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Art & Architecture: general issues

Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300052411
ISBN
9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.65
€ 44.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674903463
ISBN
9780674903463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Sukla, Ananta Chavana. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; DSK; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472575036
ISBN
9781472575036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; AFKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174510
ISBN
9780231174510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089076
ISBN
9781847089076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145183
ISBN
9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. 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
V9781606065266
ISBN
9781606065266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. This work, originally published in 1994, reshapes the direction of landscape studies by considering landscape not simply as an object to be seen or a text to be read, but as an instrument of cultural force, a central tool in the creation of national and social identity. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532059
ISBN
9780226532059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. Num Pages: 200 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Science and the Contemporary Visual Arts. 200 pages, 60 illustrations. Editor(s): Ede, Sian. This work is one of the first books to examine the relationship between science and contemporary art and to chart the new work beginning to emerge from artist/scientist collaborations. Contributors include distinguished art historian Martin Kemp and artist Andrea Duncan. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight: 492.
Publisher
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903319874
ISBN
9780903319874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.25

Hardback. Drawing on pioneering examples of doctoral research, this book offers postgraduate students with a guide to those methodologies most directly relevant to research in art and design which will enable readers to negotiate the challenges of their studies and reach a meaningful, fulfilling destination. Num Pages: 250 pages, Includes 46 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754635772
ISBN
9780754635772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.37

Paperback. Based on the premise that teaching artists have the ability to engage students as fellow artists, this book includes a collection of essays, stories, lists, examples, dialogues, and ideas, all offered with the aim of helping artists create and implement effective teaching based on their own expertise and strengths. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226256887
ISBN
9780226256887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. 'The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts' offers theoretical & practical approaches to identifying, structuring & resolving some of the key issues in the debate about the nature of research in the arts which have surfaced during the establishment of this subject over the last decade. Editor(s): Biggs, Michael; Karlsson, Henrik. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AB; GPS; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415697941
ISBN
9780415697941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Paperback. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Num Pages: 134 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Lantern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590564899
ISBN
9781590564899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150781
ISBN
9781405150781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.88

Hardcover. Eco awareness has had an enormous impact across all cultural and political spectrums, not least in the art world. This book presents an exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 343 illustrations, 338 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239162
ISBN
9780500239162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.60

Paperback. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699875
ISBN
9780745699875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages, 444 color illus. 102 line illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 256 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3102.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165288
ISBN
9780691165288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.73
€ 51.74

Paperback. Divided into two parts, this book describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment in Part I, so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution on museum exhibits may be minimised. Part II brings together and summarises information and data, which is suitable for workers in conservation research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 77 line illustrations, 36 b&w photographs, 16 colour illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: ABC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750620413
ISBN
9780750620413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.68

Paperback. Indispensable reading for both art lovers and students, Art Theory, 2nd Edition explores Western thought about art from ancient times to the post-modern period. Wide-ranging and exceptionally balanced in its analysis, Art History relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual and cultural-historical currents of each period. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175531
ISBN
9781405175531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.00

paperback. A history of Russia's mighty culture. It covers the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32pp colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140297966
ISBN
9780140297966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Features articles that discuss ways in which art seeks to redistribute national and cultural identity. This book explores how works that express new identity formations confront the conventional aesthetic production of meaning, and examines how art reinvents itself when dealing with unresolved issues of political, national and cultural belonging. Editor(s): Stavning Thomsen, Bodil Marie; Orjasoter, Kristin. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345720
ISBN
9788779345720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.58

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. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671023
ISBN
9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.68

Paperback. On Wednesday 23 August 1939, the National Gallery closed its doors to the public, not knowing when they would open again. The paintings were to be secretly evacuated in a relocation that took only eleven days. The last shipment left Trafalgar Square on 2 September, the day before war was declared. This book tells the story of the National Gallery. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx. 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094244
ISBN
9781857094244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

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