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Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AC; AM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659220
ISBN
9781445659220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 colour + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 205 x 15. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204292
ISBN
9780300204292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.88

Paperback. Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer and painter, Clarence Major is a challenging yet underappreciated contemporary African- American artist. This collection combines poetry, prose and art by Major with critical essays that showcase his aesthetic movement across boundaries. Editor(s): Bell, Bernard W. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; ACXJ8; AGB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227726
ISBN
9780807848999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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

€ 54.99
€ 50.90

Paperback. Published to coincide with Valentine's Day, this full-colour gift book features love poems and proverbs from around the world, beautifully illlustrated by one of the greatest calligraphers of our time. Num Pages: 128 pages, Over 100 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; ACXJ; AGB; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863569050
ISBN
9780863569050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. First comprehensive monograph on the Turner-Prize-winning artist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 180 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714864198
ISBN
9780714864198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. Thinking Through Material Culture provides a new theoretical framework for understanding the pivotal role of material culture in human cognition, perception and action. Series: Archaeology, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 44 illus. BIC Classification: AC; HD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237887
ISBN
9780812237887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300305
ISBN
9780500300305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 257 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1552.
Publisher
Ridinghouse
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464548
ISBN
9781905464548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.38

Paperback. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Num Pages: 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 806. Westheimer Family Collection. 140 pages, 87 colour illustrations. With styles ranging from traditional to abstract, this volume features works spanning late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century American art. It includes paintings that play on the boundaries between reality and fantasy and are rendered in an expressive style which does not directly imitate the natural world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC. Dimension: 301 x 228 x 11. Weight: 806.
Publisher
Oklahoma Museum of Arts
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911919073
ISBN
9780911919073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.70

Paperback. Between 1910 and 1920, Mexico was convulsed by socialist revolution, from which emerged a strong left-wing government that laid great stress on art as a vehicle for promoting revolutionary values. This book features approximately 130 prints by over 40 artists, including the three great men of Mexican art of the period. Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126708
ISBN
9780714126708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.77

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Salvador Dali. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. Dimension: 302 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833385
ISBN
9780714833385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

hardcover. A four-volume definitive resource on the career and unique works of the postwar American artist Richard Diebenkorn Editor(s): Livingston, Jane; Liguori, Andrea. Num Pages: 2176 pages, vol. 1: 299 color illus.; vol. 2: 1,645 color illus.; vol. 3: 2,344 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 345 x 186. Weight in Grams: 14690.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184501
ISBN
9780300184501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 476.95

hardcover. His Life and Works in 500 Images. 256 pages, 500 colour images. A biography of the artist, Paul Cezanne. It portrays his life in the context of society, and provides an insight into his friendships and family. It features a gallery of 300 of Cezanne's most iconic works, accompanied by an analysis of his style and technique. It explains the artist's mastery of colour, design, composition, and observation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB. Dimension: 306 x 237 x 26. Weight: 1654.
Publisher
Lorenz Books London
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823131
ISBN
9780754823131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Hardcover. Provides invaluable insight into the life and works of leading Photorealist painter, Richard Estes Series: Phaidon Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714861395
ISBN
9780714861395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the 'alchemy of the visual image'. This book demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career. It helps you understand a multilayered complexity of Ernst's works. Series: The Surrealist Revolution Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 73 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD7; AGB; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292791367
ISBN
9780292791367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 261 x 11. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408178577
ISBN
9781408178577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.40

Paperback. The representation of the body, and particularly the female body, provides a common thread through the activities of the Surrealists. From the jewellery of Salvador Dali and the collections of Elsa Schiaparelli to the representations of the body in fashion photography and ballet, this work explores the widespread adoption of this imagery. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Victoria & Albert Museum
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851775026
ISBN
9781851775026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590306703
ISBN
9781590306703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. THE END: FIFTEEN ENDINGS TO FIFTEEN PAINTINGS is a collection of short fiction inspired by the artwork of Nicolas Ruston. Editor(s): Stokes, Ashley. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Unthank Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910061275
ISBN
9781910061275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.01

Hardcover. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting, approaching the subconscious with sensitivity and imagination. This title presents his entire painted oeuvre. Num Pages: 780 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Publisher
TASCHEN Gmbh
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836544924
ISBN
9783836544924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. One of Poland's most important and independent postwar artists, Andrzej Wroblewski (1927-57) created his own highly individual, suggestive, and prolific form of abstract and figurative painting. This volume offers a fresh presentation and thorough reevaluation of his work and its legacy in the international context of art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 colour plates, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788364177163
ISBN
9788364177163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Paperback. Illustrated discussion of over 50 prints from the Ashmolean Museum's collection serving as an introduction to the life and work of Utagawa Hiroshige. The art and process of Japanese wood-block print making is also covered. Num Pages: 160 pages, 107 colour. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854442956
ISBN
9781854442956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Hardcover. Analyzes Edward Ruscha's paintings of the 1990s. This title highlights the layout of the 1995 Denver Central Library project, which Ruscha described as a rolling historical landscape of Colorado and the West. It includes many documentary photographs, a selection of Ruscha's sketchbook pages, and bibliographic references and exhibition histories. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 257 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3190.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
516
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869302515
ISBN
9783869302515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.02
€ 193.29

Hardcover. The fourth in the multi-volume series on Warhol's complete artworks. Editor(s): Printz, Neil. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 307 x 74. Weight in Grams: 4610.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714867175
ISBN
9780714867175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 410.32
€ 387.54

Hardback. "A compendium of more than 70 iconic works of art featuring women who read, from the Virgin Mary to Marilyn Monroe"-- Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212566
ISBN
9780789212566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: ACXD7; BG; BGL; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 185 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Publisher
Black Widow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979513787
ISBN
9780979513787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.61

Paperback. The authoritative reference for Rodin's Mouvements de danse series, with which he tried to capture the essence of the body in movement, pushing the boundaries of sculpture and the limits of human anatomy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372995
ISBN
9781907372995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.95

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157306
ISBN
9780691157306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Paperback. This is the first book to look specifically at street art prints by artists including Banksy, Blek Le Rat, Shepard Fairey, Eine and Miss Tic. It introduces the artists, symbols and subject matter that dominate the genre and places their prints in the wider context of urban art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFH; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776252
ISBN
9781851776252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive work on Surrealism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564663
ISBN
9781900564663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.57

Hardback. Guiding the reader through the work of some of the most well-known practitioners, such as Warhol and Lichtenstein, this compelling book also travels the world to examine how Pop art influenced artists as far afield as Italy, Spain, Finland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 251. .
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847960900
ISBN
9781847960900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.16

Paperback. Understanding late medieval pictorial representations of violence. Translator(s): Selwyn, Pamela. Num Pages: 217 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
217
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951382
ISBN
9781890951382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.74

Paperback. Including an introduction and bibliography, this is a collection of writings by and about the work of the 1960s minimalists, generously illustrated with photographs of paintings, sculpture, and performance. Editor(s): Battcock, Gregory. Num Pages: 454 pages, 167 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ4; ACXJ5; AFC; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201477
ISBN
9780520201477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Hardback. Can painting transform philosophy? This title looks at Neapolitan art around 1700 through the eyes of the philosopher Giambattista Vico. It presents the masterpieces of late Baroque painting in early eighteenth-century Naples from an entirely new perspective. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABA; ACQ; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138848
ISBN
9780691138848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.96

Hardcover. Nam June Paik (1932-2006) was one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century, whose influence is felt in music, the visual arts, film and video. This book traces the course of Paik's life and career, exploring his connections with key figures in the twentieth-century avant-garde, his theoretical writings and his influence. Editor(s): Lee, Sook-Kyung; Rennert, Susanne. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 colour, 100 black-and-white. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1476.
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854379245
ISBN
9781854379245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891662
ISBN
9781861891662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.94

Paperback. The most complete book on the acclaimed British photographer. Num Pages: 160 pages. Dimension: 290 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714835501
ISBN
9780714835501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. Art at the Service of War is the story of how artists as diverse as modernist Paul Nash, the revolutionary Vorticist Wyndham Lewis, and young Canadians such as A.Y. Jackson came to paint Canada's war. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACXD; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 253 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442616042
ISBN
9781442616042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.04

Paperback. Demonstrates how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established. Num Pages: 328 pages, 510 illustrations, 442 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 300 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500286388
ISBN
9780500286388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.06