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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACB; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 300. .
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424293
ISBN
9783777424293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.47
€ 41.09

Paperback. A landmark volume which explores the remarkable flowering of radical, visionary and experimental design for performance in Russia from 1913-1933. Editor(s): Bowlt, John. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACXD; ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848424531
ISBN
9781848424531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Hardcover. With topics ranging from fine art to architecture and the decorative arts, this collection of essays examines the ways Russian artists and craftsmen adopted and adapted Western forms, creating uniquely Russian visual expressions. The tin frame stretches from the end of the nineteenth century through Russia's Silver Age to the Khrushchev era. Editor(s): Blakesley, Rosalind P.; Reid, Susan E. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803609
ISBN
9780875803609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.61

Paperback. From the first Modernist exhibitions in the late 1890s to the Soviet rupture with the West in the mid-1930s, Russian artists and writers came into wide contact with modern European art and ideas. This book presents Russian and Soviet views of Western art during this critical period of cultural transformation. Editor(s): Dorontchenkov, Ilia; Gourianova, Nina. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 368 pages, 42 b/w photos scattered. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253728
ISBN
9780520253728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.68

Hardcover. What did it mean to be Russian as the imperial era gave way to Soviet rule? The author turns to a unique art form produced in the village of Palekh to investigate how artists and craftsmen helped to reshape Russian national identity. This book follows the development of Palekh art as it adapted to dramatic changes in the Russian nation. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JH; 3JJ; ACB; AFT; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803395
ISBN
9780875803395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.89

Paperback. Starting with the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867, at which a distinct Russian school of painting was recognised, this title examines developments in theatre and music, the rising Realist aesthetic and the powerful voices of wealthy patrons from the worlds of industry and commerce, such as Pavel Tretyakov. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGHF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery Publications United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855145375
ISBN
9781855145375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Suchoff, Benjamin. Series: Bartok Archives Studies in Musicology. Num Pages: 704 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC; AS; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1967
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401035019
ISBN
9789401035019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 274.86

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754832898
ISBN
9780754832898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Selection of Flemish drawings from the National Galleries of Scotland which offer an insight into the artistic processes of revered artists. The book accompanies an exhibition which will be held at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh from June to September 2016. Num Pages: 90 pages, 50 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DDN; ACQ; AFF; AGC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 265 x 8. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270988
ISBN
9781906270988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Paperback. Ruben Trejo (1937-2009) was born in a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad yard in St Paul, Minnesota. This title offers a comprehensive survey of Trejo's art and career. It focuses on more than fifty works from 1964 onwards, including pieces from his life-size, puppet-like "Clothes for Day of the Dead" series. Editor(s): Mitchell, Ben. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 161 pages, 110 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990040
ISBN
9780295990040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.74

Paperback. Examines the so-called rubble films, usually seen as simplistic texts reaffirming "good Germans during bad times" views, finding in some of them visual and narrative romantic discourse which provokes critical discussion on German national identity in the wake of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 b/w & 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837621839
ISBN
9783837621839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45
€ 41.27

Hardcover. This text examines the widespread response in British artistic media to the death in childbirth in 1817 of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, showing how both in print materials and extra-literary artifacts her life and death were invested with the qualities of myth. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333695807
ISBN
9780333695807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.04

Paperback. A catalogue of the almost life-size porcelain animals created for the elector of Saxony and king of Poland, Augustus the Strong, in 1735. This was perhaps the most significant commission for porcelain ever executed in Europe. The text discusses the challenges and solutions the work demanded. Num Pages: 48 pages, 30 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; ACQ; AFPC; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 205 x 3. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366446
ISBN
9780892366446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Featuring over 400 photographs, this volume presents a range of ancient Egyptian gold objects and jewels. It constitutes a study of the subject, not only revealing an array of dazzling jewellery and metalwork but also tracing the development of the goldsmiths' techniques and fashions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400 colour and b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; ACG; AFKG; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 325 x 245. . Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KOC0011894
ISBN
9781860645273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. One of the founders of pop art, the author is best known for largescale renditions of comic-strip art, and for fusing comicbook techniques with high art in his appropriations of such artists as Picasso and Mondrian. In this title, the author's unique style celebrates the ABC, with results that are surprising, delightful and amusing. Num Pages: 64 pages, chiefly col. ill. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 211 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500516836
ISBN
9780500516836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. The first exhibition and catalogue focused on Lichtenstein's seascapes, it will feature a recreation of his since destroyed Super Sunset billboard commission. This monumental Pop image has not been seen since its one-time presentation outside Philadelphia in 1967. x Num Pages: 108 pages, 50 colour, 12 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Officina Libraria Italy
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9788897737667
ISBN
9788897737667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.67

Hardcover. This is a study of the 18th-century sculptor Louis Francois Roubiliac. His most important work takes the form of monuments seen in Westminster Abbey and in churches throughout the country. The book examines his style in the light of the social and religious conditions of his time. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 424 pages, 289 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFK; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 202 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300063332
ISBN
9780300063332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.30
€ 45.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour & b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573094030
ISBN
9781573094030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.62

Hardcover. Mark Rothko belongs to the generation of American artists who completely revolutionized the essence of abstract painting. His stylistic evolution, from a figurative visual repertoire to an abstract style rooted in the active relationship of the observer to the painting, embodied the radical vision of a renaissance in painting. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836504263
ISBN
9783836504263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Batsford Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849943970
ISBN
9781849943970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Drawing from the roses depicted in Pierre Joseph Redoute's three volume masterpiece, "Les Roses" (first published in installments between 1817 and 1824) and James Sowerby's thirty-six volume botanical monolith "English Botany" (1790-1813), this title features 170 of both artists' hand-colored engravings in their glory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 350 Colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062039552
ISBN
9780062039552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.75

Hardback. This is a revised edition of the bestselling book about the life and work of artist and musician Rory McEwen (1932-82). Editor(s): Rix, Martyn. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 251 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1590.
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842465912
ISBN
9781842465912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Green, Nancy E.; Reed, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 301. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934260050
ISBN
9781934260050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Stefan V Jonsson's paintings of Her ubrei, Icelands much-loved mountain, have found their way into the homes of Icelanders around the country making it the cultural and geologic leitmotiv and mascot of the island. This title focuses on Her ubrei and Stefan, who painted the mountain throughout his life. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865214577
ISBN
9783865214577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.93

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