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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Paperback. Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak. But, there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. This is a book on art in various languages. Num Pages: 176 pages, Integrated illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141035796
ISBN
9780141035796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Written by one of the country's most eminent reviewers and academics, this book presents a sceptical and an intelligent assessment of the true value of art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226030
ISBN
9780571226030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

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

€ 71.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Power Publications Australia
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780909952389
ISBN
9780909952389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.31

Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671023
ISBN
9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.38

Paperback. This study argues that the meaning of colour lies in the particular historical contexts in which it is experienced. Three essays introduce the subject, and the remaining chapters follow themes of colour chronologically, from the early Middle Ages to the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 137 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 190 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500282151
ISBN
9780500282151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.56

Hardback. Offers an approach to understanding the evolution of abstractionism by looking at the personal artistic development of seven of its practitioners. This book explores the works and concerns of three European abstract painters - Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky - and then those of their American successors - Pollock, Newman, Rothko, and Still. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 240 pages, 63 color plates 109 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1199.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048963
ISBN
9780691048963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 163 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216844
ISBN
9780300216844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. The war on terror thrives on pantomime demons, created and maintained by political opportunism, convenient stereotype and uncritical celebrity scholarship. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zero Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782792093
ISBN
9781782792093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
JRP Editions Switzerland
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9782940271054
ISBN
9782940271054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

Hardcover. A collection of essays written in affectionate tribute to Gombrich. Editor(s): Onians, John. Num Pages: 420 pages. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714829715
ISBN
9780714829715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Paperback. How do we do justice to art when we treat it as a worldwide phenomenon with a long history? In this study, academics, curators, bibliographers and representatives of international organizations explain the ways they deal with the conflict between the need to compress and the desire to express. Editor(s): Onians, John. Series: Clark Studies in the Visual Arts. Num Pages: 268 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300097900
ISBN
9780300097900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. The attraction of a wink, a nod, a discarded snapshot - such feelings permeate our lives, yet we usually dismiss them as insubstantial. Jean Paul Ricco argues through the medium of modern art that it is precisely such fleeting experiences that will create a queer aesthetic, and notion of ethics. Num Pages: 184 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711010
ISBN
9780226711010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Mollin, David; Reardon, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Ridinghouse United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464135
ISBN
9781905464135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.33

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168182
ISBN
9780231168182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Develops a framework for thinking about art through innovative readings of some of the most important philosophical writing on the subject by Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. This title exposes fresh layers in their texts and theories while also marking their limits. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734224
ISBN
9780226734224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 79.10

Paperback. History and Culture in Italy is a scholarly, introductory survey of the history and culture of Italy, focusing on art and architecture, literature and philosophy, politics and historical events, and observations of daily life in modern Italy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761826286
ISBN
9780761826286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.86

Hardcover. Series: Playful Thinking Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 43 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; UMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262029070
ISBN
9780262029070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.72

Hardback. This new book is a fearless and passionate defense of the performing and visual arts at a time of increasing 'Pain in the Arts'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768175
ISBN
9781780768175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 54.16

Paperback. Analyzes major changes in the global art world that have emerged in the last twenty years including structural shifts in the global art market; the proliferation of international art fairs, biennials and blockbuster exhibitions; and the internationalization of the scope of contemporary art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black and white illustrations, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 3JM; ABQ; AC; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291539
ISBN
9780520291539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

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