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Paperback. In 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) traveled to Tahiti in an effort to live simply and to draw inspiration from what he saw as the island's exotic native culture. This book addresses both the artist's representation of Tahiti in the woodcut medium and the impact these works had on his artistic practice. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 136 pages, 6 black-&-white illustrations + 87 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300149296
ISBN
9780300149296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardcover. Showcases and puts into historical context a host of sculpted works created in the 1920s and 1930s in the decorative vernacular defined loosely today as 'Art Deco'. With artists' biographies and details of manufacturers, a full glossary and a thematic index, this volume is suitable for all those interested in the Art Deco style. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 321 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2754.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239483
ISBN
9780500239483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.71
€ 68.87

Hardcover. Included for the first time under one cover are all Galle's major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique pieces for an exclusive clientele and those he displayed at two World Expositions and at the annual Paris Salons between 1889 and his untimely death in 1904. Num Pages: 368 pages, 449 Colour, 271 b&w. BIC Classification: ACVY; AKB; AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2400. 368 pages, 449 Colour, 271 b&w. Included for the first time under one cover are all Galle's major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique pieces for an exclusive clientele and those he displayed at two World Expositions and at the annual Paris Salons between 1889 and his untimely death in 1904. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVY; AKB; AKR. Dimension: 307 x 245 x 34. Weight: 2398.
Publisher
Antique Collectors Club Dist
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851496624
ISBN
9781851496624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.98

Hardcover. Offers an account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period. This book celebrates the styles rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and designers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1000 colour images. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD3; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 316 x 248 x 50. Weight in Grams: 3608.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238554
ISBN
9780500238554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.17
€ 57.65

Paperback. Why have ancient Rome and Greece been so influential? Series: All That Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 179 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444177961
ISBN
9781444177961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of contemporary artist Dustin Yellin, showcasing his surreal glass sculptures with fantastic dystopian themes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AFP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 298 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847845118
ISBN
9780847845118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.60
€ 52.45

Paperback. The author of this text considers the way art museums have depicted and continue to depict American society and the American past. He explores issues from the absence of art museums before the Civil War, to the dilemma of the Museum of Modern Art over their "West as America" exhibition. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558491182
ISBN
9781558491182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 155 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; AGC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 241. Weight in Grams: 155.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176475
ISBN
9780691176475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817183
ISBN
9781906817183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Valinsky, Rachel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Edition Patrick Frey
Condition
New
SKU
V9783906803043
ISBN
9783906803043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; ACX; JFF; JKS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Minor Compositions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570273032
ISBN
9781570273032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.04

Paperback. During her sixty-five-year career, Susie Cooper introduced more than 4,500 ceramic patterns and shapes, versatile and influential designers the industry has ever seen. This title charts her progress from the creation of patterns for Gray's Pottery in the 1920s, to running her own Susie Cooper Productions from the 1930s to the 1950s. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 b/w; 60 col. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AFPC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812135
ISBN
9780747812135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

Paperback. The paintings executed by Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings, marks, notes, poems and scribbles. This book, newly available in paperback, examines the importance of the sketchbook to Jackson. Num Pages: 144 pages, Includes 117 colour and 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 271 x 13. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221550
ISBN
9781848221550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Little Knoll Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992722067
ISBN
9780992722067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.08

Hardcover. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060191443
ISBN
9780060191443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Presents an account of international modernism, exploring the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assessing its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined, shedding light on their roles as acknowledged masters. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous colour; halftones; and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842268
ISBN
9780192842268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 319 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350979
ISBN
9780764350979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, George. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 752 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ2; JHMC; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168786
ISBN
9780231168786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

hardcover. Traces the dual strains of 'iconophilia' and iconoclasm, the privileging and prohibition of religious images, over a span of two-and-a-half millennia in the West. This book addresses arguments regarding the moral authority of the image in European Christianity from the medieval through the early modern periods. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRAM7; HRC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034226
ISBN
9780226044132
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, Georges. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32-page color insert. BIC Classification: AC; HB; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168793
ISBN
9780231168793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. This bilingual book provides a catalogue of major works and an autobiographical essay by the artist. Editor(s): Wang, Aihe. Num Pages: 120 pages, 96 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 285 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9789888028283
ISBN
9789888028283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9789888083909
ISBN
9789888083909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.29

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

€ 111.10
€ 103.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, numerous illustrations in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJP; ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 304 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903131170
ISBN
9783903131170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.66

Hardback. This catalogue reproduces nearly 500 works which include the most significant group of drawings outside France by such masters as David, Gericault, Ingres, Delacroix and Prud'hon. Many of the drawings are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 472 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 283. Weight in Grams: 1625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674193208
ISBN
9780674193208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 308.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Boeckl, Matthias. Num Pages: 448 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 295 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2416.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First English Language Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777422749
ISBN
9783777422749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.29

Paperback. Although she is only now just coming into much-deserved global renown, the Polish sculptor Alina Szapocznikow has long been recognized in her country as one of the most accomplished female artists of the twentieth century. This title documents Szapocznikow's artistic process and inspirations. Translator(s): Croft, Jennifer. Num Pages: 380 pages, 81 halftones, 12 facsimiles & drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw Poland
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9788393381869
ISBN
9788393381869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

Paperback. Including both traditional and contemporary arts, this book introduces the rich artistic traditions of the Pacific island chains of Polynesia and Micronesia, traditions that have had a considerable impact on western art in the twentieth century through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 125 illustrations, 100 in full colour. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBK; GTB; HBJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842381
ISBN
9780192842381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.70

Hardback. Series: A Day with. Num Pages: 224 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACVT; WMB; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Special edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080203069
ISBN
9782080203069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 158 illustrations, 120 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222233
ISBN
9788857222233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.02

Hardcover. Features MoMAs collection of Dada works. This title contains essays that focus on a selection of the museums important Dada works. It highlights works in many media, including books, journals, assemblages, collages, drawings, films, paintings, photographs, photomontages, prints, readymades and reliefs. Editor(s): Dickerman, Leah; Umland, Anne; Sudhalter, Adrian. Num Pages: 352 pages, 242 illustrations, 192 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1908.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870706684
ISBN
9780870706684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.63
€ 52.60

Paperback. A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211914
ISBN
9780631211914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 colour plates, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AGB; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Richard Dennis
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903685375
ISBN
9780903685375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; ACXJ; AFJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576878088
ISBN
9781576878088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on medieval textiles and illustrated with many lovely colour reproductions, The Unicorn Tapestries traces the origins of the tapestries as well as possible interpretations of their symbolic meaning. This is an essential book for any lover of medieval art and textiles. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 77 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACND; AGC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 304 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106305
ISBN
9780300106305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Hardcover. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Art / Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970312
ISBN
9781908970312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. An exploration of the unsettling collisions of art and culture in Georges Bataille's revolutionary journal and a new consideration of twentieth-century masterpieces by Picasso, Miro, Dali, and others against the canvas of their renegade times. Num Pages: 272 pages, 180 colour illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262012300
ISBN
9780262012300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. Accompanying the international traveling exhibition that focuses on the preservation of Earth and food choices, as well as the effects of climate change, and more, this book includes artworks by international artists exploring the question of food, a complex issue simultaneously dealing with survival, health, economy and culture. Editor(s): Furstenberg, Adelina von. Num Pages: 188 pages, 131 illustrations, 114 in colour. BIC Classification: ACB; AGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857224985
ISBN
9788857224985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.18

Hardback. "This catalog is published in conjunction with the special exhibition presented at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Bloomington, October 1, 2016-February 5, 2017, and curated by Adelheid M. Gealt, Director Emerita, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art." Num Pages: 128 pages, 68 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; ACQ; AFF; AGC; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7747 x 7112 x 15. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022905
ISBN
9780253022905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.52

Hardcover. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. His greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and his most famous work was a series known as "100 Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858). This book provides an introduction to his work and an overview of his career. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. .
Publisher
Benedikt Taschen Verlag
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836519632
ISBN
9783836519632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.74