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History of art / art & design styles
Hardback. Views of Edwardian era have swung between seeing period as a golden summer afternoon of imperial and elite complacency and starkly conflicting depiction of decade as one of intense political, and artistic instability. This book explores themes of power and a contrasting lightness of touch through architecture, and decorative and fine arts. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 420 pages, 350 colour images + 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 250 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190250
- ISBN
- 9780300190250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.59
€ 92.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 33 colour photographs, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023425
- ISBN
- 9780884023425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Paperback. Written with the assistance, of those involved, including Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera, this book gives an account of how pop art, the avant garde underground of the 1960s, and the heady slipstream of London in the sixties was transformed into the fashion cults of revivalism, nostalgia and pop futurism in the early 1970s. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACXJ1; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571229864
- ISBN
- 9780571229864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.35
€ 18.99
€ 13.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267449
- ISBN
- 9780226267449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23
Paperback. This work gathers together texts by contemporaries of Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) - including artists, critics and writers - that illuminate the painter's philosophy of art, particularly in his later years. Editor(s): Doran, Michael S. Translator(s): Cochran, Julie Lawrence. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225190
- ISBN
- 9780520225190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.22
€ 33.99
€ 29.22
Hardback. A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years Editor(s): Kirkham, Pat; Weber, Susan. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, 760 colour + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFT; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 252 x 39. Weight in Grams: 3096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196146
- ISBN
- 9780300196146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.90
€ 74.90
Hardcover. Explores the relationship between English country houses and the portraits they contain Editor(s): Perry, Gill; Retford, Kate; Vibert, Jordan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Halftones, black & white|Illustrations, colour|Maps. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGHF; AMKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090394
- ISBN
- 9780719090394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.17
€ 101.17
Paperback. A true-life thriller completely exposes the network behind the illegal trade in ancient artifacts - and features a rich cast of rogues and some of the world's most prestigious art institutions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABK; AC; BTC; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586484385
- ISBN
- 9781586484385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.68
€ 26.99
€ 21.68
Hardcover. Assembles the best Spanish paintings to be found on British soil. Num Pages: 264 pages, 250 colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AC; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 290 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ediciones El Viso Spain
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788494441523
- ISBN
- 9788494441523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Hardback. This probing analysis of three of Giotto's major works and the patrons who commissioned them goes beyond the cliches of Giotto as the founding figure of western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers and illuminates the complex interactions between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty. Series: The Bernard Berenson Lectures on the Italian Renaissance Delivered at Villa I Tatti. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 color illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050808
- ISBN
- 9780674050808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form. Series: A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 583 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 190 x 29. Weight in Grams: 913.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780691017884
- ISBN
- 9780691017884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.03
€ 40.99
€ 35.03
Paperback. An illustrated guide to the symbols of power in Western art. It examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for future generations to admire. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060667
- ISBN
- 9781606060667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.06
€ 37.06
Hardback. Explores examples of surrealist ghostliness in film, photography, painting, sculpture, and installation art from the 1920s through to the 1990s Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226593
- ISBN
- 9780803226593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Hardcover. Catalog of an exhibition co-organized by Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, and Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, held at Blaffer Art Museum from September 26, 2015-March 19, 2016 and at Krannert Art Museum from November 10, 2016-March 25, 2017. Num Pages: 120 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBS; AFKV; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Krannert Art Museum,US United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781883015480
- ISBN
- 9781883015480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.15
€ 40.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 103 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448449876
- ISBN
- 9780448449876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Paperback. A unique and authoritative guide to modern responses to art. Featuring 48 essays, and written by a panel of expert contributors, it introduces readers to the key approaches and analytical tools of contemporary art study and debate. Editor(s): Murray, Chris. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415222020
- ISBN
- 9780415222020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
Paperback. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. Num Pages: 352 pages, 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996. Ten Books; New English Translation with Commentary and Illustrations. 333 pages, many b/w figs. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521002929
- ISBN
- 9780521002929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.25
€ 41.99
€ 39.25
Paperback. This book reconstructs Constantinople's collection of antiquities from its foundation to its fall. Num Pages: 316 pages, 43 b/w illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; ACG; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521030847
- ISBN
- 9780521030847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.50
€ 53.99
€ 51.50
Paperback. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 29. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521186483
- ISBN
- 9780521186483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.22
€ 29.22
Paperback. A collection of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. Num Pages: 316 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780521273664
- ISBN
- 9780521273664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.75
€ 50.75
Hardcover. Greek painted pottery from the fourth century BC is one of the largest and most remarkable bodies of theatrically informed material that still survives. This work provides a large body of photographs accompanied by a picture-by-picture discussion of the vases, organized by playwright - including Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76 colour & 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; DSG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368075
- ISBN
- 9780892368075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.27
€ 103.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AFCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1008. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Sansom & Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002386
- ISBN
- 9781904537106
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 140 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226002408
- ISBN
- 9780226002408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
Hardcover. Examining the ways in which artists shared the structuralist devotion to systems of many sorts, this title shows that even as structuralism encouraged the advent of conceptual art, it also raised intractable problems that artists were forced to confront. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007885
- ISBN
- 9780226007885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardcover. Dutch painter Piet Mondrian died in New York City in 1944, but his work and legacy have been far from static since then. This title explores controversial circumstances under which our conception of artist's work has been shaped since his death, an account that describes money-driven interventions and professional rivalries in forthright detail. Num Pages: 316 pages, 22 colour plates, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226008691
- ISBN
- 9780226008691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Paperback. From its dissonant musics to its surrealist spectacles, Modernist art often seems to give more frustration than pleasure to its audience. In this text Daniel Albright shows that this perception arises partly because we usually consider each art form in isolation, rather than collaboration. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 halftones, 12 line drawings, 60 musical examples. BIC Classification: AB; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012544
- ISBN
- 9780226012544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Hardcover. In late seventeenth-century London, the most provocative images were produced not by artists, but by scientists. This book reveals that these natural philosophers shaped Restoration London's emergent artistic cultures by forging collaborations with court painters, penning art theory, and designing triumphs of baroque architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 colour plates, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; ACQ; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226017297
- ISBN
- 9780226017297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.71
€ 81.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226033433
- ISBN
- 9780226033433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.39
€ 54.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035604
- ISBN
- 9780226035604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Hardcover. Doris Salcedo, a Colombian-born artist, addresses the politics of memory and forgetting in work that embraces fraught situations in dangerous places. This title leads us into intimate encounters with Salcedo's art, encouraging us to consider each work as a 'theoretical object' that invites certain kinds of considerations about history and grief. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 colour plates, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035789
- ISBN
- 9780226035789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.63
€ 101.63
Hardcover. On July 9, 1975, Dutch-born artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, on a thirteen-foot sailboat. The damaged boat was found south of the western tip of Ireland nearly a year later. Ader was never seen again. The author resituates Ader's art and life within the conceptual art world of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038537
- ISBN
- 9780226038537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.49
€ 126.49
Paperback. Showcases the author's engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. This book features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Num Pages: 542 pages, 331 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; AFH; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044804
- ISBN
- 9780226044804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.49
€ 32.49
Paperback. A detailed, informed biography of Edouard Manet, this study attempts to expose the character of an artist who maintained a sharply-defined duality between his public and private personas. Weaving his art, life and history into a smooth tapestry, the author offers a portrait of a complex artist. Num Pages: 524 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075440
- ISBN
- 9780226075440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. This study explores three of Bernini's baroque chapels to show how he achieved his effects. It examines the ways in which the artist integrated the architecture, painting and sculpture into a coherent space for devotion, and shows how this accomplishment was understood by religious practitioners. Translator(s): Lappin, Linda. Num Pages: 168 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFK; AGB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092737
- ISBN
- 9780226092737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Hardcover. A catalog that accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in the fall of 2013, in which, the author gathers a diverse range of international artists to explore the theme of melding archival and experiential modes of storytelling - what he calls "the archaeological imaginary" - particularly in the wake of 9/11. Editor(s): Roelstraete, Dieter. Num Pages: 328 pages, 80 colour plates, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094120
- ISBN
- 9780226094120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.52
€ 55.52
Hardcover. Between 1760 and 1800, British aristocrats became preoccupied with the acquisition of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts - from marble busts to intricately painted vases. This book examines these objects and their owners, as well as dealers, and provides a close look at the classical revival that resulted in this obsession with collecting antiques. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 colour pl 85halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113968
- ISBN
- 9780226113968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.57
€ 95.57
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
€ 52.82
Paperback. George Inness (1825-94) is considered one of America's greatest landscape painters. A complicated artist and thinker, he painted stunning, evocative views of the American countryside. This title demonstrates how the artistic, spiritual, and scientific aspects of Inness' art found expression in his landscapes. Num Pages: 350 pages, 21 colour plates, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142302
- ISBN
- 9780226142302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.24
€ 65.24
Hardcover. Robert Delaunay was one of the leading artists working in Paris in the early decades of the twentieth century, and his paintings have been admired ever since as among the earliest purely abstract works. This study mounts a powerful argument that Delaunay was not only one of the earliest artists to tackle abstraction. Num Pages: 184 pages, 92 colour plates, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226159065
- ISBN
- 9780226159065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 446 pages, 137 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226159430
- ISBN
- 9780226159430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback. Early in this century, Futurist and Dada artists developed brilliantly innovative uses of typography that blurred the boundaries between visual art and literature. In this text, Johanna Drucker shows how later art criticism has distorted our understanding of such works. Num Pages: 306 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ABA; ACX; AKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226165028
- ISBN
- 9780226165028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Hardcover. From fund-raising and owner loans to museum-artist relations to the immense effort involved in safely shipping sixty works from twenty-seven lenders in fourteen cities and five countries, this book illustrates the inner workings of one of Chicago's premier cultural institutions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173818
- ISBN
- 9780226173818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.49
€ 126.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 218 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226174129
- ISBN
- 9780226174129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.39
€ 138.39
Paperback. Translator(s): Taylor, J. C. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244211
- ISBN
- 9780226244211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.39
€ 54.39
Hardcover. Over the past 200 years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet debate continues about what the images depicted on these vases actually meant to ancient Greek viewers. This work demonstrates how the study of visual images will enrich understanding of the ancient world. Num Pages: 408 pages, 149 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFPC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244365
- ISBN
- 9780226244365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.54
€ 132.54
Paperback. Describes the process of erecting the great cathedrals in the Gothic era. This text explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as far as they can be deduced from manuscript illuminations and pictorial representations. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 3 halftones, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226252032
- ISBN
- 9780226252032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.04
€ 34.04
Paperback. Representing 40 years of work with modern French art and formalistic theory, these essays cover a broad spectrum of topics, from Fry's influential promotion of post-Impressionism to art education, museums, architecture, decorative art, literature and dance. Num Pages: 452 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226266428
- ISBN
- 9780226266428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.04
€ 59.04
Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283562
- ISBN
- 9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 353 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; AC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306223
- ISBN
- 9780226306223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AB; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306230
- ISBN
- 9780226306230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. The third volume in the series of Greenberg's writings covers the period between 1950 and 1956, while Volume 4: Modernism with a Vengeance, gathers essays and criticism of the years 1957 to 1969. The selection demonstrates the development and direction of Greenberg's criticism. Num Pages: 342 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AB; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306247
- ISBN
- 9780226306247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.39
€ 54.39
Hardcover. The end of the eighteenth century saw the start of a new craze in Europe: tiny portraits of single eyes that were exchanged by lovers or family members. Unearthing these portraits, the author proposes that the rage for eye miniatures - and their abrupt disappearance - reveals a knot in the unfolding of the history of vision. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 colour plates, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309668
- ISBN
- 9780226309668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Hardcover. Offering an original theory of perspective's impact on pictorial representation, the act of looking, and the understanding of truth in painting, Grootenboer, shows how these paintings both question the status of representation and explore the limits and credibility of perception. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 color plates, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309682
- ISBN
- 9780226309682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315195
- ISBN
- 9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.53
€ 46.53
Hardcover. Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315874
- ISBN
- 9780226315874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: AC; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316925
- ISBN
- 9780226316925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Paperback. Herder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources - from the classics to Norse legend, Shakespeare to the Bible - to illuminate the ways we experience sculpture. Translator(s): Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327556
- ISBN
- 9780226327556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Paperback. This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AVGC6; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226328928
- ISBN
- 9780226328928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226333151
- ISBN
- 9780226333151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.48
€ 41.48
Paperback. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 190 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348469
- ISBN
- 9780226348469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.60
€ 26.60
Hardcover. Why did the history of art come into being? Is it now in danger of slipping into obsolescence? And, if so, should we care? This book proposes that we might reframe the questions concerning art history by asking what kind of writing might help the discipline to better imagine its actual practices - and its potential futures. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226388250
- ISBN
- 9780226388250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.32
€ 143.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 110 p. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469584
- ISBN
- 9780226469584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardcover. The years before World War I were a time of profound social and political ferment in Europe that deeply affected the art world. In this title, the author argues that anarchist aesthetics and a related politics of form played crucial roles in the development of modern art, only to be suppressed soon after the war and then forgotten. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACXD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226471389
- ISBN
- 9780226471389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Hardcover. This is the official record of the restoration of Leonardo's painting "The Last Supper". Barcilon documents the technical aspects of the restoration, while art historian, Pietro C. Marani focuses on the history of the fresco, from conception through to restoration. Translator(s): Tighe, Harlow. Num Pages: 454 pages, 382 colour plates, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABC; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 260 x 54. Weight in Grams: 3402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226504278
- ISBN
- 9780226504278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.44
€ 179.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Margolin, Victor. Num Pages: 302 pages, 71 halftones, 30 line drawings. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226505145
- ISBN
- 9780226505145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Paperback. Series: Negro American Biographies & Autobiographies. Num Pages: 278 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226510064
- ISBN
- 9780226510064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of sixteenth-century patriarchal English society. This title illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her subjects variously exploited or obfuscated this contradiction. It is suitable for historians, literary scholars, and art historians of the period. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; ACN; AG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534756
- ISBN
- 9780226534756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, xviii, 324 p., 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226555843
- ISBN
- 9780226555843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Hardcover. A study of the controversies over religious images that pervaded Italian life both before and parallel to the Reformation north of the Alps. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 colour plates, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226567723
- ISBN
- 9780226567723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.36
€ 103.36
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
€ 132.06
Paperback. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism, or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. This tile offers a fresh way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. It traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 1 map, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226570648
- ISBN
- 9780226570648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardcover. Throughout human history, people have imagined inanimate objects to have intelligence, language, and even souls. This book examines ideas about simulated movement and inorganic life during and after the turn of the twentieth century - a period of great technical innovation whose effects continue to reverberate today. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 colour plates, 164 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645681
- ISBN
- 9780226645681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. This examination of the flourishing of Futurist aesthetics in European art and literature of the twentieth century, offers considerations of futurist work from Russia to Italy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226657387
- ISBN
- 9780226657387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Hardcover. Did portraits exist in the medieval era? This title challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of the scholarship to identify late medieval likenesses of historical personages as 'the first modern portraits'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; ACK; AGHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226658797
- ISBN
- 9780226658797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.57
€ 95.57
Paperback. What is so "primitive" about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge? Drawing on a mixture of sources, this text explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680675
- ISBN
- 9780226680675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
Paperback. Argues that preoccupation with vision as a key to religious knowledge profoundly affected a broad range of late medieval works. This title explores key religious buildings throughout Europe to reveal how their grand designs supported this profusion of images that made visible the signs of scripture. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 392 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706078
- ISBN
- 9780226706078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Hardcover. Combines an inventive reading of Jean-Luc Nancy with queer theoretical concerns to argue that while scenes of intimacy are spaces of sharing, they are also spaces of separation. The author shows that this tension informs our efforts to coexist ethically and politically, an experience of sharing and separation that informs any decision. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 colour plates, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSB; HPN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226717777
- ISBN
- 9780226717777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.26
€ 65.26
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
€ 64.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 933.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763477
- ISBN
- 9780226763477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Hardback. Uncovers the story of how modernism and network television converged and intertwined in their mutual ascent during the decades of the cold war. This title shows how TV was instrumental in introducing the public to the different trends in art and design. Num Pages: 384 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226769684
- ISBN
- 9780226769684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.12
€ 40.12