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Paperback. An historical examination of the early-twentieth-century Indian Craze, a widespread interest in Native American art, that explores its importance for Native Americans, Euro Americans, and the history of modernism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344087
ISBN
9780822344087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.97

Hardback. Black Models and White Myths examines the racial assumptions behind representations of Africans that emphasized the contrast between "civilization" and "savagery" and the development of so-called scientific and ethnographic racism. These works often depicted Africans' allegedly natural behavior as a counterpoint to inhibited European conduct. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 165 color illustrations, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052604
ISBN
9780674052604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.46

Hardback. Slaves and Liberators looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the morality of slavery, through abolitionism, to European imperialism in Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Turner's Slave Ship, cast light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 160 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052598
ISBN
9780674052598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.46

hardcover. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1344. A Comprehensive History of Islam's 1,400-year Legacy of Art and Design, with 300 Colour Photogrpahs, Reproductions and Fine-art Paintings. 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight: 1654.
Publisher
Anness Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754820871
ISBN
9780754820871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 250 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151108
ISBN
9780231151108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.95

Paperback. Presents a history of Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This book examines artistic representations of liturgical objects - including altars, crosses, and censers. It offers an analysis of the lives and portraits of notable leaders, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More and Pope Paul VI. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369362
ISBN
9780892369362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Hardcover. The palatial Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, houses the largest collection of Old Master, Renaissance, and Impressionist paintings in the world Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 274 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1800.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847842094
ISBN
9780847842094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.49

Hardcover. Produced by two groups the Spanish called the Casqui and Pacaha and dating circa AD 1400-1700, headpots occur, with few exceptions, only in a small region of Arkansas and Missouri. This title offers a comprehensive catalog of 138 identified classical style headpots and a resource for understanding the meaning of these remarkable ceramic vessels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 828 colour photographs, 232 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 1KBBSR; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288974
ISBN
9781557288974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.70

Paperback. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the "nonobject" - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415314
ISBN
9780226415314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80

hardcover. Editor(s): Busine, Laurent; Sellink, Manfred. Num Pages: 288 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300215755
ISBN
9780300215755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.94

Paperback. The offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 263 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184358
ISBN
9780300184358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975993
ISBN
9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.50

Hardback. Indigenous museums and cultural centres have sprung up across the developing world, and particularly in the Southwest Pacific. This book examines how museums have evolved particularly in the non-western world to incorporate the present and the future in the display of culture. Editor(s): Stanley, Nick. Series: Museums and Collections. Num Pages: 268 pages, 27 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: ACBK; GM; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451882
ISBN
9781845451882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.12

Hardcover. This volume is the first sustained attempt to provide an overview of the First World Festival of Negro Arts, held in Dakar in 1966, and of its multiple legacies. Editor(s): Murphy, David. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPK; ACBK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383162
ISBN
9781781383162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 568 pages, 140 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158594
ISBN
9780691158594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 632 pages, 100 full colour pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 230 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Viking
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670922307
ISBN
9780670922307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Only 1000 copies of People of the Eland were printed in 1976. It was neither reissued nor reprinted. It has become one of the rarest and most expensive of all books on the African past. Editor(s): Mitchell, Peter; Smith, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated, full colour. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 256 x 15. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144983
ISBN
9781868144983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.66

Hardcover. Ink landscape painting is a distinctive feature of the Northern Song, and Song painters created some of the most celebrated artworks in Chinese history. Foong Ping shows how landmark works of this era came to be identified first as potent symbols of imperial authority and later as objects by which exiled scholars expressed disaffection and dissent. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417151
ISBN
9780674417151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.93

Paperback. What is the effect of a "nation"? In this age of globalization, is it dead, dying, only dormant? The title collects essays that looks at a range of aesthetic productions - especially literature and the visual arts - that give context to how art and society interact. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AB; ACB; HPS; JFFS; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566398664
ISBN
9781566398664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.52

Hardback. Examines the changing relationship between the Bible and the arts, showing how the arts portray biblical stories in various ways and through various media, and how 'the' Bible is actually multiple entities: fiercely contested translations in many languages. Generously illustrated with examples including painting, architecture and stained glass. Editor(s): Prickett, Stephen. Num Pages: 768 pages, 66 b+w illus; 72 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 245 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639335
ISBN
9780748639335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.77
€ 201.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 299 colour, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863352936
ISBN
9783863352936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

hardcover. Presents a comprehensive exploration of the Proportioned Script, an Arabic writing system attributed to the Abbasid wazir (minister) Ibn Muqla and the master scribe Ibn al-Bawwab that has dominated the art of Arabic and Islamic penmanship from the 10th century to the present day. Num Pages: 724 pages, 430 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; AKD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 356 x 296 x 87. Weight in Grams: 7220.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517666
ISBN
9780500517666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.29
€ 102.52

Paperback. The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, that once linked China with the West. This book gives an account of a ground-breaking conservation project to conserve the cave paintings of the Mogao Grottoes in China. Editor(s): Agnew, Neville. Num Pages: 458 pages, 500 colour & 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABC; ACBP; AGR; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061572
ISBN
9781606061572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.18

Paperback. A study of a largely forgotten optical device and its relation to notions of opacity, transparency, and imagination. Translator(s): Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951481
ISBN
9781890951481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.19

Paperback. Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions. Num Pages: 119 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984599
ISBN
9780295984599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACBK; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309957
ISBN
9781477309957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.20

Paperback. Featuring all kinds of dogs big, small, graceful, cute, funny, this book includes a collection of dog art and illustration by artists around the world. It is suitable for dog lovers of all ages. Num Pages: 160 pages, 115 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780676562
ISBN
9781780676562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.11

Hardback. In The Book of Circles, his companion volume to the popular Book of Trees, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millenia of information design. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275. .
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616895280
ISBN
9781616895280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. Offers an account of Hawaiian public art and architecture during the reign of David Kalakaua, the cosmopolitan ruler of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1874 to 1891. This title provides visual and historical analysis of four key monuments - Kalakaua's coronation and regalia, the King Kamehameha Statue, 'Iolani Palace, and the Hawaiian National Museum. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; ACBK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824832636
ISBN
9780824832636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

paperback. Chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of the Christian capture of the Islamic city of Tulaytula, now Toledo, in the eleventh century and traces the development of Castilian culture as it was forged in the intimacy of Christians with the Muslims and Jews they had overcome. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 colour images & 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
YALE UNIV PR
Condition
New
SKU
9780300142143
ISBN
9780300142143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

Hardback. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 b&w + 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 291 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107357
ISBN
9780300107357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.87

Paperback. This is a survey of China's wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It discusses in detail a wide range of art forms and techniques from porcelain and pottery to secular painting and sculpture. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 b/w + 96 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082845
ISBN
9780300082845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

Hardback. By the end of the sixteenth century, Europe, Africa, and Asia were connected to North and South America via a vast network of complex trade routes. This book explores the history of the confluence of styles, materials, and techniques among Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas through the end of the colonial era. Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Num Pages: 600 pages, 250 b&w + 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 324 x 264 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300120035
ISBN
9780300120035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.38

Paperback. In 1788, nearly 1,500 people on 11 sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson in Australia, and those who sailed in them were the community who established the first European colony in Australia. The Art of the First Fleet is a captivating collection of watercolours, washes, ink and pencil drawings created during this historic time. Num Pages: 112 pages, Over 100 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACBS; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565092962
ISBN
9780565092962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Presents a photographic survey that traverses the concepts and values of traditional Maori weaving and innovative, contemporary weaving practice. The evocative photos and text reveal the spiritual significance of weaving within Maori culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Huia Publishers (N2) Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869691615
ISBN
9781869691615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.94

Hardcover. A comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. The art objects are presented in four sections: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. Num Pages: 599 pages, 320 colour and 160 b&w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3444.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856675393
ISBN
9780856675393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.36

Paperback. This evocative collection of natural history drawings, produced over a period of more than two hundred and fifty years, captures the rich variety of animals, birds and insects to be found in India and the magnificent flora of the different regions. Series: Images of Nature. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093105
ISBN
9780565093105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. A timely and stimulating collection of essays about the impact of Darwin's ideas on visual culture Editor(s): Larson, Barbara; Brauer, Fae. Num Pages: 348 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611689778
ISBN
9781611689778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. Chinese brush painting is an ancient art, steeped in history, symbolism and ritual, and closely linked to Chinese calligraphy. This book takes you on a journey through the history, techniques and materials that can enable you to produce stunning paintings of flowers, birds, animals and landscapes. Num Pages: 160 pages, 323 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 277 x 12. Weight in Grams: 718. 160 pages, 323 colour illustrations. Chinese brush painting is an ancient art, steeped in history, symbolism and ritual, and closely linked to Chinese calligraphy. This book takes you on a journey through the history, techniques and materials that can enable you to produce stunning paintings of flowers, birds, animals and landscapes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACBP; WFA. Dimension: 217 x 277 x 12. Weight: 790.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847972897
ISBN
9781847972897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590306703
ISBN
9781590306703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 34.08

Hardcover. Focuses on the history of the art and culture of Nepal. This title revises our perception of the marvellous wooden sculpture of the Kathmandu Valley. It uses an important scientific tool, radiocarbon dating, to help realign - and correct - our overly conservative accepted perceptions of the antiquity of Nepalese wood sculpture. Num Pages: 325 pages, 201 illus., 113 in color. BIC Classification: 1FKN; ACBP; AFKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 315 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990293
ISBN
9780295990293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.80

Hardcover. This book provides a corrective to existing scholarship on eccentric artists by reconsidering the sudden and dramatic emergence of aesthetic strangeness during the mid Edo period. It explains how through the period, eccentricity and madness developed and Num Pages: 267 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824836665
ISBN
9780824836665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 color illus., 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JM; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035958
ISBN
9780262035958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ACBP; AFW; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5499. .
Publisher
KIT Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460223907
ISBN
9789460223907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK; ACVN; JH; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 150. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869403478
ISBN
9781869403478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

Paperback. Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides an account of a much-misunderstood ancient mystical tradition that has long aroused spiritual and artistic curiosity in the West. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 186 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; HRE; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500810484
ISBN
9780500810484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Joost van den Bergh Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956682406
ISBN
9780956682406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardback. An insightful examination of the complex functions of Northwest Coast art objects produced between 1922 and 1961, and a vital addition to First Nations and Canadian history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 b&w photographs, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACBK; ACX; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809542
ISBN
9780774809542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

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

€ 84.38

Paperback. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 176 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 50 halftones, 200 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK; AFPC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 269 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Peabody Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873652124
ISBN
9780873652124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Paperback. The illustrations in this volume present the archeological record of the art and native crafts of the prehistoric southeastern Indians, from utilitarian arrowheads to beautiful stone effigy pipes to ornately carved shell disks. Editor(s): Fundaburk, Emma Lila; Foreman, Mary Douglass Fundaburk. Num Pages: 232 pages, 500 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817310776
ISBN
9780817310776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.55

Hardcover. Sumi-e painting appeals to amateurs, professionals and hobbyists alike Num Pages: 208 pages, 450 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 315 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Hardcover with DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310960
ISBN
9784805310960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. "First edition published in Japan in 1979 by Kodansha International."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 208 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365251
ISBN
9781568365251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.33

Hardcover. This second volume of Professor Sullivan's studies covers his work on modern Chinese art and the art and archaeology of South-East Asia. Num Pages: 405 pages, 212 illus. BIC Classification: AB; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1094. 405 pages, 212 illus. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AB; ACBP. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 34. Weight: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Pindar Press
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132417
ISBN
9780907132417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.63

paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Nora Annesley. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877277286
ISBN
9780877277286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.52

hardcover. This second volume of Basil Robinson's Studies concentrates on Persian manuscript illumination, beginning with six studies of artists who worked in this medium. There then follows twenty-two studies of individual manuscripts, from the fourteenth century onwards. Num Pages: 286 pages, 345 illus. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132448
ISBN
9780907132448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.37

Hardback. Over the last forty years, Basil Robinson has established a reputation as a leading authority on the art of Persia. Num Pages: 364 pages, 312 illus. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 0 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132431
ISBN
9780907132431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.63

Paperback. Norman Feder helped shape the study of American Indian art. In this volume, a group of American, Canadian and European anthropologists, art historians and collectors explore topics relating to Feder's interests in Native American art, aiming to shed light on his background and achievements. Editor(s): Feest, Christian F. Series: ERNAS monographs. Num Pages: 208 pages, 146 illus., 84 in color, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 208 x 20. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783000058714
ISBN
9783000058714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.34

Paperback. Well-written and eminently accessible, this book explores and celebrates the Upper Palaeolithic art of the Dordogne, admirably conveying the author's enthusiasm for her subject. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b/w + 8 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACBK; ACC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188028
ISBN
9780300188028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.59

Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752269
ISBN
9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Pierce, Donna; Weigle, Marta. Num Pages: 312 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; ACB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 269 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2072.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
Box
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133118
ISBN
9780890133118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.96
€ 59.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1K; ACBK; AFK; WF; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 273 x 13. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Roundhouse Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873586566
ISBN
9780873586566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.30

Paperback. Shows how Ute women accommodated Anglo ways that benefited them but refused to give up indigenous culture and ways that gave their lives meaning and bolstered personal autonomy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220386
ISBN
9780803220386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.07

Paperback. Presents general observations on the immensely rich and diversified artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. This book examines the relationship between contemporary and so-called traditional African arts. It shows that many African works were originally part of an ensemble or one element of a performance. Num Pages: 128 pages, 82 illus., 68 in color. BIC Classification: 1HF; ACBK; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 8096 x 5499 x 13. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cleveland Museum of Art,The,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780940717763
ISBN
9780940717763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.30

Hardback. Dimension: 250 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1804.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775740630
ISBN
9783775740630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Tomas. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 977.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824835828
ISBN
9780824835828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. Originally created by the artists of the ukiyo-e school of the floating world to advertise brothels in 17th-century Yoshiwara, this book includes spring pictures (shunga) that transcended class and gender in Japan the years. This book focuses on this art form within Japanese social and cultural history. Editor(s): Clark, Timothy; Gerstle, C.Andrew; Ishigami, Aki. Num Pages: 566 pages, 420 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3076.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
566
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124766
ISBN
9780714124766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.05
€ 55.95

hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Full-Colour Throughout; 30 ZEN Koans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KTS0036519
ISBN
9784805312049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.90

Paperback. In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. Editor(s): Bailey, David A. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; ACBK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334200
ISBN
9780822334200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.12

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBWF; ACBP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2006.
Publisher
Asian Art Museum  
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939117697
ISBN
9780939117697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.34

Hardcover. Illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice Series: Franklin D. Murphey Lecture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 116 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HREC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4531 x 6466 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990897
ISBN
9780295990897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 33 colour photographs, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023425
ISBN
9780884023425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Hardcover. In this book, Craig Clunas analyses the Ming Dynasty aristocracy's patronage of architecture, painting, calligraphy, and other art forms, as well as the contents of their splendid and recently-excavated tombs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 colour, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; ACBP; ACN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231037
ISBN
9781780231037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824838522
ISBN
9780824838522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Guides. 160 pages, Illustrations, map. The new Jacana series of pocket guides is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of relevant topics of South African history, politics and biography. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACBK; HBJH. Dimension: 181 x 115 x 11. Weight: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431401000
ISBN
9781431401000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.11

Hardback. Starting with the Neolithic rock images of Iheren, Algeria, this work analysis the eiconography of Saharan rock art. It examines the various strands of evidence - icons, ideas, motifs, colors, and sizes - and weaves them together into a story that offers a window on the pastoralist worldview through the semiotics of their art. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; ACBK; G; HDD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759106048
ISBN
9780759106048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.86

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

€ 86.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; ACBK; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310694
ISBN
9781477310694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 156 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; ACBK; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477310595
ISBN
9781477310595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.99

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