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Hardback. Explores one aspect of the collection of furniture that Sir William Lever bequeathed to the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight: pieces designed for human support, primarily seat furniture, but also beds, footstools and a coach model. This book also reviews the use of decorative treatments, different textiles, and a range of protective covers. Num Pages: 1200 pages, 2000 b&w + 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 250 x 79. Weight in Grams: 6518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300111316
ISBN
9780300111316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.91
€ 187.62

Hardback. Drawing on letters, children's books, and 19th-century texts on child development, parenting, and education, this title demonstrates how childhood became a crucial theme for its embodiment of adult ideas about childhood, the family, sexuality, work and leisure, national culture, and the formation and reproduction of bourgeois identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 black-&-white illustrations + 25 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 263 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300112856
ISBN
9780300112856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.30
€ 61.41

Hardback. Understanding Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) is crucial to reading the history of art of the late nineteenth century and the development of modernism. Often associated with classicizing imagery, he was an artist of great range. This book introduces many of his works, assesses his contribution, and restores him to the pantheon of modern masters. Num Pages: 745 pages, 1000 colour + b&w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 309 x 258 x 67. Weight in Grams: 4732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300115710
ISBN
9780300115710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.80
€ 221.76

Hardback. Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. This book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures, selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum. It includes both American and European miniatures and stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AGHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 256 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2172.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300115802
ISBN
9780300115802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.30
€ 65.47

Hardback. Provides a work of reference covering British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. This book lists nearly 9,000 painters, with almost 90,000 paintings, in more than 1,700 separate collections. It covers those pictures that are lost, mostly as a consequence of the WWII. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 850 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 248 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117301
ISBN
9780300117301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.36
€ 49.05

Hardback. Focusing on the Art Institute's outstanding collection of American modernism, this title includes over 175 important paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects, and works on paper made in North America between World War II and 1955. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 376 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations + 250 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117387
ISBN
9780300117387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.10
€ 53.38

Paperback. Analyzing the painting, Saint James Freeing Hermogenes, this book reexamines and confirms Fra Angelico's status as a pioneer of the representational style championed in Florence in the early fifteenth century by Brunelleschi, Masaccio, and Donatello, and shows why he was one of the great artistic minds of his age. Series: Kimbell Masterpiece Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 3 black & white illustrations + 55 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121360
ISBN
9780300121360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Hardback. Features essays by Valerie Bajou, Philippe Bordes, Thomas Crow, Michael Fried, Daniel Harkett, Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Stephane Guegan, Godehard Janzing, Dorothy Johnson, Mehdi Korchane, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Issa Lampe, Mark Ledbury, Simon Lee, Heather McPherson, David O'Brien, Satish Padiyar, Todd Porterfield, Susan Siegfried, and Helen Weston. Editor(s): Ledbury, Mark. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 b&w illustrations, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQH; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121513
ISBN
9780300121513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.87

Hardback. Widely known for his vibrant paintings that employ a variety of styles - including abstraction, figuration, pop, and cartoon - Carroll Dunham (b 1949) is also one of the prolific printmakers of his generation. This title documents the artist's print archive, which includes nearly 300 lithographs, etchings, drypoints, linocuts, and wood engravings. Series: Addison Gallery of American Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1601.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121650
ISBN
9780300121650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.10
€ 48.87

Hardback. Talks about the revelatory and controversial Pop art movement that emerged in America in the 1960s. This illustrated book focuses on 40 paintings, works on paper, and sculptures by influential artists in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. It shows how the artists pointed revisions of the movement's relationship to art history. Series: Princeton University Art Museum Monographs S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 42 b&w illustrations, 93 colour images. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 207 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122121
ISBN
9780300122121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.54

Hardback. Thomas Chimes is one of Philadelphia's most important living artists. Tracing the stylistic evolution of Chimes' idiosyncratic art, this book presents a survey of his remarkable five-decade career. It reveals how Chimes has found inspiration in the writings of Antonin Artaud, James Joyce, and especially Alfred Jarry. Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 120 b&w illustrations, 155 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1615.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122176
ISBN
9780300122176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.54

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

€ 51.62
€ 41.17

Hardback. Bamana masks and headdresses, Lega ivories, Dogon sculpture, and Benue bronzes are among the many exquisite African artefacts found in the renowned Menil Collection. This book presents a comprehensive catalogue on the de Menils' collection of African art, and features 120 of the museum's finest pieces. Editor(s): Van, Dyke Kristina. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 black & white illustrations + 135 colour images. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123760
ISBN
9780300123760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.87

Hardback. Robert Rauschenberg began to investigate the boundaries between painting and sculpture in the 1950s, working with a variety of found objects in his Combine paintings and freestanding Combines. This book focuses on Rauschenberg's Cardboards, along with related works from his "Made in Tampa Clay", "Cardbirds", and "Venetian" series. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120b&w illustrations, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123784
ISBN
9780300123784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.29

Hardback. George Stubbs is rightly recognised as one of the greatest and most original artists of the eighteenth century. This is the catalogue of Stubbs' paintings and drawings. The catalogue entries are preceded by a study of Stubbs' art and career that sets his work in context. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 700 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, 485 colour images. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 355 x 52. Weight in Grams: 4350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300125092
ISBN
9780300125092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.98
€ 87.84

Hardback. Presents over 200 selected original artworks from the collection Betsy Beinecke Shirley bequeathed to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. This volume offers to study the reading lives of children throughout American history. It invites reader to recollect images from the treasured books of his or her own childhood. Series: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Num Pages: 196 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; AKLB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1647.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126730
ISBN
9780300126730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135466
ISBN
9780300135466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.62

Hardback. Examines the intersections between Regionalist and Modernist paintings, photography, and film during the Great Depression, a period when the two approaches to art making were perhaps at their zenith. Num Pages: 125 pages, 25 black & white illustrations + 100 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; ACXD; AGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135862
ISBN
9780300135862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. Philip de Lszl (1869-1937) was the pre-eminent portrait artist working in Britain between 1907 and 1937. He painted nearly 3,000 portraits, including those of kings and queens, four American presidents and members of the European nobility. This title gives an account of both his life and his work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 black-&-white illustrations + 45 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137163
ISBN
9780300137163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.57
€ 58.07

Hardback. Steam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in nineteenth-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers travelled at faster speeds than ever before. This work captures both the fear and excitement of early train travel as it probes the artistic response to steam locomotion within its social setting. Series: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGP; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Hardcover Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300138788
ISBN
9780300138788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.23

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