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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. Investigating and documenting the histories, theories and forms of Conceptual Art, this book shows that Conceptual Art was a broad movement encompassing a range of artistic tendencies. Editor(s): Bird, Jon; Newman, Michael. Series: Critical Views. Num Pages: 264 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890528
- ISBN
- 9781861890528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.21
€ 31.21
hardcover. Presents the history of the suicide from the ancient world to its decriminalization in the twentieth century. Looking at instances of voluntary death in ancient Greece, this title discusses the contrast between the absence of such events in early Christianity and the proliferation of images of biblical suicides in the late medieval era. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AG; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891051
- ISBN
- 9781861891051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
paperback. Offers an account of art made in Hong Kong in the years leading up to the handover of British sovereignty to China. The author considers a range of media, including painting, sculpture and photography, as well as other kinds of visual production such as architecture, fashion and graphic design. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACXJ; AK; AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891129
- ISBN
- 9781861891129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33
paperback. Robert Motherwell was by far the most intellectual and articulate of the Abstract Expressionists. This book examines Motherwell's way of thinking and writing in relation to his paintings. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 84 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891419
- ISBN
- 9781861891419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
Hardcover. In this highly illustrated, engaging and comprehensive survey, Timon Screech introduces the important artists of Edo period Japan and their work, as well as the issues and concepts surrounding the production and consumption of art in Japan at that time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 colour illustrations, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898142
- ISBN
- 9781861898142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85
Paperback. Taking a look at the poetry and visual art of the Hellenistic age, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the Romans' defeat of Cleopatra in 30 BC, this book makes discoveries about the assumptions and conventions of Hellenistic poets and artists and their audiences. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299194543
- ISBN
- 9780299194543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Hardcover. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 983.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299247805
- ISBN
- 9780299247805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
paperback. Today, the moving image is ubiquitous in global contemporary art. This book tells the story of the postwar expanded cinema. It travels back to the 1950s and 1960s when the rise of television caused movie theaters to lose their monopoly over the moving image, leading cinema to be installed directly alongside other forms of modern art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AFKV; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226842998
- ISBN
- 9780226842998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.24
€ 32.99
€ 25.24
Hardcover. An exquisite hand-bound and screen-printed book of paintings by three of the finest artists of the Gond tribal art tradition. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour, screen printed by hand on black paper. BIC Classification: ACX; JFHF; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 322 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Tara Books India
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788186211922
- ISBN
- 9788186211922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.75€ 44.74
€ 52.75
€ 44.74
paperback. The discovery of hundreds of botanical and zoological drawings at Windsor Castle led to a trail that led across Europe to a little-known scientific organization from 17th century Italy called the academy of Linceans (or Lynxes). This volume documents the history of their work. Num Pages: 528 pages, 83 colour plates, 89 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AGN; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1386. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038421
- ISBN
- 9780226261485
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Valinsky, Rachel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Edition Patrick Frey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783906803043
- ISBN
- 9783906803043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 41.33
€ 53.99
€ 41.33
Paperback. Hungarian art historian Eva Forgacs examines the development of the Bauhaus School of architecture and applied design by focusing on the idea of the Bauhaus, rather than its artefacts. She reinterprets that idea in the light of the antagonisms marring the first year of the German Republic. Translator(s): Batki, John. Num Pages: 246 pages, 10 black and white halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; ACXD1; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858660127
- ISBN
- 9781858660127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.66
€ 76.66
hardcover. This catalogue of the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection is published in three volumes: I "European 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture"; II "Pacific, African and Native North American Art"; and III "Pre-Columbian, Asian, Egyptian and European Antiquities". Editor(s): Hooper, Steven. Num Pages: 1120 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; GBCR; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 225. Weight in Grams: 6030. Vol. 2: Pacific, African and Native North American Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KAM0001476
- ISBN
- 9780300039528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.24
€ 11.24
paperback. This book offers an informative and accessible cultural history of the European avant--garde in its early twentieth--century heyday. It provides comparative coverage of cultural experimentation across the major European languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Italian. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Polity
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KAM0001554
- ISBN
- 9780745627052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.38
€ 10.38
paperback. Based on conversations with Francis Bacon that extended over several years, this study reveals much about the man and the artist. It discusses his work, his intentions and achievements. Other work by the author includes "The Meaning of Modern Art". Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 172 illustrations, 44 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039591
- ISBN
- 9780500202715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. In detailed drawings and nontechnical language, this work identifies the basic house types of St Augustine, Florida, and records their dimensions, construction techniques, materials and design details from foundations to roofs. Num Pages: 184 pages, 80 drawings, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AC; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813011035
- ISBN
- 9780813011035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.43
€ 23.43
Hardcover. A study of the role women played in the rebellious Dada art movement in the early twentieth century Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXD7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611174687
- ISBN
- 9781611174687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
hardcover. Archaeological objects offer outstanding opportunities to explore the way people conceived life in past ages. Their study demonstrates that subjects such as fertility and death, myths, rituals such as marriage, and the origins of the universe, are embedded in everyday artefacts. This book introduces us to this world of magic, life and death. Num Pages: 148 pages, 140 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 1QDAK; ACG; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- 5 Continents Editions Italy
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788874395910
- ISBN
- 9788874395910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.18
€ 34.99
€ 29.18
Flexibound. In the same format of the best-selling Leonardo's Notebooks, which has 320,000 copies in print worldwide,Michelangelo's Notebooks is an illustrated record of the artist's life and work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200 drawings and illustrations in 2 and 4 colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129798
- ISBN
- 9781579129798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.27
€ 21.99
€ 16.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 86 colour, 2 black & white images, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ACX; AFCC; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 281 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623493936
- ISBN
- 9781623493936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.07
€ 48.07