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Hardback. Offers a way of understanding Orientalism by shifting the focus from Europe to Istanbul and examining the cross-cultural artistic networks that emerged in that cosmopolitan capital in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 71 color, 47 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVT; ACBP; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280533
ISBN
9780520280533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.87

Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922843
ISBN
9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421667
ISBN
9780226421667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321153
ISBN
9780764321153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. This is a study of the reciprocal relationship between Mexican muralism and the three major Mexican museums-the Palace of Fine Arts, the National History Museum, and the National Anthropology Museum. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350378
ISBN
9780822350378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.66

Paperback. What does it mean to be in the studio? What is the space of the studio in the artist's practice? How do studios help artists envision their agency and, beyond that, their own lives? This title locates the studio both spatially and conceptually - at the center of an art world that careens across institutions, markets, and disciplines. Editor(s): Jacob, Mary Jane; Grabner, Michelle. Num Pages: 328 pages, 67 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389615
ISBN
9780226389615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 96 color illus. 37 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 271 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170725
ISBN
9780691170725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 47.49

Paperback. Featuring various illustrations showing the buildings, furniture, metalwork, and the people who influenced it, this title tells the story of the birth and development of the arts and craft movement in Britain. Series: Shire History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Shire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807827
ISBN
9780747807827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Includes discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half. This title presents a guide to the art of the ancient. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 254 illustrations, 191 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204221
ISBN
9780500204221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. The Christ Child in Medieval Culture is the first interdisciplinary investigation of how representations of the Christ Child were conceptualized and employed in this period. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628908
ISBN
9781442628908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.94

paperback. Explores the complex interrelationships among creativity, sexuality, the body, and the mind in eighteenth-century France. This work examines the different forms of deviance ascribed to male and female artists. It also demonstrates that the perceived connections among sexuality, creativity, and disease also opened artistic opportunities for women. Num Pages: 320 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752884
ISBN
9780226752884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Hardback. Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color photographs and 241 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261525
ISBN
9780520261525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.96

Paperback. Taking as case studies two paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, this text examines the ways that identity, gender and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and conoisseurship that have surrounded it. Series: The Discovery Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, 8 color illustrations, 57 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 536. The Shaping and Reshaping of an Artistic Identity. Series: Discovery Series. 201 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 57 b&w photographs. Taking as case studies two paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, this text examines the ways that identity, gender and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and conoisseurship that have surrounded it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGB; JFSJ. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Copyright 2001
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228412
ISBN
9780520228412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This work shows that her original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes. Num Pages: 664 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 220 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002859
ISBN
9780691002859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.32
€ 62.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469625515
ISBN
9781469625515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Multiple-component retail product. Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) is known predominantly for his close association, from 1848, with the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" and for his masterpiece, "The Last of England" (1852-5). This catalogue provides coverage of various Madox Brown's work. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 686 pages, 458 colour images & 522 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 317 x 69. Weight in Grams: 4934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
686
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300165913
ISBN
9780300165913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 203.12

paperback. This look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; GBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842374
ISBN
9780192842374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.44

Garcilaso de la Vega and the Material Culture of Renaissance Europe examines the role of cultural objects in the lyric poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the premier poet of sixteenth-century Spain. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADS; 3JB; ACND; DSBD; DSC; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647558
ISBN
9781442647558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.31

Hardcover. Investigating the history behind color as a method of gender differentiation in ancient Greek and Egyptian art Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAG; ACG; HBLA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119110
ISBN
9780472119110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 360+ colour photos. BIC Classification: AC; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 222 x 6. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Wardell Publications Canada
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919985360
ISBN
9780919985360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.94

paperback. Robert Motherwell was by far the most intellectual and articulate of the Abstract Expressionists. This book examines Motherwell's way of thinking and writing in relation to his paintings. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 84 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891419
ISBN
9781861891419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 colour, 11 black and white. BIC Classification: ACX; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231747
ISBN
9781780231747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. Aims to challenge conventional theories of race and art in the period between 1920-40 by shedding light on the role early art critics had in marginalizing African American artists by characterizing them as sharing a primitive, ethnic essence. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; ACXD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032303
ISBN
9780472032303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.76

Paperback. This companion text to the author's Learning to Look at Paintings addresses some of the questions commonly asked about modern art, covering key movements of the modern and postmodern periods in an illustrated volume. Num Pages: 360 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238120
ISBN
9780415238120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Figner, Susanne. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACXJ5; AFKN; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863359287
ISBN
9783863359287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48

Paperback. Examines the so-called rubble films, usually seen as simplistic texts reaffirming "good Germans during bad times" views, finding in some of them visual and narrative romantic discourse which provokes critical discussion on German national identity in the wake of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 b/w & 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837621839
ISBN
9783837621839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.74
€ 41.08

Editor(s): Harrison, Sara; Unterdorfer, Michaela. Num Pages: 72 pages, 60 colour ilustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 221 x 12. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037641439
ISBN
9783037641439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.24

Hardback. The 18th-century painter Johan Zoffany (1733-1810) was an astute observer of the many social circles in which he functioned as an artist. This catalogue investigates his sharp wit, shrewd political appraisal, and perceptive social commentary - all achieved while presenting his subjects as delightful and sophisticated members of polite society. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 225 colour images + 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACQ; AGB; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2076.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300176049
ISBN
9780300176049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.38

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 140 b/w + 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 264 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300110050
ISBN
9780300110050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Paperback. In a career that ranged over an era in European history, William Blake (1757-1827) produced one of the most singular body of works in the history of art. This title provides introduction to the life and work of this man. It draws on an array of contemporary scholarship, providing an overview of Blake's writings and paintings. Num Pages: 224 pages, 112 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854377272
ISBN
9781854377272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.57

Hardback. Shows the intensity of authors gaze that explores what the appearance of the world has to offer to a virtuoso colourist for a painting. Num Pages: 336 pages, 970 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 313 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2242.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424378
ISBN
9783777424378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.79
€ 87.94

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640839
ISBN
9780691640839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.91

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 279 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612935
ISBN
9780691612935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166324
ISBN
9780231166324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Paperback. Cutting through the veil of legend, Martin Kemp offers an unparalleled portrait of this extraordinary man, asking what made Leonardo's work so astonishing and what vision drove his art and his invention. This updated edition is the first book to include two newly discovered Leonardo works, the most important discoveries in over a hundred years. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 24 figures, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583355
ISBN
9780199583355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. A journey through the history of art from religious painting to postmodernism by one of the world's greatest art historians Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253366
ISBN
9781781253366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.34

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

€ 77.86

Paperback. Informed by fossil discoveries, scientists and artists collaborated during the years before Darwin's "Origin of Species" was published to produce images of a prehistoric world based on sources other than the Bible. This book explores the implications of reconstructing a past humans have never seen. Num Pages: 294 pages, 107 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: AC; AKL; PDX; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
n
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731056
ISBN
9780226731056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 303 x 14. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Timothy Taylor Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992930929
ISBN
9780992930929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.71

Hardcover. The perfect introduction to the life and work of Francis Bacon. Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714861333
ISBN
9780714861333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.69