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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Paperback. Explores the artistic practices that employ evocation - the calling forth of past emotions, desires, frustrations, and memories - as a mode of connecting past and present. Featuring the work of artists working in a variety of media, this book challenges the conventional approach to history whereby the past is kept at a distance as historical fact. Editor(s): Fassi, Luigi; Gallun, Lucy; Schillinger, Jakob. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300159028
ISBN
9780300159028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.52

Hardback. Offers an analysis of the seismic shift that took place when the modernist formalism which had underpinned thinking about art in the first half of the late twentieth-century. This book shows how the diverse art of this period is to be understood and on what basis judgments are to be made about the merits of specific works. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151862
ISBN
9780300151862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.59

Hardback. Few, if any, early modern European cities boasted a population as racially, ethnically and religiously diverse as Renaissance Venice, from German merchants living in the Fondaco dei Tedeschi to the Jewish inhabitants of the Ghetto. This book focuses on the wealthy elite of that immigrant population. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations & 60 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABQ; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300148817
ISBN
9780300148817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.08
€ 49.95

Hardback. Offers a study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. This book discusses the history of Talman's acquisitions, shedding light on the competitive nature, social practices, and aesthetic ideas of connoisseurship in England and abroad. Editor(s): Sicca, Cinzia. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 108 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ABQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123357
ISBN
9780300123357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.43
€ 41.44

Paperback. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts were begun in 1952 at the National Gallery of Art in order to bring the best in contemporary scholarship to the public. This illustrated documentary volume tells the story of the genesis of the lectureship, featuring essays by a variety of scholars. Editor(s): Cropper, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 255 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099614
ISBN
9780300099614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

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
€ 18.05

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
€ 39.32

Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983660
ISBN
9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.03

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

€ 34.99
€ 31.33

Paperback. Explores the history of bodily beautification Editor(s): Brand, Peg Zeglin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color illus., 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006493
ISBN
9780253006493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.16

Paperback. A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; APF; JFCA; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077876
ISBN
9780252077876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182188
ISBN
9780231182188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.53
€ 78.02

Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152792
ISBN
9780231152792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.06

Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152785
ISBN
9780231152785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.56
€ 62.78

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152013
ISBN
9780231152013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.01

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ABQ; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148801
ISBN
9780231148801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.08
€ 49.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; KNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147187
ISBN
9780231147187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.19
€ 81.43

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141864
ISBN
9780231141864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.87
€ 74.63

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141635
ISBN
9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140973
ISBN
9780231140973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.92

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