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Hardcover. Based on a Harvard Art Museums symposium on the acquisition of Margarete Bieber's coin collection, Sculpture and Coins addresses the relation between large statuary and miniature art in the private and public domain. Scholars from various disciplines explain the importance of coins for identifying and analyzing Greek and Roman portraiture. Series: Loeb Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428379
ISBN
9780674428379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Paperback. This text is an attempt to deal comprehensively with all the various theories and ideas which, during the course of the last two hundred years, have made modern architecture what it is today. Num Pages: 368 pages, 72 illus. BIC Classification: AC; AMA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773517752
ISBN
9780773517752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Hardback. A biography of the artist Oskar Kokoschka who, despite being badly wounded in the First World War, lived to paint, teach, write, exhibit, and engage the affections of a host of beautiful women. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704. Very good copy.

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0303320
ISBN
9780747542070
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Paperback. Includes discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half. This title presents a guide to the art of the ancient. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 254 illustrations, 191 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204221
ISBN
9780500204221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Hardback. One of Pablo Picasso's most important muses is the subject of this diverse and beautiful collection of drawings, paintings, sculpture, and ceramics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 270 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791353623
ISBN
9783791353623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. A lively account of the highly influential artist's life and work. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 217 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714835150
ISBN
9780714835150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.79

Hardcover. .
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267170
ISBN
9781905267170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Explores the important artists represented in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, and guides readers through various artists' memorable achievements. Series: MOMA Artist Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 27 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870707865
ISBN
9780870707865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.78

Paperback. Enthusiastic and informal accounts of the exciting discoveries and fascinating observations made by naturalists in the study of the behavior of animals in their natural surroundings. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 112 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870234569
ISBN
9780870234569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.98

Hardback. The first comprehensive examination of the painter's formative years, tracing the evolution of Monet's early style and personal ambitions that drove the rest of his career Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 color + 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 296 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221855
ISBN
9780300221855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Publisher
Damiani Italy
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862081634
ISBN
9788862081634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477423
ISBN
9780801477423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.20

Paperback. Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350159
ISBN
9781444350159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714398
ISBN
9781861714398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.76

Hardcover. Dating from the 1960s, this book includes works that represent a total of thirty-eight European and American artists, whose work is beautifully reproduced here. Num Pages: 128 pages, 81 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870700903
ISBN
9780870700903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Marschner, Joanna; Bindman, David; Ford, Lisa L. Num Pages: 592 pages, 528 color + 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; BK; HBTB; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 304 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3336.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217100
ISBN
9780300217100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.59

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

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849764896
ISBN
9781849764896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. This book is the first contemporary study of its kind since the 1979 Revolution in Iran, a fascinating and comprehensive account of subversive and mainstream Iranian art and visual culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 174 illustrations, 164 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 191 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232706
ISBN
9781780232706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Hardcover. An exploration of the artists, their lives and contexts, with a gallery of 290 of their paintings. It offers an account of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who sought to defy the modern aesthetic and to return to classical artistic ideals. It documents the artists' lives and the development of their talents. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVM; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754823797
ISBN
9780754823797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.39

Hardback. Garnett and Rosser present a highly illustrated survey of Italian artworks that are believed to perform miracles - flying, speaking, weeping or producing miraculous cures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 colour, 50 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; AC; AGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 250 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231051
ISBN
9781780231051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.02

Hardback. The last volume in The Image of the Black in Western Art marks a shift by focusing on representation of blacks by black artists in the West. It takes on migration in the U.S and globalization, Negritude and cultural hybridity, black artists' relationship with European traditions and experimentation, as well as photography, jazz and activism. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2252.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052697
ISBN
9780674052697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardback. The roots of Modern Art can be seen in the wild paintings of Turner, but it took the Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelites to break the classical mode until the final blows were dealt by Kandinsky, Klee and Picasso. Once unleashed modernism fragmented into many different forms, each of which are explored in this powerful, illustrated new book. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616107
ISBN
9781783616107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496808066
ISBN
9781496808066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 102 black and white illustrations, 278 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFT; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450418
ISBN
9781625450418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.08

Paperback. In all his films, Peter Greenaway shows obsessive attention to detail, exaggerating the archaic and fabricating his plots out of an artificial realm of caricature and pastiche. This book examines his vision from a number of perspectives and traces a shift of sensibility in his work. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890054
ISBN
9781861890054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.87

Hardcover. A visual celebration of jeweled masterworks from Paris in the Art Deco era Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; ACXD3; AGC; KJZ; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519479
ISBN
9780500519479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.47
€ 55.15

Hardcover. An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours. The text includes a sweeping historical survey of marine artists and printmakers from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), portraits. BIC Classification: AC; AGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 251 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856674846
ISBN
9780856674846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.71
€ 65.90

Hardback. For much of early modern history, the opportunity to be immortalized in a portrait was explicitly tied to social class: only landed elites and royalty had the money and power to commission such an endeavour. This book examines the patronage and production of portraits in Tudor and Jacobean England. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 colour images + 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162790
ISBN
9780300162790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardcover. * Serious study of an inaccessible series of Theban tombs * Important scholarly work of keen interest to Egyptology libraries and organizations *The first publication on the groundbreaking work on these Kushite tombs in the Theban Necropolis Editor(s): Pischikova, Elena. Num Pages: 312 pages, 80 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166181
ISBN
9789774166181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color, 86 b/w. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816. 280 pages, illustrations. The Symbolist art movement of the late nineteenth century forms an important bridge between Impressionism and Modernism. This book argues that Symbolism enabled artists to confront an increasingly uncertain and complex world - one to which pessimists responded with themes of decadence and degeneration and optimists with idealism and reform. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACV. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 19. Weight: 816.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255821
ISBN
9780520255821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Born in Mexico in 1907, Frida Kahlo learned about suffering at an early age. The young and indomitable Frida met Diego Rivera, the great mural painter, when Mexico was at a great cultural and political crossroads. They formed a legendary partnership, with a strong attachment to Mexican folk art. This book traces her extraordinary life. Series: New Horizons. Num Pages: 144 pages, 128 illustrations, 75 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 124 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301234
ISBN
9780500301234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.04

Paperback. Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works. But, who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their beholders have viewed these objects? This book answers such questions by considering famous and lesser-known artists, patrons, and works of art from the period. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803542
ISBN
9780192803542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. This richly illustrated reference work on street art presents artists, trends, techniques, practice settings and current debates around the subject. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Promopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416504459
ISBN
9788416504459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Paperback. An appreciation of the inspiring feminist artist and activist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour and 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714833408
ISBN
9780714833408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACXJ4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064658
ISBN
9781606064658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Hardback. Features photographs of the BergeSaint Laurent collection. This title highlights one hundred of the most important pieces with commentaries by Christie's experts. An It includes images of the works sold, accompanied by their estimated values and final auction prices. It is suitable for art lovers and serious collectors. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 328 x 249 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2834.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion France
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080301307
ISBN
9782080301307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.01
€ 59.94

Paperback. An autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862414450
ISBN
9780862414450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631778
ISBN
9781566631778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.76