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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Paperback. A review of the literature on the impact of light sources, particularly photo and reprographic flash, on art and archival materials. It should be useful to museum conservators, conservation scientists, and museum and technical libraries. Series: Research in Conservation. Num Pages: 211 pages, 2 tables, 19graphs. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366453
ISBN
9780892366453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.93

Hardcover. This is the Spanish edition of "The Unbroken Thread". It details the efforts to conserve an important collection of traditional garments created by indigenous weavers in the Oaxaca region of Mexico and documents the use of the textiles in daily life and ceremony. Num Pages: 176 pages, 158ill.(145col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ABC; AFW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363827
ISBN
9780892363827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Paperback. Rhetorically charged debates over theory have divided humanities scholars for decades. Rodowick steps back from arguments pro and con to assess why theory has become such a deeply contested concept. Far from lobbying for a return to the high theory of the 1980s, he calls for dialogue on an ethically inflected philosophy of the humanities." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088153
ISBN
9780674088153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. With contributions by both artists and scholars, Embodied Politics in Visual Autobiography is a unique examination of visual autobiography's involvement in the global cultural politics of health, disability, and the body. Editor(s): Brophy, Sarah; Hladki, Janice. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442616097
ISBN
9781442616097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00

With contributions by both artists and scholars, Embodied Politics in Visual Autobiography is a unique examination of visual autobiography's involvement in the global cultural politics of health, disability, and the body. Editor(s): Brophy, Sarah; Hladki, Janice. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646605
ISBN
9781442646605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.60

This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective'"quality of art contributes to a new understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750745
ISBN
9780804750745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.36

Paperback. This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective" quality of art contributes to an understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751711
ISBN
9780804751711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.61

Hardcover. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102375
ISBN
9780226102375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.32

Paperback. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102382
ISBN
9780226102382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Hardback. This book examines charisma as the force in art, literature, and film that engages the reader's or viewer's consciousness and inspires admiration and imitation. Thirteen chapters analyze the workings of charisma and its effects, ranging from Homer to Woody Allen. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243291
ISBN
9780812243291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

paperback. Editor(s): Bode, Steven. Num Pages: 24 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AGB; AS; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 3. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953863419
ISBN
9780953863419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Hardback. The rich history and culture of the Arab American people is found in the passionate works of its artists. This book includes the work of several of these artists. The artists featured herein include: Susan Abdelsalam; Mahmoud Al Obaidi; Lily Bandak; Wasma Chorbachi; Nihad Dukhan; Khalil Gibran; Sari Khoury; Jayce Salloum; and Afaf Zurayk. Series: Artists of the American Mosaic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 101 illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313337307
ISBN
9780313337307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.23
€ 83.43

Hardcover. Series: Detail Green Books. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 935.
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783920034904
ISBN
9783920034904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Ruf, Beatrix; Bechler, Christina; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037643501
ISBN
9783037643501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.40

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

€ 224.80
€ 152.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 58 Colour. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 297 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Publisher
Other Criteria
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906967604
ISBN
9781906967604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.09
€ 71.57

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

€ 36.38

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

€ 85.54

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

€ 73.24

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
€ 32.49

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