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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. In their protracted search for divinity, Western European Christians follwed many paths to personal connection with the eternal, including the acquisition of art, objects and artifacts. The essays in this work consider the role these objects and images played in these spiritual journeys. Num Pages: 92 pages, 8 colour plates, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 205 x 9. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573305
- ISBN
- 9780935573305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gagosian / Rizzoli
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847846887
- ISBN
- 9780847846887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.85
€ 51.99
€ 33.85
Hardcover. Pindar's Eyes is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary exploration of the interactions between Greek lyric poetry and visual and material culture in the early fifth century BCE, drawing on case studies to open up analysis of the genre to the wider theme of aesthetic experience in early classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198746379
- ISBN
- 9780198746379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.00
€ 163.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 310 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Cernunnos
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782374950204
- ISBN
- 9782374950204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.91
€ 30.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. This richly illustrated history of the pin-up since its birth more than 150 years ago reveals how the development of the pin-up is intimately connected to the history of feminism Num Pages: 464 pages, 103 photographs (incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: AC; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337461
- ISBN
- 9780822337461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.36
€ 56.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 45 colour, 8 b& w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783905770971
- ISBN
- 9783905770971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.06
€ 35.99
€ 30.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABQ; ACND; AGC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219197
- ISBN
- 9780300219197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.87
€ 87.87
Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892368440
- ISBN
- 9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Hardback. Pieter Bruegel (1525-1569), generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, was described as a supremely comic artist. This book explores the function and production of laughter in the sixteenth century, and also examines the ways in which Bruegel exploited the comic potential of Hieronymus Bosch. Num Pages: 287 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245211
- ISBN
- 9780520245211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.14
€ 113.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Julliard, Julie Enckell. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFJD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 280 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1231.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037643297
- ISBN
- 9783037643297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 47.96
€ 54.99
€ 47.96
Paperback. This study examines the sexual, historical and artistic contexts in which Renoir's "La Promenade" was created, and what it reveals about Renoir as man and artist. The reader is invited to see the work as a rejection of the idealist world of academic art and as a challenge to social and moral norms. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour and 32 b&w illustrations, 1 colour foldout. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0212702
- ISBN
- 9780892363650
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605986937
- ISBN
- 9781605986937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.74
€ 16.99
€ 15.74
Paperback. Originally published in Italian in 2013, this new English-language biography of Piero Manzoni provides an in-depth look at the personal and artistic life of this essential Italian artist. Translator(s): Miller, Peter Benson. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Gagosian/Rizzoli United States
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847849130
- ISBN
- 9780847849130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.10
€ 35.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199609314
- ISBN
- 9780199609314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.16
€ 37.99
€ 27.16
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. Editor(s): Maetzke, Anna Maria. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 col. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Publisher
- Silvana Italy
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788836624638
- ISBN
- 9788836624638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.30
€ 33.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781477311509
- ISBN
- 9781477311509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198779278
- ISBN
- 9780198779278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.70
€ 19.99
€ 15.70
Hardback. A bold and richly illustrated survey of the traditions and stylistic evolution of landscape painting in the Americas Editor(s): Brownlee, Peter John; Piccoli, Valeria; Uhlyarik, Georgiana. Num Pages: 280 pages, 260 color illus. BIC Classification: 1K; ACV; ACXD; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 290 x 319. Weight in Grams: 1604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211504
- ISBN
- 9780300211504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.47€ 41.87
€ 58.47
€ 41.87
Hardback. Argues that we can only learn how and why certain kinds of spatial representation prevailed over others by carefully considering how Renaissance artists and theorists interpreted perspective. This book challenges basic assumptions about the way early modern artists and theorists represented their relationship to the visible world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271029801
- ISBN
- 9780271029801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.26
€ 103.26
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060692
- ISBN
- 9780674060692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.79
€ 105.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK; ACND; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1538.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271061221
- ISBN
- 9780271061221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.51
€ 132.51
Hardback. Series: Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC; AJC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271063317
- ISBN
- 9780271063317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.35
€ 49.35
Paperback. Since South Africa's transition to democracy, many universities have acquired new works of art for key spaces on their campuses. The new works convey messages about the advantages of cultural diversity, and many engage critically with histories of racial intolerance and conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145805
- ISBN
- 9781868145805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.08
€ 40.08
Paperback. Editor(s): DeLue, Rachael Z. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Terra Foundation for the Arts,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780932171573
- ISBN
- 9780932171573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Hardback. What is abstract art good for? What's the use - for us as individuals, or for any society - of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves? This book presents an account of abstract art. Series: The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 132 color plates. 129 halftones. 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1496.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126784
- ISBN
- 9780691126784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.32€ 60.76
€ 64.32
€ 60.76
Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258570
- ISBN
- 9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Paperback. This is the first survey of the vast array of images produced in sixteenth-century China, from conventional artworks, to wall decorations, to books, maps, images on ceramics, and even on the dress of the prosperous. Craig Clunas provides a stimulating and innovative point of entry to Chinese art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 224 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; ACBP; ACN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896681
- ISBN
- 9781861896681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Paperback. James Elkins tells the story of paintings that have made people cry. Drawing upon anecdotes related to individual works of art, he provides a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415970532
- ISBN
- 9780415970532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.31
€ 51.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Kummerling-Meibauer, Bettina. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 258 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AKLB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415818018
- ISBN
- 9780415818018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.98
€ 187.98
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841147345
- ISBN
- 9781841147345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.02
€ 45.99
€ 38.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 194 color photos. BIC Classification: ACBK; WFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403187
- ISBN
- 9780887403187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.34
€ 16.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Polan, Dana. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648597
- ISBN
- 9780816648597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Hardback. This beautifully designed book is filled with illustrations and photographs of the many animals in Picasso's life - those he painted and drew, as well as those he loved. Num Pages: 120 pages, 60, 40 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791349909
- ISBN
- 9783791349909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.21
€ 24.99
€ 18.21
Hardback. Published to accompany a major exhibition originating at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, this volume illuminates Picasso's radical reformulation of human physiognomy. Containing eighty-two color illustrations and sixty-eight duotones, this catalogue explores the Fernande portraits and related works as a single oeuvre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 82 color plates. 68 duotones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117416
- ISBN
- 9780691117416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.98
€ 110.98
Paperback. Picasso's extraordinary capacity to work in a variety of mediums and styles amazed his critics since the first years of the century. This collection of critical and personal reactions to Picasso provides an account of the many innovations and changes of direction that baffled his contemporaries. It also reveals his working methods and attitudes. Editor(s): McCully, Marilyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003481
- ISBN
- 9780691003481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. 'Picasso and the Mysteries of Life' uses new scientific studies of 'La Vie' to examine the artist's working method and the painting's enigmatic subject. Author William H. Robinson reconstructs the relationship between the painting's complex symbolism and the process of its creation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804212
- ISBN
- 9781907804212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.11
€ 25.99
€ 24.11
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
€ 23.07
Paperback. Analyzes the circus and related spectacles in fin-de-siecle Paris, and how they were interpreted by print arts of the era Editor(s): Earenfight, Phillip J. Num Pages: 72 pages, 83 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 7. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- The Trout Gallery United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982615621
- ISBN
- 9780982615621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.37
€ 19.99
€ 19.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300135466
- ISBN
- 9780300135466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.60
€ 53.60