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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ4; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 190. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863357047
ISBN
9783863357047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.33

Hardback. This innovative new history examines in-depth how the growing popularity of large-scale international survey exhibitions, or 'biennials', has influenced global contemporary art since the 1950s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336641
ISBN
9781444336641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.63

Paperback. This innovative new history examines in-depth how the growing popularity of large-scale international survey exhibitions, or 'biennials', has influenced global contemporary art since the 1950s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336658
ISBN
9781444336658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.24

hardcover. This selection of seventeen papers by Professor Anthony Cutler falls into three broad groups, all including topics with which the author has been concerned for many years. Chapters III-VIII are concerned primarily with Byzantine subjects, and with their historiography. Num Pages: 530 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828302
ISBN
9781899828302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.60

Paperback. This work seeks to broaden the comprehension of the student of Italian Renaissance painting by concentrating not on the works of art themselves, but on the various artistic theories which influenced them or were expressed by them. The text includes the writings of Michelangelo and Vasari. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198810506
ISBN
9780198810506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A revealing portrait of the man behind the art, uncovering fresh material, as well as pulling together previously known facts, Bailey sheds new light on this complicated and secretive artistic figure. Available in paperback, for the first time. Num Pages: 504 pages, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: ACVC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849761925
ISBN
9781849761925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Based on the mathematics of music, this book explains why notes, which sound good together also look good together. Covering Pythagorean, just and equal-tempered tuning systems, it also contains drawings and old engravings printed at high-resolution on 100 per cent recycled papers, with holographic foil titles. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; AC; TDPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263364
ISBN
9781904263364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.16

Hardcover. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of traditional Japanese ceramic culture as interpreted by today's leading designers Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JM; ACBP; AFPC; AKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 300 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714871981
ISBN
9780714871981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 44.62

Paperback. Analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shift to an inclusive democracy, South Africa's visual and material culture represented the past while at the same time contributing to the process of social transformation. This book explores the dilemmas posed by a range of visual and material culture including key South African heritage sites. Num Pages: 384 pages, 117 photos, incl. 11 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330721
ISBN
9780822330721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Hardcover. Tells the story of how the Big Apple emerged as the cultural capital of the postwar world in all fields of creative endeavour art, architecture, design, music, theatre and dance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 447 illustrations, 159 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 240 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500517727
ISBN
9780500517727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 5.28

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w + 16 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219685
ISBN
9780300219685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.72

Hardcover. Paul Klee consistently intertwined the visual and the verbal in his art has long fascinated commentators, including such illustrious figures as Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault. This book offers an account of the interplay between the visible and the legible in Klee's works from the 1910s and 1920s. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 colour plates, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091181
ISBN
9780226091181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Hardback. Editor(s): Sanjurjo, Annick. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 illustration, indices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832817
ISBN
9780810832817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.92

Hardback. The only source in print of the key essays of a pioneer of modernist design. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFW; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780819564474
ISBN
9780819564474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.39

Hardback. The French artist Annette Messager (b 1943) is one of the most important personalities of the international art scene. Her extensive installations focus on the human body and its attributes. This bibliophiles art book reproduces the installations in addition to her most impressive works. Num Pages: 88 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777423470
ISBN
9783777423470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. In 1908, the American adventurer Robert Sterling Clark organized a scientific expedition to northern China to create a detailed geographical survey, photograph the region, and collect samples of the flora and fauna. This title showcases over 85 excavated objects from museums and archaeological institutes in cities along Clark's original route. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour images + 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179675
ISBN
9780300179675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. Art schools, workshops and associations helped shape the Arts and Crafts style, as did individuals such as Ann Macbeth, Robert Lorimer, and James Cromar Watt. Together, these architects, artists and designers contributed to the expansion and evolution of the movement both within and beyond Scotland's borders. This book chronicles this movement. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 468 pages, 100 colour images + 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 291 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2296.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
468
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195767
ISBN
9780300195767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 265 x 19. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Monacelli Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580934626
ISBN
9781580934626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. A highly illustrated study of the uniquely decorated tombs of Greco-Roman tombs in Alexandria with the aid of advanced computer technology Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 illustrations, black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 240. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168291
ISBN
9789774168291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 507 pages, 44 colour plates & 5 b/w plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763542579
ISBN
9788763542579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.78
€ 51.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; ABA; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 135. .
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863356552
ISBN
9783863356552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Paperback. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 color images and 52 halftones, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. American Art Since 1955. 304 pages, illustrations. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270978
ISBN
9780520270978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 b&w illustrations, 60 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106855
ISBN
9780300106855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Art is often appreciated for its ability to delight our eyes and refresh our minds. But it can also serve as a powerful vehicle for exploring darker emotions, such as fear, sadness, and grief. This title examines the richly varied representation of tragedy in the European artistic tradition over the course of two centuries. Num Pages: 128 pages, 75 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573497
ISBN
9780935573497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.65

Hardback. A sumptuous history of Renaissance Florence Num Pages: 340 pages, 205 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3J; ACND; AMN; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 7112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253355676
ISBN
9780253355676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.31

paperback. This is an illustrated study of the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek sculpture and vase painting, through medieval and Renaissance portraits, to contemporary films and fashion photography. Num Pages: 520 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520082311
ISBN
9780520082311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.97

Paperback. "First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company." Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251648
ISBN
9781474251648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Investigates the ways in which some of the innovative contemporary artists are working with sound today. Num Pages: 84 pages, 61 illustrations, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708886
ISBN
9780870708886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.17

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848222083
ISBN
9781848222083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.58
€ 56.81

Hardcover. Captures a record of Trimpin's journey and places his work in the context of visual art, music composition, performance, ambitious engineering, acoustics, and installation art Editor(s): Focke, Anne. Num Pages: 208 pages, 110 illus., 100 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991092
ISBN
9780295991092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 colour/100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1633.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271034089
ISBN
9780271034089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.84

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350546
ISBN
9781910350546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.01

Paperback. Presents a study of an important genre of Ming-dynasty Chinese painting in which landscapes are actually disguised portraits that celebrate an individual and his achievements, ambitions, and tastes in an open effort to win recognition, support, and social status. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 144 pages, 51 color illus. 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154763
ISBN
9780691154763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.38

Hardcover. A survey of the history of Irish painting, encompassing the entire span from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century. The volume includes both well-known and virtually unknown artists, Irish artists who worked abroad as well as in Ireland, and major foreign artists who worked in Ireland. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 375 colour pl 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 261 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780300097658
ISBN
9780300097658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.99
€ 42.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 107 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211931
ISBN
9780300211931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.32

Hardcover. Focuses on a playful and complex body of work developed between 2013 and 2015, using cliches or proverbs and watercolor. For each work, the artist made two watercolors of a different proverb, cut them apart and then combined them into one. This book book concentrates on artists work style. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 284 x 3. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Steidl
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869309828
ISBN
9783869309828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 37.63

Hardcover. A catalogue of five monumental new works, shown in two exhibitions at Gagosian Gallery, New York. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 289 x 18. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Gagosian / Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847843718
ISBN
9780847843718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.59
€ 44.55

Hardback. Mercurial, saturnine, scandalous and unpredictable, Caravaggio - as a man, as a character and as an artist - holds dramatic appeal. He spent a large part of his life on the run, leaving a trail of illuminated chaos wherever he passed, most of it recorded in criminal justice records. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781780677002
ISBN
9781780677002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

Hardback. Intellectual, emotional, restless, dogged, loyal, selfish; Kandinsky was an artist - and a man - of contradictions. This genre-defying painter didn't pick up a brush until he was thirty years old. He was an academic with a promising career that he threw away to explore the arts. This is an introduction to the life of this artist. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780675657
ISBN
9781780675657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.16

paperback. This is the first volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to pottery made in Egypt today, organised by historical periods. The manuals are quick identification guides as well as starting points for more extensive research. Num Pages: 225 pages, 420 drawings, 29 col photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; ACG; AFP; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ancient Egypt Research Associates Inc United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780982554449
ISBN
9780982554449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.19