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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Hardback. Lavishly illustrated and exhaustively researched, this volume provides the first-ever comprehensive study-in any language-of this type of view painting. In examining these paintings alongside the historical events depicted in them, Peter Bjorn Kerber carefully reconstructs the meaning and context these paintings possessed for the artists. Num Pages: 280 pages, 288 colour illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065259
ISBN
9781606065259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of 'visual culture' that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618453
ISBN
9780748618453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Questions how we analyse works of art after the performative turn and shows how the interplay of performativity (textual action), space and topography, and the converging of genres and art forms is essential in modern drama, theatre, prose fiction, poetry and film. This book fosters a concern for the development of congenial theory. Num Pages: 439 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779344600
ISBN
9788779344600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.54

Paperback. Suitable for those who would like to use creative writing and performance to energize their artistic, scholarly, and activist practices, this title includes essays that describe and define the African American tradition of art-making known as the jazz aesthetic. Editor(s): Jones, Omi Osun Joni L.; Moore, Lisa L.; Bridgforth, Sharon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 photo, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292722873
ISBN
9780292722873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

paperback. How do we appreciate a work of art? Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to explore connections between art, mind, and brain, Arthur Shimamura takes findings from psychological and brain sciences to address ways of understanding our aesthetic responses. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239077
ISBN
9780190239077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.43

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.41

Paperback. Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one's own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines the complexities of exile and the diversity of its experiences. It is suitable for those who are interested in the problems of displacement and diaspora and the European Holocaust. Editor(s): Suleiman, Susan Rubin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322153
ISBN
9780822322153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566633994
ISBN
9781566633994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. This text raises questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Wu Hung uses the Chinese government's cancellation of the exhibition "It's Me", Beijing 1998, to anchor his analysis of the challenges face by contemporary Chinese artisits and curators. Num Pages: 224 pages, 111 colour plates, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573336
ISBN
9780935573336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. An overview of the theories of color from antiquity to the present. An indispensable study for all who work with color including artists, glazers, architects, decorators, designers, ceramic and textile artists, and the student of color theory. Num Pages: 88 pages, hundreds of b/w and color illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401435
ISBN
9780887401435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Sternberg Press United States
Number of pages
110
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933128252
ISBN
9781933128252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. A gripping and beguiling blend of art history, memoir and travel writing which delves into the mysteries and meanings of Las Meninas, Velazquez's iconic masterpiece" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ABA; ACQB; AFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088086
ISBN
9781847088086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249513
ISBN
9780226249513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Paperback. Presents a theory about judging a work of art as opposed to a theory that says why a particular work is defined as art. This book synthesizes the insights of philosophers and art critics to discover what can be derived from their theories. It outlines all possible theories of art evaluation, assuming that traditional evaluative notions are used. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877226833
ISBN
9780877226833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Hardcover. The definitive introduction to this key area of philosophy Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 625.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688180
ISBN
9781851688180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761812302
ISBN
9780761812302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AH; AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761812319
ISBN
9780761812319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.81

Paperback. This book is a practical study of the forest industrial complex composed in analogical narratives of prosaic discourse and poetic themes presented in a gallery tour through the corporate moral forest. Its focus is on the changing of management by objectives policies to management by ethics philosophies and managing moralities. Num Pages: 188 pages, 63 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; AGC; AGR; HPQ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 295 x 12. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761866824
ISBN
9780761866824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.19

Paperback. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Num Pages: 297 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438. 297 pages, 17 b&w photos. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240797
ISBN
9780520240797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. How detailed can documentation get? When does the replacement of original components become acceptable? How does the field cope with the obsolescence of certain technologies? This title explores these questions and dilemmas facing those who care for art installations. Editor(s): Pugliese, Marina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 105 colour & 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061343
ISBN
9781606061343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.68
€ 41.40

Paperback. "A practical guide to the conservation of museum and other cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 435 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064344
ISBN
9781606064344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.39
€ 49.96

Paperback. This essay is an attempt to reconcile the disturbing contradiction between the striving for order in nature and in man and the principle of entropy implicit in the second law of thermodynamics - between the tendency toward greater organization and the general trend of the material universe toward death and disorder. Num Pages: 72 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108. An Essay on Disorder and Order. 72 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
40th Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266001
ISBN
9780520266001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.18

Hardcover. Editor(s): Turner, Fredrik K. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626182110
ISBN
9781626182110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.27
€ 154.77

Hardback. A selection of essays on the arts in Britain, written by John Tusa, a notable controversialist, who spoke for the need for the arts. In these essays, he tells the true story of arts philanthropy and seeks out the ways in which the arts can be made to blossom in a cultural and political climate. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845114244
ISBN
9781845114244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.68
€ 48.87

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