History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. The first extended study of the painting of Florence and Siena in the later 14th century, this book presents a rich interweaving of considerations of connoisseurship, style, iconography, cultural and social background, and historical events. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003122
- ISBN
- 9780691003122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329497
- ISBN
- 9780822329497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Paperback. Shows how to paint abstracts and explains how to approach and understand abstract art. This title moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level. It develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to an understanding of this genre. Num Pages: 160 pages, 229 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 612. 160 pages, 229 colour illustrations. Shows how to paint abstracts and explains how to approach and understand abstract art. This title moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level. It develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to an understanding of this genre. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD9; WFA. Dimension: 279 x 196 x 11. Weight: 614.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847971715
- ISBN
- 9781847971715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Hardcover. Cultural modernity has habitually been defined as a focus on the means of representation themselves, as opposed to art that imitates external reality or expresses its maker's inner life. This study in cultural history explores how Spanish culture took a radical turn toward the medium of representation itself in the 1850s and early 1860s. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; ACV; AFC; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911137
- ISBN
- 9781575911137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.22
€ 148.22
Paperback. Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 621 pages, 75 colour plates, 232 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 621
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 6th Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300056495
- ISBN
- 9780300056495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.05
€ 44.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 96 colour, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 303 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271029559
- ISBN
- 9780271029559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.00
€ 73.00
Paperback. An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 colour plates, numerous black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192821447
- ISBN
- 9780192821447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
Hardcover. A fine sourcebook on Ming art and culture. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; WFU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892640980
- ISBN
- 9780892640980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
Paperback. Engages with twentieth-century Vietnam through its artists and their works. This book surveys the impact that artists have had on intellectual life in Vietnam. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 illustrations, 38 in colour. BIC Classification: ACBP; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833558
- ISBN
- 9780824833558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349614
- ISBN
- 9780764349614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.78€ 38.66
€ 53.78
€ 38.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 colour/100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271034089
- ISBN
- 9780271034089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.84
€ 144.84
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
€ 40.99
€ 27.08
Hardback. Using examples of works by Nam June Paik (1932-2006), the hugely influential Korean American artist who is considered the progenitor of video art, he author explores the relation between the artworks' concept and material, theories of musical performance and performativity, and the Bergsonian concept of duration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 color photographs, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288904
- ISBN
- 9780520288904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.32€ 60.49
€ 64.32
€ 60.49
paperback. An exploration of philosophical and mystical sources of iconography in Renaissance art. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780393004755
- ISBN
- 9780393004755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Hardcover. The art of the Pacific Islands is exciting, varied, vibrant and ever-changing. This book draws on colourful examples from the Pacifics major cultural regions: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, beginning with an introduction asking What is Pacific art? Series: Art in Detail. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714125909
- ISBN
- 9780714125909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777427577
- ISBN
- 9783777427577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.30
€ 15.99
€ 15.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AC; AFKC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2215.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710213
- ISBN
- 9780811710213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.04€ 62.53
€ 71.04
€ 62.53
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496808066
- ISBN
- 9781496808066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardback. Lives and work of 34 self taught artists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 444 color & 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; WCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307294
- ISBN
- 9780764307294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.23€ 52.22
€ 53.23
€ 52.22
Hardcover. Outsider art is work produced outside the mainstream of modern art by self-taught visionaries, spiritualists, eccentrics, recluses, psychiatric patients, criminals and others beyond the perceived margins of society. This book sets out to challenge many of the received ideas in the field. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895219
- ISBN
- 9781861895219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.02
€ 32.02