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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Hardback. Series: Vision, Illusion and Perception. Num Pages: 386 pages, 350 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AKC; JMR; PDZ; TTBM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
370
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319252278
ISBN
9783319252278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.71
€ 52.90

paperback. Examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, this title reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 512 pages, 320 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780691070001
ISBN
9780691070001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.02

Paperback. A ground-breaking exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation. Num Pages: 402 pages. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
6th Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714842080
ISBN
9780714842080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Hardcover. A comprehensive and lavishly illustrated exploration of the relationship between art and homosexuality. This is the first book of its kind, a provocative, globe-spanning narrative history that considers the fascinating reciprocity between gay sexuality and art from the ancient world to today. Num Pages: 304 pages, 178 b/w & color illus. BIC Classification: AB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195399073
ISBN
9780195399073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 63.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 53. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Diaphanes AG
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037342091
ISBN
9783037342091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.66

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
€ 14.54

Paperback. This book details collaborations between contemporary art, heritage, anthropologica, and archaeological practitioners, exploring the creative interplay of 'art' and 'archaeology' so new modes of expression can build new understanding of the world. Editor(s): Russell, Ian Alden; Cochrane, Andrew. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493926541
ISBN
9781493926541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401181938
ISBN
9789401181938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. In the early 1650s Ferdinand Bol produced a series of wall-covering paintings. This 'painted chamber' is a unique example of a branch of the art of painting which was extremely popular in the seventeenth century, although hardly any of it now remains. Bol's ensemble has always been surrounded by mysteries. Who was the initial owner, what was the re Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 324 pages, 89 black and white 121 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABC; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1464. The Ambitions of a Wealthy Widow in a Painted Chamber by Ferdinand Bol. Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. 297 pages, 89 black and white 121 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABC; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 20. Weight: 1464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089643261
ISBN
9789089643261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Wamberg, Jacob. Num Pages: 297 pages, 80 b/w & 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HRQX2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763502672
ISBN
9788763502672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.12
€ 40.81

Paperback. Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for an anthropology of art. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198280149
ISBN
9780198280149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 171.99

Hardcover. This title re-evaluates the emerging relationship between art, aesthetics and work, exploring its potential as both a medium of critical analysis, and as a site of conflict and resistance. Editor(s): Carr, Adrian N.; Hancock, Philip. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968635
ISBN
9780333968635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Hardcover. Series: Ferguson's Careers in Focus. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; VSC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 159 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ferguson Publishing Company
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816072835
ISBN
9780816072835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Second Edition, Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212191
ISBN
9780789212191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

hardcover. Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This book presents an exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 343 illustrations, 338 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239162
ISBN
9780500239162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662376416
ISBN
9783662376416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.13

Paperback. Discusses the powerful thinking of the psychologist of art, Rudolf Arnheim. This book covers fundamental issues of the importance of psychological discussion of the arts, the status of gestalt psychology, the various sense modalities and media, and developmental issues. Num Pages: 188 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211288641
ISBN
9783211288641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Presented in a debate format, this collection presents a range of short introductions to each of the discussions which include: sentimentality, appreciation, interpretation, understanding, objectivity, nature, food, and, horror. It includes sections on pornography and erotica and societies without art. Editor(s): Neill, Alex; Ridley, Aaron. Series: Arguing About Philosophy. Num Pages: 504 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 39. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415424516
ISBN
9780415424516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Shapiro explores the whole range of Foucault's writing on visual art, including the theory of visual resistance. He also examines the significance of Nietzsche's understanding of visual dimensions in the theatre and opera, Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750477
ISBN
9780226750477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 285 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1065.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863353872
ISBN
9783863353872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.62

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