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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

€ 112.25

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

€ 52.72
€ 51.82

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

€ 52.75
€ 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

Hardback. The first collection of scholarly essays on women and art in Canadian history. Series: McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 1247. Weight in Grams: 1882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773539662
ISBN
9780773539662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.73

Hardcover. This richly illustrated book examines the changing significance of ruins as vehicles for cultural memory in Chinese art and visual culture from ancient times to the present. Num Pages: 296 pages, 131 colour illustrations, 191 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898760
ISBN
9781861898760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.87

Paperback. A highly illustrated survey of the use of words and language in art, from ancient times to today's digital media. Art, Word and Image examines what happens when a painting is 'invaded' by language - how the two forms interact and combine, and what messages are intended for the viewer. Num Pages: 416 pages, 324 colour illustrations, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 278 x 213 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897459
ISBN
9781861897459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

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

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895202
ISBN
9781861895202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.89

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

€ 44.99
€ 38.64

Hardcover. Anton Romako's painting of 'Admiral Tegetthoff in the Naval Battle of Lissa' is now celebrated as a visionary work, and is part of the canon of European art of the 19th century. This book traces the history of the picture and places it in the historical, military, and artistic context of its age. Editor(s): Koja, Stephan. Num Pages: 144 pages, 184 illustrations, 170 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag Germany
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777427713
ISBN
9783777427713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.19

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

€ 50.03

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

€ 55.98

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

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
€ 15.83

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

Hardback. Superbly illustrated, and rich in detail and critical analysis, this book provides the first full historical account of Indigenous Australian art and shows that there is much more to the art than large colourful canvasses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 illustrations, 130 in colour. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 257 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235905
ISBN
9781780235905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

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
€ 38.73

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

€ 74.47

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

€ 26.35

Paperback. The essays in this work explore the influence of antiquity on a broad spectrum of artistic production in Europe, from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It includes investigations of proto-scientific imagery, Ovidian myth, allegorical devices, and the growing influence of Ancient Greece. Num Pages: 118 pages, 9 colour plates, 81 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; ACN; ACQ; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573282
ISBN
9780935573282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.42

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

€ 76.23

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

€ 9.94

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

€ 66.12

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
€ 24.22

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

€ 80.85

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
€ 25.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903004504
ISBN
9783903004504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.00

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Pro-Actif Communications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955912184
ISBN
9780955912184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 310 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1880.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708879
ISBN
9780870708879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.05

Paperback. Using a simple question and answer format, this book looks at the art of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, featuring 30 extraordinary objects. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 colour photographs. BIC Classification: ACBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711230910
ISBN
9780711230910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.39

Hardcover. The indispenable introduction to the life and work of Jasper Johns, the influential American artist whose work questions the very nature of art Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714861418
ISBN
9780714861418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854113405
ISBN
9781854113405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.50

Hardcover. A scholarly bibliography of the writings Professor Gombrich. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 245 x 172. .
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714839813
ISBN
9780714839813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948462511
ISBN
9780948462511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.02

hardcover. The aim of this book is to provide an account of modernist painting--from Pollock to Ryman--that follows on from the aesthetic theory of Theodor W. Adorno. It offers a materialist account of modernism with detailed discussions of modern aesthetics from Kant to Arthur Danto, Stanley Cavell, and Adorno. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AFC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748940
ISBN
9780804748940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.36

Paperback. Explains the meanings associated with objects, plants, animals, myths, religious symbols, and images in art. Editor(s): Cooper, J. C. Num Pages: 208 pages, 210 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500271254
ISBN
9780500271254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Riach, Alan; Moffat, Alexander. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021897
ISBN
9781910021897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.64

Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Guides. 160 pages, Illustrations, map. The new Jacana series of pocket guides is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of relevant topics of South African history, politics and biography. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACBK; HBJH. Dimension: 181 x 115 x 11. Weight: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431401000
ISBN
9781431401000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. Editor(s): McClatchy, J. D. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520069718
ISBN
9780520069718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Heck, J. G. Series: Dover Pictorial Archives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Thousands of illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 313 x 12. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed of 1851 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486282916
ISBN
9780486282916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 47 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Alexia Goethe Gallery
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906463106
ISBN
9781906463106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823253098
ISBN
9780823253098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. The aim of this book is to provide an account of modernist painting--from Pollock to Ryman--that follows on from the aesthetic theory of Theodor W. Adorno. It offers a materialist account of modernism with detailed discussions of modern aesthetics from Kant to Arthur Danto, Stanley Cavell, and Adorno. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AFF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748957
ISBN
9780804748957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. Proposes that the origins of modernism movement can be traced well into the nineteenth century. This book contends that several cultural developments after the Civil War set the stage for modernism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780691118130
ISBN
9780691118130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41

Hardcover. * Features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. * Collects 27 original essays by expert scholars describing the current state of scholarship in art history and visual studies, and pointing to future directions in the field. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405107945
ISBN
9781405107945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.45

Paperback. By viewing urban landscapes in relation to the individuals and organizations responsible for their creation, this book aims to proveide a crucial missing dimension to urban landscape history and an insight into the dynamics of contemporary urban change. Series: Institute of British Geographers Special Publications. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AC; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191988
ISBN
9780631191988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.26

Paperback. 128-page notepad with 21 paintings by J.W. Waterhouse. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 153 x 108 x 15. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714865201
ISBN
9780714865201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.35

hardcover. The work of J. B. Ward-Perkins on Roman architecture spanned fifty years, and his numerous published papers covered almost every aspect of the subject. This selection of sixteen studies focuses mainly on the provinces, particularly the North African cities. Num Pages: 531 pages, 146 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; ACG; AM; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132769
ISBN
9780907132769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Riach, Alan; Moffat, Alexander. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021880
ISBN
9781910021880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 290 color & b& w photos. BIC Classification: AC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764308505
ISBN
9780764308505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.68

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780444503404
ISBN
9780444503404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.81

Hardcover. Both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material, this book profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space. Num Pages: 224 pages, 223 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Publisher
Crowood Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847977212
ISBN
9781847977212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.35

Paperback. The parallel lives of two compelling and competitive artists and their recurrent engagements with desire and mortality Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813390468
ISBN
9780813390468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Creation Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840683080
ISBN
9781840683080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

hardcover. Using the Spinelli family archive, this text paints a picture of the Florentine merchant family's ascent to prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries. Focusing on Tommaso Spinelli, arts patronage, papal finance and silk and wool manufacturing is glimpsed through letters and financial ledgers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 colour & 130 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; AB; ACK; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271019246
ISBN
9780271019246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.48

Hardcover. Mark Rothko belongs to the generation of American artists who completely revolutionized the essence of abstract painting. His stylistic evolution, from a figurative visual repertoire to an abstract style rooted in the active relationship of the observer to the painting, embodied the radical vision of a renaissance in painting. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836504263
ISBN
9783836504263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.74

paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445343
ISBN
9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.98

Paperback. Featuring works from three of contemporary artist Luis Jacob's recent exhibitions in Canada, this book focuses on the art museum as the frame, influencing the way the audience views and interprets the art. It questions what lies behind the picture and proposes another dimension to art that is the viewer's encounter with it. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1194. Seeing and Believing. 192 pages, 150 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Dimension: 269 x 223 x 17. Weight: 1194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908966063
ISBN
9781908966063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace. Editor(s): Hamer, Richard Frederick Sanger. Translator(s): Stace, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes. BIC Classification: ACK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446487
ISBN
9780140446487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. This is a book about a countercultural milieu that attempted to establish innovative ideas of collectivity and individuality through the formation of art groups in the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 145, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPK; ACXD; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940056
ISBN
9781786940056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.53

Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 435 pages, 187 color and 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308042
ISBN
9781477308042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.83

Paperback. A history of a past phenomenon - racial art - which has ramifications for the present Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 59 illus., 12 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991450
ISBN
9780295991450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.56

Paperback. Canaletto's time in Mid-Georgian Britain has received much scholarly attention in the past. But this book places his work in a broader political and social context, linking his paintings and drawings with a growing sense of assurance and mission which the British nation was beginning to display - perhaps best represented by the works of Hogarth. Num Pages: 128 pages, 55 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372780
ISBN
9781907372780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.31

Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271047
ISBN
9780823271047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.55

Hardback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271030
ISBN
9780823271030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.79