Adamowicz, Elza; Storchi, Simona. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJC; AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090530
ISBN
9780719090530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.92

Paperback. Learning in and through the arts can develop complex and subtle aspects of the mind, argues Elliot Eisner in this book. Offering an array of examples, he describes different approaches to the teaching of the arts and shows how these refine forms of thinking that are valuable in dealing with our daily life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300105117
ISBN
9780300105117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Paul, Elliot Samuel; Kaufman, Scott Barry, Ph.D. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190683757
ISBN
9780190683757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.29

Paperback. The story of Baumann's puppet theater, describing in detail the plays, sets, and costuming, and highlights the extraordinary wood-carving artistry of this master. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AMB; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 305 x 7. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134863
ISBN
9780890134863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.13

Hardcover. A collection of word and image studies set within the perspective of the cognitive study of interpretation. The editor posits that pictures and texts arise from the biological as well as the social interaction of individual artists, viewers, and readers with their environments. Editor(s): Spolsky, Ellen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 62ill. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press,U.S.
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227144
ISBN
9780838755426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Delta
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385340502
ISBN
9780385340502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Drawing on psychoanalytic discourse, the author of this work probes the use of words and images in contemporary culture. She draws upon a number of artistic movements and exhibitions to examine the emotional and intellectual responses to art. Series: Psychoanalysis & Culture. Num Pages: 273 pages, 44 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072977
ISBN
9780231072977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.23

Paperback. Details why the arts encourage us to show that we care about important things Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991962
ISBN
9780295991962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Discusses the place of art in human evolution and in the future Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295974798
ISBN
9780295974798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

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