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Art & Architecture: general issues

Paperback. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the "nonobject" - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415314
ISBN
9780226415314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Hardcover. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this title explores the 'nonobject' - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415307
ISBN
9780226415307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.65
€ 78.06

Paperback. Ten grids that changed the world: the emergence and evolution of the most prominent visual structure in Western culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 62 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262512404
ISBN
9780262512404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225415
ISBN
9780823225415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.07

Hardcover. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927602
ISBN
9780813927602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.38

Paperback. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927725
ISBN
9780813927725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.61

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; AGR; HRA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Shambhala
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590301005
ISBN
9781590301005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. This thought-provoking combination of social history and intellectual art criticism opens this powerful moment in history to renewed and dynamic interpretation and sharper discussion. Editor(s): Ogbar, Jeffrey O.G. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894619
ISBN
9780801894619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. A revealing study into the relationship between psychology and the arts. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 505. A Study in the Psychology of Artistic Imagination. 336 pages, illustrations. A revealing study into the relationship between psychology and the arts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 20. Weight: 416.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520038455
ISBN
9780520038455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.93

Hardback. The Impact of Africa looks at changes in Western perspectives on African art and representations of Africans, and their paradoxical interpretation as both primitive and modern. Topics include photography, African influences on Picasso and Josephine Baker, and the contribution of artists from the Caribbean and Latin American diasporas. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 258 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2004.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052673
ISBN
9780674052673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.13
€ 97.36

Hardcover. This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions. Num Pages: 583 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; ABQ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363957
ISBN
9780892363957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.04
€ 118.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892362745
ISBN
9780892362745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Art continues to prove itself a sound, not to mention exhilarating and satisfying investment. This book shows the huge scope for diversification within that market. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Kogan Page Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749455927
ISBN
9780749455927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.52
€ 57.82

paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753430
ISBN
9780226753430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their European counterparts, which often have origins in aristocratic collections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 119 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; AC; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064788
ISBN
9781606064788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.68
€ 41.40

paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; CB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138252653
ISBN
9781138252653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510697
ISBN
9781843510697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Hardback. Presents a blueprint for revitalizing labs with 'artscience' creative thought that erases conventional boundaries between art and science to produce innovations that otherwise might never see the light of day. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; JNF; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057197
ISBN
9780674057197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; CF; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Pap/Cdr
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415595278
ISBN
9780415595278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532158
ISBN
9780226532158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.16

Hardcover. Reinterprets key phases and figures in 20th-century art, focusing on the way artists and critics negotiate philosophically significant ideas. The text aims to illuminate a language of 20th century art that cuts across boundaries set out by such conventional notions as avant-garde and postmodernism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300072419
ISBN
9780300072419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.33

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

Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368235
ISBN
9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.33

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