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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Examines the career of New York-based artist Sherrie Levine, whose 1981 series of photographs "after Walker Evans" - taken from Evans' famous depression-era documents of rural Alabama - became central examples in theorizing postmodernism in the visual arts in the 1980s. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 color illustrations and 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267220
ISBN
9780520267220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardcover. .
Publisher
La Fabrica Spain
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788415303718
ISBN
9788415303718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 44.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 21. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857221106
ISBN
9788857221106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beard, Jason. Num Pages: 56 pages, 57 colour. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 254 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Other Criteria United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904212225
ISBN
9781904212225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 39.88

Paperback. Drawing on Freudian theories of sexuality and Kant's conception of the beautiful, French art historian Hubert Damisch considers artists as diverse as Raphael, Picasso, Watteau and Manet to demonstrate that beauty has always been connected to ideas of sexual difference and pleasure. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Num Pages: 396 pages, 116 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226135120
ISBN
9780226135120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Paperback. Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto", a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is unusual in its iconography. This book uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 280. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734424
ISBN
9780804734424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardback. Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto", a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is unusual in its iconography. This book uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734417
ISBN
9780804734417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Germany
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869841755
ISBN
9783869841755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.00
€ 51.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 260 x 13. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372506
ISBN
9781907372506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.09

Paperback. Presents various developments in archeology and art historical research. This book offers a fresh perspective on various developments shaping our cultural history. Num Pages: 996 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 223 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3804.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
996
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
7th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856695848
ISBN
9781856695848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.73
€ 45.06

Paperback. The poems and performance art of Hugo Ball and his contemporaries were the beginnings of Dada. This work includes Ball's diaries, the original Dada manifesto and a critical introduction. Translator(s): Raimes, Ann. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 324 pages, 14 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; ACXD7; BG; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204409
ISBN
9780520204409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.62

paperback. "This is a major work and, I think, Hunt's best.. Once picked up, the book cannot be put down, for it is an exciting exegesis of the continuing Italian influence upon English garden art."-Country Life Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; AC; HBTB; WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812216042
ISBN
9780812216042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Throughout her six-decade career, Camille Patha's painting has oscillated between the figurative and the abstract. Patha began painting gestural abstraction in the 1960s then deliberately explored various painting styles, including hard-edged abstraction and surrealist-infused photorealism and, finally, a return to abstraction. Num Pages: 96 pages, 49 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tacoma Art Museum United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924335402
ISBN
9780924335402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACXJ; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1158. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACXJ; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Art / Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781908970282
ISBN
9781908970282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. From the first Modernist exhibitions in the late 1890s to the Soviet rupture with the West in the mid-1930s, Russian artists and writers came into wide contact with modern European art and ideas. This book presents Russian and Soviet views of Western art during this critical period of cultural transformation. Editor(s): Dorontchenkov, Ilia; Gourianova, Nina. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 368 pages, 42 b/w photos scattered. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253728
ISBN
9780520253728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836557115
ISBN
9783836557115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ACBP; AFW; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5499. .
Publisher
KIT Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460223907
ISBN
9789460223907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.64

Hardcover. A comprehensive history of antiquity collecting in Great Britain. Jonathan Scott gives portraits of the principal collectors, describes the mechanics of the art trade and collecting, and takes us to beautiful sculpture galleries that were created by such distinguished architects as Robert Adam. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 348 pages, 180 b/w + 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098549
ISBN
9780300098549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Paperback. Hugely popular in their own time, the 'Dutch Italianates' fell out of favour in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, for the founders of Dulwich Picture Gallery, they were names to mention in the same breath as Rembrandt and Ruisdael. This book celebrates Dutch Italianate vision, and also tells the story of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856676574
ISBN
9780856676574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. This best-selling dictionary contains over 2,500 succinct entries covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day. It includes biographical entries, styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. Engaging, informative, and up-to-date, it is an invaluable guide to art in the Western world. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: AC; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199532940
ISBN
9780199532940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Collins, Ian; Hughes, Eleanor. Num Pages: 208 pages, 224 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 222. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214871
ISBN
9780300214871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Presents the argument that Neolithic symbolism, including figurines, decorated pottery, burial rituals as well as other symbols found in archaelogical settlement sites, hold the key to understanding social and economic changes central to the origins of farming and a settled mode of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 maps, figures, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; ACV; HDDA; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177692
ISBN
9780631177692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.62

Paperback. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. Series: Objects in Focus. 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. The Discobolus or discus-thrower is a marvellous classical piece of sculpture that over time has come to mean different things to different people. It is originally cast in bronze by the fifth-century BC sculptor Myron. This book tells the story of Myron's Discobolus both as an archaeological artefact and bearer of meaning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 207 x 161 x 6. Weight: 170.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122717
ISBN
9780714122717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.18

paperback. Jenkins reconstructs the Parthenon frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations, (some colour ) plan. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530. 124 pages, illustrations, (some colour ) plan. Jenkins reconstructs the Parthenon frieze in its entirety according to the most up-to-date research, with a detailed scene-by-scene commentary, and the superb quality of the carving is vividly shown in a series of close-up photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKC. Dimension: 271 x 215 x 10. Weight: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780714122373
ISBN
9780714122373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Hardcover. 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from the various angles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Dimension: 266 x 265 x 22. Weight: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122687
ISBN
9780714122687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

Hardcover. The English romantic artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) was hailed as the painter of light for his brilliantly coloured landscapes and seascapes. This book examines the ways in which Turner consistently strove to confront Claude's achievement and legacy. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 293 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857095371
ISBN
9781857095371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. Offers an overview on the development of British painting in the eighteenth century, which anticipated themes, and techniques that later became paradigms of modernity. This book focuses on the English context at a time when the growth of artistic standing was accompanied by the country's conquest of hegemony on a political and economic plane. Editor(s): Brooks, Carolina; Curzi, Valter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 186 illustrations, 111 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222714
ISBN
9788857222714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.98

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991108
ISBN
9780295991108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836532235
ISBN
9783836532235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. A comprehensive travel guide dedicated to Germany's Bauhaus architecture, this book takes an in-depth look at over 100 locations that can still be visited today. Num Pages: 304 pages, 231 illustrations, 109 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AMX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 135. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791382531
ISBN
9783791382531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. Following 'Street Art, Book Art', author Ingrid Beazley commissioned 15 of the artists to produce a series of unique cover designs on blank copies of the book. Some subverted the medium, some utilised the uniform shape to create a series of parallel works, whilst others approached the book as any other blank canvas presented to them on the street. Num Pages: 156 pages, 203 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 272 x 14. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Heni Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956873866
ISBN
9780956873866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.40

Hardback. A study of the origin and development if the left-handed Evangelist iconographic type which appeared during the late Byzantine period. Largely based on a study of illuminated manuscripts, Spatharakis also considers the influence of Evangelist portraits on mosaics and frescos. Num Pages: 184 pages, 132 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132493
ISBN
9780907132493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.50

Hardback. Wall-paintings dating from the 11th to 15th centuries have survived in only around twenty churches on Crete. This volume contains a thorough investigation of the style and iconography of the paintings in each church. Num Pages: 540 pages, 356 illus, 64 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAZ; ACK; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828036
ISBN
9781899828036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables, 35 b/w figures, 5 colour figures, 37 b/w. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534888
ISBN
9781931534888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.61

Hardback. Latest title in the Insta Grammar series, offering a selection of the best photographs from the popular app, Instagram. Series: Insta Grammar. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AJC; JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Publisher
Lannoo Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401440554
ISBN
9789401440554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260167
ISBN
9780226260167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

hardcover. In 2007 Iris Haussler created a work for the inauguration of the newly transformed Art Gallery of Ontario: an in situ piece entitled He Named Her Amber located in The Grange, a 19th century mansion now part of the Gallery. This title documents a public artwork with essays and comments from artist, curator, critics, and more. Num Pages: 184 pages, 80 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Art Gallery of Ontario Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894243681
ISBN
9781894243681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.85

Hardback. The essays in the second volume on this subject examine the struggle of American artists at a time when the nation fought for political unity. The book explores how the political and economic expansion of America is often infused with efforts to reconcile goals with a European past. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213429
ISBN
9780823213429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.45

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
651
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828395
ISBN
9781899828395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 354 color & 7 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764312458
ISBN
9780764312458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61