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Paperback. Meyer makes a valuable statement on aesthetics, criteria for assessing great works of music, compositional practices and theories of the present day, and predictions of the future of Western culture. His postlude, written for the book's twenty-fifth anniversary, looks back at his thoughts on the direction of music in 1967. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AVGC6; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521435
ISBN
9780226521435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. As an integral part of human culture, music has been one of the most common themes in art throughout history. This book offers an exploration of the history of music in Western art, from ancient sculptures to modern art. It includes chapters devoted to individual instruments and sections focused on subjects such as musical symbols and allegories. Num Pages: 384 pages, featuring 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369652
ISBN
9780892369652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Paperback. Traces the birth, evolution, and decline of the public art museum as an institution meant to spark democratic debate and discussion. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336945
ISBN
9780822336945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
JRP|Ringier
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037643839
ISBN
9783037643839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847838899
ISBN
9780847838899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.32
€ 44.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Thomson, Mungo; Webster, Michael. Num Pages: 100 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 5. Weight in Grams: 287.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037643341
ISBN
9783037643341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.04

Paperback. First published by No Comprendo Press a.s. in Oslo, Norway, 2013"--Title page verso. Series: Art Masters. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910593127
ISBN
9781910593127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Munch. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 225 x 9. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714827322
ISBN
9780714827322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Benedikt Taschen Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836528955
ISBN
9783836528955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.68

Paperback. Includes articles, which provide a window onto the New York art scene just as it was casting off provincialism in favor of a more international outlook. Editor(s): Wojtowicz, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258082
ISBN
9780520258082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Michigan, Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930561144
ISBN
9781930561144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199451135
ISBN
9780199451135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.08

hardcover. With his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) defined the look of the fin-de-siecle. His monumental works such as The Slav Epic, expressed his staunch support for Pan-Slavism, promoting the political independence of the Czech and Slavic nations from the Austro-Hungari an Empire. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; AFC; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
TASCHEN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836550093
ISBN
9783836550093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532394
ISBN
9780226532394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Hardback. Explores the stories, rites and exchanges that occur when a flower is cut and placed in the human hand. This book focuses on the story of the Liverpool's Botanic Collection and the people involved in its intriguing history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 colour & 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311666
ISBN
9781846311666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90

paperback. Explores the complex interrelationships among creativity, sexuality, the body, and the mind in eighteenth-century France. This work examines the different forms of deviance ascribed to male and female artists. It also demonstrates that the perceived connections among sexuality, creativity, and disease also opened artistic opportunities for women. Num Pages: 320 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752884
ISBN
9780226752884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Hardback. In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated African American culture and art, Cahan shows how the art world's racial politics is far more complicated than overcoming past exclusions. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 113 illustrations (incl. 20 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 266 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358978
ISBN
9780822358978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. Mounir Fatmi Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 307 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1582.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214566
ISBN
9788857214566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.03

Paperback. Awakening intrinsic motivation in young people is the important key to securing them a meaningful and successful life. This book gives every student an opportunity to recognise their strengths, awaken their aspirations and become aware of reasons for learning. It is a motivational programme for secondary students. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Speechmark Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863889189
ISBN
9780863889189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.35

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 b&w illustrations, 60 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; ACXD; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106855
ISBN
9780300106855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
5 Continents Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual Editi
Condition
New
SKU
V9788874397006
ISBN
9788874397006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 color + 200 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; ACX; ACXJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179750
ISBN
9780300179750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857228662
ISBN
9788857228662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.36

Paperback. Contains 34 essays by professionals from various disciplines, from a conference on the preservation of contemporary art. This volume attempts to identify the objects which will define the art of the 20th century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 111 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Getty Conservation Institute
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892365289
ISBN
9780892365289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Hardback. Few visual artists of any era have left such a rich and wide-ranging collection of letters, which makes this body of work an unusual and valuable document in American art Editor(s): Halper, Vicki; Fong, Lawrence. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 44 illus., 13 in color. BIC Classification: ACXD1; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 182 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992143
ISBN
9780295992143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Folie, Sabine; Titz, Susanne. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 208 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863351694
ISBN
9783863351694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Cranston, Meg; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Series: Documents. Num Pages: 250 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
JRP|Ringier
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037641927
ISBN
9783037641927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Includes essays that examine sequentiality and serialism in the practice of photography from the medium's earliest years. This title explores nuances of syntax and sense raised by works like photographic albums, books, thematic portfolios, journalistic photo features, and documentations of performance art. Editor(s): Smith, Joel. Series: Princeton University Art Museum Monographs S. Num Pages: 120 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations + 61 colour images. BIC Classification: ACB; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300149302
ISBN
9780300149302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.27

Paperback. A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history Num Pages: 224 pages, 28, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Phoenix London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126059
ISBN
9781842126059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardback. Presents a critical survey of the practices of archaeology, art history, and museums in nineteenth- and twentieth-century India. This book features essays that look at the processes of the production of lost pasts in modern India: pasts that come to be imagined around a growing corpus of monuments, archaeological relics, and art objects. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 132 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129985
ISBN
9780231129985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.13

Hardback. Patronized by royalty between the sixth and eighth centuries, the monuments of Guatemala's ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras were carved by sculptors with remarkable skills and virtuosity. This title discusses the known monuments of the city sequentially by reigns. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 halftones, 53 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACBK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826344519
ISBN
9780826344519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.23

Paperback. Examining how monuments preserve memory, these essays demonstrate how phenomena as diverse as ancient drum towers in China and ritual whale killings in the Pacific Northwest serve to represent and negotiate time. Editor(s): Nelson, Robert S.; Olin, Margaret. Num Pages: 360 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226571584
ISBN
9780226571584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFKB; AGB; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019659
ISBN
9780271019659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.72

Paperback. Monumental brasses became popular during the Middle Ages and were commonly mounted on the walls and floors of cathedrals to commemorate the great and wealthy. Often depicting knights and bishops, these representations are a major source of information concerning arms, armour and dress in the Middle Ages. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACK; AFK; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 152. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806776
ISBN
9780747806776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Hardback. Paper is the main medium used in the new cycles of works by Monika Fioreschy, whereby the strength of her works lies in the reduction of materials and forms. With full-page reproductions, this book explains how Fioreschy's training in classic weaving skills can be rediscovered in these works and the role they play in the her oeuvre as a whole. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFWH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 353 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1744.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777426167
ISBN
9783777426167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.23

Paperback. The first exhaustive monograph on the work of the multi-media, award winning artist. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714867052
ISBN
9780714867052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Bonvicini, Monica. Editor(s): Bidner, Stefan. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865603784
ISBN
9783865603784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. Expands our understanding of the role of art in the international 1960s, and of the dynamics of art and policing in Japan Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 illustrations, including 19 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349808
ISBN
9780822349808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080202864
ISBN
9782080202864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

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