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Hardback. Presents the history of artists' film and video in Britain. Structured in two parts ('Institutions' and 'Artists and Movements'), this work considers the work of some 300 artists, including Kenneth Macpherson, Basil Wright, Len Lye, Humphrey Jennings, Margaret Tait, Jeff Keen, Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Malcolm Le Grice, and Peter Gidal. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570959
ISBN
9781844570959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.29

Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239490
ISBN
9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.96

Paperback. This book surveys four thousand years of pottery production and presents totally unexpected fresh information, using technical and analytical methods. Num Pages: 232 pages, 91 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; AFP; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845535070
ISBN
9781845535070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 56 pages, 58 colour illus. BIC Classification: AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
56
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Har/Pstr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343865
ISBN
9780764343865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Includes 127 colour and 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 279 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221703
ISBN
9781848221703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 45.62

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the life of Eleanor 'Erlund' Hudson (1912-2011), the watercolourist, etcher and designer who was best known for her evocative depictions of women at work during the Second World War. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: AFCC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Catt Educational Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909717213
ISBN
9781909717213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.63

Paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1630.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. An exquisite art book of gentle and elegant found poetry. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: AFJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 114 x 5. Weight in Grams: 42.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wave Books United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933517032
ISBN
9781933517032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.86

Hardback. The Yale University Art Gallery is home to an amazing collection of American decorative arts. This title provides a comprehensive look at the Gallery's holdings of modernist design made in America or for the American market. It features a mix of high-style decorative arts, industrial design, and everyday objects. Series: Yale University Art Gallery. Num Pages: 432 pages, 329 colour images + 19 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AFT; AGC; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 241 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300153019
ISBN
9780300153019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.96
€ 54.75

Hardback. Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of modern art. This book offers an historically substantiated critical account of his life and work. It negotiates the competing cultural imperatives of nationalism and internationalism that shaped the European art world at the fin de siecle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 color photographs, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AB; ACX; AFKB; AGB; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294486
ISBN
9780520294486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.29
€ 48.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Eschelbacher, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 248. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226218
ISBN
9780300226218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 130. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 268 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Halstar
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906690236
ISBN
9781906690236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.72

Paperback. Accompanying a year-long exhibition at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, this work explores the distinctiveness of southern landscape painting from the early 19th century through to the 1940s. Num Pages: 84 pages, 31 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; 3JJ; AFC; AGC; AGN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882007172
ISBN
9781882007172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.95

Hardback. Written by Bernard Leach, the father of British studio pottery, this seminal book is the first treatise to be written by a potter on the workshop traditions handed down from the greatest period of Chinese ceramics in the Sung dynasty. With this book, potters can learn everything from how to adapt recipes for pigments and glazes to designing kilns. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Unicorn Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910065167
ISBN
9781910065167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.58

Hardcover. This bold new history recovers the American Revolution, as seen through the eyes of Boston-born painter John Singleton Copley. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 pages of color; 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 244 x 46. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240016
ISBN
9780393240016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Jimmy Boyle grew up in Glasgow's Gorbals. All around him the world was drinking, fighting and thieving. To survive, he too had to fight and steal.. Kids' gangs led to trouble with the police. Thankfully, Jimmy was able to turn his life around inside the prison walls and eventually released on parole. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AFKB; AGB; BM; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033032
ISBN
9781785033032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.03

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bread and Butter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995503700
ISBN
9780995503700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Joining this year's fourth-centenary celebrations, this flipbook is a delightful catalogue of Shakespeare's plays. It is also the only unpublished work by one of Britain's greatest graphic designers, Abram Games, and a little landmark in the history of design. Num Pages: 96 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFH; AKB; AKLB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 100 x 120 x 10. .
Publisher
Pallas Athene Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843681373
ISBN
9781843681373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Hardcover. An unparalleled introduction to American folk art, accompanying a major traveling exhibition. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847843817
ISBN
9780847843817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.02
€ 59.92

Hardcover. .
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903278024
ISBN
9781903278024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.94

Hardback. Like millions of others, Andrew Marr draws. He hasn't had lessons, yet since childhood, the journalist and TV presenter has been at his happiest with a pen or brush in his hand. In this intriguing new book, Andrew Marr explores the subject of drawing and painting through his own experience. Num Pages: 144 pages, Over 60 drawings and paintings. BIC Classification: AFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508. Nice copy with minor shelf wear lacking dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KJE0003638
ISBN
9781849493345
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.34

Paperback. In this study an art theorist explores a conception underlying the history of art. His basic idea is that the rigour of linear perspective cannot encompass all of visual experience and that it could be said to generate an oppositional factor with which it interacts dialectically: the cloud. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734400
ISBN
9780804734400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.92

paperback. Essays on the development of Boas' theories on primitive art and his legacy i Northwest Coast art studies offer a theoretical framework for this collectio of 14 articles written between 1889 and 1916 by the art historian and anthropologist. The articles, in which he disputes Eurocentric art theorie Editor(s): Jonaitis, Aldona. Num Pages: 380 pages, 242 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295973845
ISBN
9780295973845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fontanka Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906257170
ISBN
9781906257170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.18

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