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History of art / art & design styles

Hardcover. Presents a collection of Robert Crumb sketches. This title includes over 600 unseen drawings created between 1996 and 2011. Num Pages: 1322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 90 x 80. Weight in Grams: 9999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KBS0000378
ISBN
9783836524797
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 1,100.99
€ 964.50

Hardback. From fine art paintings by such artists as Stubbs and Landseer to zoological illustrations and popular prints, a vast array of animal images was created in Britain during the century from 1750 to 1850. This book investigates the rich meanings of these visual representations as well as the ways in which animals were actually used and abused. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 b&w illustrations + 140 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126792
ISBN
9780300126792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.68

Paperback. Discusses all the major public and private monuments in Rome, as well as many less well-known monuments in the capital and elsewhere in the empire. Kleiner examines art commissioned by the imperial elite as well as by private patrons, including freedmen and slaves. Series: Yale Publications in the History of Art. Num Pages: 489 pages, 421 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300059489
ISBN
9780300059489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71
€ 49.62

Hardcover. This text explores the subject of English dry-bodied stoneware, and discusses the antecedents of the 18th-century neo-classical wares, the red stones of the 17th-century, as well as other bodies produced by Wedgewood and his contemporaries: caneware, white felspathic stoneware and jasper. Num Pages: 288 pages, 75 colour and 350 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AC; WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Publisher
ACC Art Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851492886
ISBN
9781851492886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.54
€ 75.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 353 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ABC; ACND; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225822
ISBN
9780300225822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.71
€ 51.96

Paperback. A varied selection of content, including excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, and art criticism. The Reader is contextualised under key themes and ideas that underpin the notion of a global art history that spans from the 1400s to present day. Editor(s): Newall, Diana. Series: Art and its Global Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526119926
ISBN
9781526119926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.67

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415856614
ISBN
9780415856614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.43

Paperback. Classic account of the life of an extraordinary woman and an undervalued artist. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780878881
ISBN
9781780878881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. In this invitation to reflect on the power of performance, Diana Taylor explores the multiple and overlapping meanings of performance, showing how it can convey everything from artistic, economic, and sexual performance, to providing ways of understanding how race, gender, identity, and power are performed. Num Pages: 240 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBS; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5193 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359548
ISBN
9780822359548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.31

Paperback. Artists of the Ara Pacis: The Process of Hellenization in Roman Relief Sculpture Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807868997
ISBN
9780807868997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.77

Paperback. Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? This title answers these questions and more in this introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 70 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812388
ISBN
9780747812388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Hardback. Offers feminist analysis of the phenomenon of women art collectors in America. This book shows how elite women enlisted the objets d'art and avant-garde paintings in their collections in causes ranging from the founding of modern museums to the campaign for women's suffrage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 86 b/w photographs, 12 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237292
ISBN
9780520237292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.24
€ 63.14

Paperback. Photography After Conceptual Art presents a series of original essays that address substantive theoretical, historical, and aesthetic issues raised by post-1960s photography as a mainstream artistic medium. It explores the relation between recent art, theory and aesthetics, for which photography serves as an important test case. Editor(s): Costello, Diarmuid; Iversen, Margaret. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444333602
ISBN
9781444333602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.69

Hardcover. The first colonial cartographer of New Mexico, he helped create the culturally unique santero tradition that still thrives today. Editor(s): Diaz, Josef. Num Pages: 156 pages, 61 colour & 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; BGF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135853
ISBN
9780890135853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.65

Paperback. Some of the highlights of the Ben Uri Gallery's collection, in full colour with foreword by Executive Chairman, David Glasser. Num Pages: 80 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900157547
ISBN
9780900157547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Giunta, Lecturer in Philosophy Carrie (University of the Arts London); Janus, Lecturer in English and Literature in a World Context Adrienne (University of Aberdeen). Series: Critical Connections Eup. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474425810
ISBN
9781474425810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.90

Hardback. The first book to explore the mutual influence of the groundbreaking modernists Kurt Schwitters, Joan Miro, and Hans Arp. " BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 321 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791355924
ISBN
9783791355924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.13
€ 48.04

Hardcover. A catalog that accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in the fall of 2013, in which, the author gathers a diverse range of international artists to explore the theme of melding archival and experiential modes of storytelling - what he calls "the archaeological imaginary" - particularly in the wake of 9/11. Editor(s): Roelstraete, Dieter. Num Pages: 328 pages, 80 colour plates, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094120
ISBN
9780226094120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.49

Hardback. Dieter Roth's unique and eclectic Tischmatten ('Table Mats') incorporate drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemeral materials. This title offers an interpretation of these significant yet often misunderstood works, which Roth himself considered to have influenced the development of his painting in the late 1980s. Editor(s): Rosen, Barry. Num Pages: 238 pages, 114 b/w + color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170795
ISBN
9780300170795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Hardcover. Gerhard Richter is one of the most important and popular artists of the postwar era. For decades he has sought innovative ways to make painting more relevant, often through a multifaceted dialogue with photography. This book presents a foundational portrait of this artist and his profoundly influential oeuvre. Translator(s): Solaro, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 468 pages, 78 colour plates, 103 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
468
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226203232
ISBN
9780226203232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.52

Hardcover. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836546782
ISBN
9783836546782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.62

Hardcover. A precursor to Surrealism, the Dada movement stressed the absurd and unpredictable, the illogical and chaotic, lashing out against traditional esthetics and upending artistic conventions. This book explains the impulses and theories that gave rise to Dada, the forerunner of conceptual art. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taschen GmbH Germany
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836505628
ISBN
9783836505628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Elger, Dietmar. Num Pages: 640 pages, 580. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 250. .
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775719797
ISBN
9783775719797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.66
€ 193.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Elger, Dietmar. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 256 x 52. Weight in Grams: 3940.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz Germany
Number of pages
720
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775719803
ISBN
9783775719803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.66
€ 200.61

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