Art & Architecture: general issues
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Art & Architecture: general issues
Paperback. The relationship between writers and artists has long been a collaborative one. Plato used the word ekphrasis to describe what happens when a writer writes creatively, as opposed to critically, about art. This title responds to works of art held in the permanent collection of Seattle's Frye Art Museum or exhibited there. Editor(s): Brown, Rebecca; Knecht, Mary Jane. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 104 pages, 14 color illus. BIC Classification: ABA; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6797 x 4531 x 10. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988825
- ISBN
- 9780295988825
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.68
€ 30.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Dimension: 208 x 151. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262528665
- ISBN
- 9780262528665
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.90
€ 25.99
€ 22.90
Paperback. Drawing on psychoanalytic discourse, the author of this work probes the use of words and images in contemporary culture. She draws upon a number of artistic movements and exhibitions to examine the emotional and intellectual responses to art. Series: Psychoanalysis & Culture. Num Pages: 273 pages, 44 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072977
- ISBN
- 9780231072977
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Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
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: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.32
€ 19.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 colour images. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789073362871
- ISBN
- 9789073362871
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Condition: New
€ 20.29
€ 20.29
Hardback. Aby Warburg (1866-1929), founder of Warburg Institute, was one of the influential cultural historians of twentieth century. Focusing on the period 1896-1918, this book presents a study of his response to German political, social and cultural modernism. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; ABQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453695
- ISBN
- 9781845453695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.59
€ 152.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, 58 color illus. BIC Classification: AB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7765 x 5830 x 7. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935519280
- ISBN
- 9780935519280
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Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Power Institute of Fine Arts Australia
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780909952273
- ISBN
- 9780909952273
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Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
Hardback. Criteria and methods of a structural analysis of pictorial language as a way of understanding the semiotic system of the visual arts. This is presented with a discussion of an information-processing model for optical illusions and computer simulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; GTE; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334891
- ISBN
- 9780880334891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardback. The painting and poetry of the Renaissance shared the same goal of imitating nature. This study is concerned with the various kinds of allusions and what they can tell us not only about the poets' attitudes to the visual arts but also their attitudes to their own art of representation. Illustrated. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; AFC; DCF; DSBD; DSC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874134599
- ISBN
- 9780874134599
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Condition: New
€ 124.65
€ 124.65
Paperback. Sandor Radnoti looks at forgeries, artistic reproductions, replicas, variations, and pastiches in order to study the dilemmas surrounding artistic illusion and "poetic license." He reveals how forgeries as the parasites of art make clear and transparent the meaning of artistic orginality. Translator(s): Dunai, Ervin. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: ABA; ABK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692064
- ISBN
- 9780847692064
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Condition: New
€ 59.36
€ 59.36
Paperback. Deleita tu corazon y anima tu espiritu mientras coloreas inspiradoras ilustraciones acompanadas por palabras tomadas del inolvidable y querido himno 'Todas las criaturas de nuestro Dios y Rey'. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AB; WFA. Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vida US
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780829767865
- ISBN
- 9780829767865
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Condition: New
€ 14.62
€ 14.62
Hardback. Incorporates contemporary analytic philosophy in interpretations of art and architecture, literature, and film about the Holocaust Num Pages: 296 pages, 41 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823245406
- ISBN
- 9780823245406
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Condition: New
€ 60.60
€ 60.60
Paperback. A survey of the thought about painting and sculpture from the early 18th to the mid-19th centuries. Barasch studies the opinions of the artists and treats the doctrines of philosophers, poets and critics of this period, thus tracing the development of modernism in art and art theory. Editor(s): Barasch, Moshe. Num Pages: 460 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814711767
- ISBN
- 9780814711767
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Hardback. A study of the innovative pop artist Andy Warhol by his close friend and confidant, David Bourdon. Prepared during the artist's lifetime and with his co-operation, it is described as "an intimate look at the man behind the silkscreened image". Num Pages: 432 pages, 85 colour illustrations, 240 b&w illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AB; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Abrams United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810926349
- ISBN
- 9780810926349
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Condition: New
€ 48.18
€ 48.18
Hardback. An overview of Russian history, literature, arts and the lives of many Russians who chose exile after the revolutions and civil war 0f 1917-1921. A brief historical outline introduces each topic which is then followed by a listing of contributors within the Russian diaspora. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; GBC; HBJD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837867
- ISBN
- 9780810837867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.62
€ 123.62
Hardback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays on idolatry, including both historical and theoretical contributions, shows that the concept of idolatry is helpful for all who study the ways that people interact with and conceive of the things around them. Editor(s): Ellenbogen, Josh; Tugendhaft, Aaron. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760423
- ISBN
- 9780804760423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.08
€ 70.08
Hardback. These phenomenological studies on the philosophy of the image review contemporary image theory while defending the fundamental insight that images alone make the artificial presence of things possible. Translator(s): Schott, Nils F. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759403
- ISBN
- 9780804759403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.66
€ 113.66
Hardback. This book explores the movement from a world of sacraments to the "sacramental," in which the impulses once met by sacred ritual are displaced onto wider cultural forms, a poetics that becomes the province of mystery. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AB; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756679
- ISBN
- 9780804756679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.69
€ 108.69
Hardback. Redefining art as a transformative "forcework," The Force of Art offers a new theory of the artwork, in which art's force is explained as a contestation of power in its modern technological manifestations. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750103
- ISBN
- 9780804750103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78
€ 124.78