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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Born a generation apart, they were seeming opposites: Mariano Fortuny, a Spanish aristocrat thrilled by the cultures of Crete and Knossos; William Morris, a British craftsman, in thrall to the myths of the North. Yet through their inventions and textiles, they inspired a new variety of art. This book traces their genius right to the source. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784740801
ISBN
9781784740801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Divided into 14 chapters, text and illustrations reveal the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects, and flowers. George Ferguson also explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. 350 illustrations. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 304 pages, plates, line-drawings. BIC Classification: AC; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
O U Press USA New York
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195014327
ISBN
9780195014327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828685
ISBN
9781899828685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213272
ISBN
9780520213272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 621 pages, 75 colour plates, 232 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
621
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
6th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300056495
ISBN
9780300056495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. Drawing upon insights in fields such as anthropology and linguistics, this book deals with the concept of historical sequence and continuous change across time. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100617
ISBN
9780300100617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 colour plates, 106 halftones, 52 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACQB; AMA; PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327846
ISBN
9780226327846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
BIS Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063693992
ISBN
9789063693992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. This richly illustrated book showcases a previously unseen collection of Chinese ceramics, formed in the early twentieth century by George Eumorfopoulos, a pivotal figure in the appreciate of Asian art. These artifacts build a rare time capsule of Western tastes and preoccupations with the East in the decades prior to World War II. Num Pages: 144 pages, 160 full colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376584
ISBN
9781910376584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
GILL &MACMILLAN/O'BRIEN P
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170774
ISBN
9781847170774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Newly-expanded colour plate section. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 80 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177964
ISBN
9781847177964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. An award-winning, beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells now available in Spanish. Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. Spanish language edition Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Translator(s): Losada, Cruz. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 147.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173546
ISBN
9781847173546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.27

Hardback. Vincent van Gogh used art to express his intensely emotional response to the world around him. Enraptured by the beauty of nature and tormented by the sorrows of human existence, he produced in his tragically short life some of the most powerfully expressive paintings ever seen. Illustrator(s): Harasymowicz, Slawa; Ingram, Catherine. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780674803
ISBN
9781780674803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.37

Hardback. Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of the late 19th century's artistic mainstream. He created paintings whose radically simplified lines and colours echoed the unschooled art of the rustic and native cultures he loved. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781780671895
ISBN
9781780671895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, 60 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 260. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857096033
ISBN
9781857096033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. From its inception in the 1960s to its present form, contemporary Mexican American or Chicano art has developed as an art of identity, asserting the uniqueness of Chicanos and their dual Mexican and US American cultural backgrounds. This book provides an overview of work created from the 1960s to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 14 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292721173
ISBN
9780292721173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potential. Editor(s): Kendall, Stuart. Translator(s): Kendall, Michelle; Kendall, Stuart. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: ACC; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951566
ISBN
9781890951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Presents arguments about the structure of images and the histories ascribed to them by scholars and critics working in the tradition of Vasari and Panofsky. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271024721
ISBN
9780271024721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.01

Hardback. aeo A concise but wide--ranging work by one of Francea s greatest historians. aeo Discusses the relation between art and society in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. aeo Demonstrates how the meaning and significance of art changes over time. Num Pages: 119 pages, 16 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621739
ISBN
9780745621739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300879
ISBN
9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68 color photographs, 102 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; ACBS; AJ; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252081798
ISBN
9780252081798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.84

Hardcover. A biography of the Cosways, two fascinating but often neglected figures in the artistic history of England. This carefully researched study emphasises their achievements as artists and their stature in late 18th century society. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 colour and 32 b&w plates. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829445
ISBN
9780718829445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.02

Paperback. Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works. But, who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their beholders have viewed these objects? This book answers such questions by considering famous and lesser-known artists, patrons, and works of art from the period. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803542
ISBN
9780192803542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 218 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226174129
ISBN
9780226174129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.38
€ 86.84

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