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History of art / art & design styles

Hardcover. The most successful of living artists Jeff Koons has been a focus of creative fascination and significance for more than thirty years, but has always remained guarded about his intellectual life, influences and motivation. This book provides the revealing portrait of Jeff Koons' singular personality and artistic vision. Num Pages: 296 pages, 199 illustrations, 193 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500093825
ISBN
9780500093825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.00
€ 6.28

Hardcover. Features major works from the contemporary art collection. The works range in media from installation, photography, painting, video, and sculpture, featuring over sixty artists such as Doug Aitken, Matthew Barney, Vanessa Beecroft, Richard Billingham, James Casebere, Maurizio Cattelan, Tacita Dean, Dinos & Jake Chapman, Tony Cragg, and more. Num Pages: 432 pages, 332 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2550.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876243660
ISBN
9788876243660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.05

Hardcover. Imagine stepping inside Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring or Hopper's Nighthawks. That's the effect achieved by modern-day photographers, artists, students and creatives within the pages of this one-of-a-kind book. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 full-colour photographs + artworks. BIC Classification: AC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452123349
ISBN
9781452123349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.94

Hardcover. "Modernist scholar Jed Rasula presents the first narrative history of the emergence, decline, and legacy of Dada, showing how this strange artistic phenomenon spread across Europe and then the world in the wake of the Great War, fundamentally reshaping modern culture in ways we're still struggling to understand today"-- Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; ACXJ; AGB; BGF; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465089963
ISBN
9780465089963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.32

Num Pages: 870 pages, 82. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Library of America United States
Number of pages
870
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598533101
ISBN
9781598533101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.57

Hardcover. A provocative look at the contemporary art scene by one of the country's leading art critics. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465055203
ISBN
9780465055203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 178 pages, 49 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986883
ISBN
9780295986883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.20

Paperback. Comprehensive survey of the artist Christian Marclay's ideas and practice in his own words and those of the foremost writers engaged with his work. Editor(s): Criqui, Jean-Pierre. Series: ON&BY. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Whitechapel Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854882304
ISBN
9780854882304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 9.66

Hardback. Printed in the style of a school composition book. Editor(s): Warsh, Larry. Num Pages: 304 pages, 160 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167893
ISBN
9780691167893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.04

Hardback. Painting, according to Jean-Luc Marion, is a topic of central concern for philosophy, particularly phenomenology. These four studies carefully consider the history of painting - from classical to contemporary - as a fund for phenomenological reflection on the conditions of (in)visibility. Translator(s): Smith, James K. A. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733915
ISBN
9780804733915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.25

Paperback. Painting, according to Jean-Luc Marion, is a topic of central concern for philosophy, particularly phenomenology. These four studies carefully consider the history of painting - from classical to contemporary - as a fund for phenomenological reflection on the conditions of (in)visibility. Translator(s): Smith, James. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733922
ISBN
9780804733922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Paperback. Delves into both the controversial sexual themes and neglected aspects of Schieles art, notably his formal experiments and his later expressionist portraits and allegorical paintings works that reveal much about the importance of his short career. Series: New Horizons. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301210
ISBN
9780500301210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Criqui, Jean-Pierre. Num Pages: 160 pages, 193 colour, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037640777
ISBN
9783037640777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.87

Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 208 pages, 142 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 334 x 288 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2004.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edition Olms Switzerland
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783283012151
ISBN
9783283012151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.73
€ 41.11

Paperback. In his exhibition and accompanying essay for the "Taking Sides" programme at the Louvre, Jean Starobinski explores the theme of largesse in its broadest sense. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 220 pages, 30 colour plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 298 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226771366
ISBN
9780226771366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity - or so we have been taught to believe. This title offers the general reader first a discussion of mythology in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and then a multifaceted look at the far-reaching role played by mythology in Renaissance intellectual and emotional life. Translator(s): Sessions, B.F. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 108 illus. BIC Classification: ACND; HRQA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029887
ISBN
9780691029887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080202864
ISBN
9782080202864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Martin, Robert D.; Martin, Oliver Y. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226266633
ISBN
9780226266633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 1128 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 184 x 50. Weight in Grams: 2484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Press Australia
Number of pages
1128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522857108
ISBN
9780522857108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 632.72

Hardcover. This engaging biography brings light to the life, art, and extraordinary contributions of Olive Rush (1873 1966), artist, illustrator, muralist, Native American art educator, and social reformer." Num Pages: 292 pages, 95 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1778.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890136201
ISBN
9780890136201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 37.71

Hardcover. This stunning Chinese art book presents almost a hundred recently unearthed objects that offer a glimpse into the extraordinary wealth and artistic accomplishments of elite society during the Western Han Dynasty Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; ACBP; AMGD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1461.
Publisher
Asian Art Museum
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939117789
ISBN
9780939117789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 263 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1790.
Publisher
Vendome Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865653191
ISBN
9780865653191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.88

Paperback. Explores three performance art practices of the 1970s and early 1980s: "object theater"; "loft performance"; and "new psychodrama". By tracing the paths of such artists as Stuart Sherman, Julia Heyward, Jared Bark and Jill Kroesen, this title makes visible a critical period in the development of performance art. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195866
ISBN
9780300195866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Hardcover. During the 18th-century deposits of gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds were discovered in Brazil, enabling the Court of Portugal to commission art on a lavish scale. This book is devoted to this period of Portuguese art and history, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and textiles. Editor(s): Levenson, Jay A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w + 140 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JF; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300058413
ISBN
9780300058413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 195 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 304 x 255 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271026923
ISBN
9780271026923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.31

Hardback. Business leader and arts patron Sir Edwin A G Manton (1909-2005) and his wife Florence, Lady Manton assembled a collection of 18th- and 19th-century British artwork. In this book, a series of essays by prominent scholars consider the major works and themes in the collection, relating them to larger issues within the field of British studies. Editor(s): Clarke, Jay A. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 272 pages, 447 colour images + 9 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179668
ISBN
9780300179668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 bw illus. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AMX; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472591036
ISBN
9781472591036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Hardcover. Visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316213882
ISBN
9780316213882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Hardback. Homage to the beauty of ancient commodities. Num Pages: 208 pages, Approx 190 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AKP; AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 220. .
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037785140
ISBN
9783037785140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Paperback with spine tape, 408 pages; Over 1500 black and white illustrations;. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452128238
ISBN
9781452128238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.24

Paperback. Charts the theological defense of icons during the Iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, whose high point came in AD 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the church. This title demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AFWH; AGR; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141251
ISBN
9780691141251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.66

Paperback. A discussion about how each age created Jesus in its own image, discovering in his life and teachings the answers to fundamental questions of human life and destiny. It studies the images of Jesus cherished by successive ages, suggesting that the depictions are key to understanding each era. Num Pages: 284 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR; HRCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300079876
ISBN
9780300079876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 622 pages, 49 maps and plans. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416187
ISBN
9780900416187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.02

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416101
ISBN
9780900416101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.19

Hardcover. Series: Topological bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 422 pages, 40 maps and plans. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Griffith Institute
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416194
ISBN
9780900416194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Janovy, Karen O. Num Pages: 80 pages, 39 color Illus., 2 b/w Illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977802876
ISBN
9780977802876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836532075
ISBN
9783836532075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. An account of the life and work of the landmark painter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 167 colour and 82 b&w illustrations, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 250 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2006. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0018703
ISBN
9780714838441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 50.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Free Association Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946960088
ISBN
9780946960088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.25

Paperback. Twenty-first-century views on a Modernist icon Num Pages: 58 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 255 x 6. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934658133
ISBN
9780934658133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.16