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Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157535
ISBN
9780851157535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. An illustrated and comprehensive account of the history of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the 21st century. It should be of interest to students and general readers who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of Chinese painting. Series: The Culture & Civilization of China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 b/w + 300 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1896.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094473
ISBN
9780300094473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Paperback. The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups. This volume explores the aims and achievements of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso and Dali, in relation to urban capitalism and expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the museum. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842206
ISBN
9780192842206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Magritte. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714827605
ISBN
9780714827605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350386
ISBN
9781910350386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.72

Paperback. The third part of a four-volume set of art criticism by Richard Cork, written over a 30-year period. It offers a chronicle of a turbulent period as well as an overview and survey of British art and its reception at this time. This particular work addresses the art of the 1990s. Series: Collected Essays of Richard Cork S. Num Pages: 656 pages, 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300095104
ISBN
9780300095104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.52

Paperback. The fourth and final part of a four-volume set of art criticism by Richard Cork, written over a 30-year period. It offers a chronicle of a turbulent period as well as an overview and survey of British art and its reception at this time. This particular work addresses the art of the year 2000. Series: Collected Essays of Richard Cork S. Num Pages: 380 pages, 72 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300095111
ISBN
9780300095111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 185 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 300 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1726.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464807
ISBN
9781905464807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 50.90

Hardcover. The subjects and styles of Anthony Whishaw encompass an exceptional range. He paints in concurrent series, which sometimes overlap to form unexpected hybrids. His paintings can be both figurative and abstract, illustrative and allusive. Whishaw also employ a broad range of media. This title deals with his work. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 292 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350416
ISBN
9781910350416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.86

Hardcover. This is a collection of Richard Demarco s essays, writings and around 200 images celebrating the relationship between himself and German artist Joseph Beuys. It includes forewords by Keith Hartley and Douglas Hall.

" Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745601
ISBN
9781910745601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.16

Hardcover. Over 100 essays by the art critic of the Daily Telegraph about significant art exhibitions throughout the UK, and in Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Washington, ranging from early prehistoric art of the Ice Age to the performance art of today, Num Pages: 384 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 256 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Publisher
Wilmington Square Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908524676
ISBN
9781908524676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.67

Paperback. Argues that while pastiche can be used to describe works which contain montage or collage, it can also be used to describe works which are a kind of imitation of previous works. This book investigates a range of cultural texts drawn from films, videos, novels, poetry, rap tracks, music and painting. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415340106
ISBN
9780415340106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.59

Paperback. This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture during a time that witnessed the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 350 illustrations, 150 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; ACK; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1522.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300088694
ISBN
9780300088694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history Num Pages: 224 pages, 28, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Phoenix London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126059
ISBN
9781842126059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. This title explores our collective understanding of portraiture, its history in America, how it shapes our individual and national identity, and why we make portraits and more. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGHF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688924
ISBN
9781611688924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784422363
ISBN
9781784422363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Huelsenbeck's memoirs bring to life the concerns--intellectual, artistic, and political--of the individuals involved in the Dada movement and document the controversies within the movement and in response to it. Editor(s): Kleinschmidt, Hans J. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 252 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073708
ISBN
9780520073708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.78

Hardback. With the help of over one hundred illustrations spanning three centuries, this title investigates the role of visual images in European Jewish history. It shows how the coming of the modern period expanded the relationship of Jews to the visual realm far beyond the religious context. Num Pages: 382 pages, 141 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACBK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205451
ISBN
9780520205451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024961
ISBN
9780253024961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024817
ISBN
9780253024817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.93

Paperback. Considers paintings that show the pivotal stages in Johnson's career as a modernist painter of post-impressionist and expressionist works reminiscent of Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Soutine Editor(s): Gionis, Teresa G. Series: Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 75 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991481
ISBN
9780295991481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 90 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 325 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857232089
ISBN
9788857232089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.00

Hardback. "I am trying to find out why a subject does look so marvelous, and trying to make that sensation manifest on a flat surface."--Euan Uglow Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b&w, 310 colour images. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2150. 2013 reprint
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123494
ISBN
9780300123494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.61

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Prince, Lily. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 287 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
For Beginners
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939994622
ISBN
9781939994622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. 'The Sketchbook War' is not a book about art but the story of war artists, how men who had previously made a comfortable living painting in studios were transformed by military uniforms and experiences that were to shape the rest of their lives and the way in which we view war today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ACXD; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956154
ISBN
9780750956154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Weatherhill
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780834804425
ISBN
9780834804425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Forty colour plates illustrate some of the finest achievements of medieval painting. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AFC; HBG; HBLC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 205 x 9. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
George Braziller Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807609729
ISBN
9780807609729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.27

Hardcover. In the fifth century BCE, an artistic revolution occurred in Greece, as sculptors developed the ways of representing bodies, movement, and space. This title tells the story of Greek sculpture. It provides the ways to understand classical sculpture in Greek terms, and analyzes the relationship between political and stylistic histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour plates, 130 halftones, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 2232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226570631
ISBN
9780226570631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.06

Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991997
ISBN
9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Artist Richard Prince is renowned for his appropriations of icons that capture the American cultural zeitgeist. Marlboro cowboys, femme-fatale nurses, and muscle cars are among the images that populate his paintings, photographs, and cultures." Num Pages: 600 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847836499
ISBN
9780847836499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.77
€ 54.89

Hardback. Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation, embraced traditional and modern masters. This work catalogues 130 nineteenth- and 20th-century paintings that are part of the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum. It includes paintings by Ingres, Theodore Rousseau, and Corot among other early 19th-century artists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 130 color illus. 300 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2262.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145365
ISBN
9780691145365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 88 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 250 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291881
ISBN
9783958291881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 250. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Steidl Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869309781
ISBN
9783869309781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.42
€ 55.27

Hardcover. Born in San Francisco in 1939, Richard Serra is one of the most important contemporary sculptors. This book contains sketches of his travels, of landscapes, architecture and of other ideas, some of which the artist developed into mature sculptures and drawings. Num Pages: 184 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 457 x 343 x 114. Weight in Grams: 3530.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Box Ltd Sg
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869302539
ISBN
9783869302539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 697.11
€ 624.84

Hardcover. A publication that focuses on the early work of Richard Serra, one of the most influential artists working today. It includes works that represent the beginning of the artists innovative, process-oriented experiments with non-traditional materials, such as vulcanized rubber, neon, and lead, in addition to key early examples of his work in steel. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 246 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2526.
Publisher
Steidl Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869307169
ISBN
9783869307169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.74
€ 51.31

Paperback. From essays like "Extended Notes from Sight Point Road" to Serra's extended commentary on the "Tilted Arc" fiasco, the pieces in this volume comprise a document of one artist's engagement with the practical, philosophical and political problems of art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748801
ISBN
9780226748801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Paperback. With a combination of classic and new essays and perspective on the theoretical avant-garde/modernism debate in the United States, Sheppard's volume provides an insight into scholarly discourse on this debated subject. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810114937
ISBN
9780810114937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1 colour plate, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753065
ISBN
9780226753065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardcover. Accompanying a major de Kooning retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in September 2011, Between Sense and de Kooning provides a close examination of the artist's works and process, covering the entire span of his career. Num Pages: 256 pages, 96 colour illustrations, 107 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 286 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898531
ISBN
9781861898531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Alfred Sisley. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 302 x 200 x 10. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd edition, revised and enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714830513
ISBN
9780714830513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.25