History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. A modern painter discusses meaning and form in contemporary painting and offers advice to aspiring artists. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 35 line illustrations, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 9th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674805705
- ISBN
- 9780674805705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Hardback. Comprehensive study of one of the world's great indigenous arts explores issues surrounding dreams and visions, ranging from what shamanic vision is to how artists use vision and how they perceive the soul in relation to their art Num Pages: 311 pages, 43 b&w, 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFW; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728769
- ISBN
- 9780292728769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.52
€ 68.52
Paperback. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: AC; HPN; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157216
- ISBN
- 9780231157216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.32
€ 29.99
€ 26.32
Hardcover. In The Sensory World of Italian Renaissance Art, Francois Quiviger shows how Renaissance artists made touch, sound and scent palpable to the minds of their audience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896575
- ISBN
- 9781861896575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.09
€ 37.09
Paperback. Offering a rich and lively history, this is an essential read for all those interested in this most enduringly popular and humane of art forms. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 illustrations, 109 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292112
- ISBN
- 9780500292112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.80
€ 26.99
€ 19.80
hardcover. Marcel Duchamp left a thousand letters in which he talks of his plans and works in progress. This volume contains his letters in their original language (French or English) with translations where appropriate. The editor focuses on the historical content and introduces each correspondent. Num Pages: 424 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 246 x 53. Weight in Grams: 920. Very good copy showing minor age and shelf wear. Dust jacket intact, shows some wear & tear. Text clean throughout
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025068
- ISBN
- 9780500019580
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Eck, Caroline van. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Leiden University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789087281397
- ISBN
- 9789087281397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Hardback. During the last two centuries BC, the Western Han dynasty of China forged the first stable empire covering all of China and presided over a golden age that shaped much of subsequent Chinese art and culture. This title offers an account of the treasures of the dynasty - including exquisite jades, silver and goldwork, bronzes and ceramics. Editor(s): Lin, James C.S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 350 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184341
- ISBN
- 9780300184341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.38
€ 108.38
Hardcover. An overview of the sculptures of the Parthenon, presenting interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creation. It focuses on the meanings of the sculptures in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society, and considers what they reveal about the Greek sense of democracy. Num Pages: 212 pages, 6 colour plates, 51 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073911
- ISBN
- 9780300073911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.87
€ 87.87
Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300052411
- ISBN
- 9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.86
€ 77.86
Hardcover. The Temple of Athena at Sounion is one of the more unusual examples of Greek architecture. It was constructed with colonnades on only two-but adjacent-sides, and in the Ionic order characteristic of the Aegean Islands even though it was built in Attica. Num Pages: 400 pages, 380 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: ACG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 241. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619674
- ISBN
- 9780876619674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.44
€ 89.44
Paperback. Explores the contemporary art scene in Delhi while meditating on the power of art as a tool for social change. This title documents the history of the organization through a series of case studies, each presenting scholarship, vivid images, reprints of original articles and essays, and interviews with the artists and organizers of each project. Editor(s): Moss, Jessica; Rahman, Ram. Num Pages: 300 pages, 420 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 282 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573534
- ISBN
- 9780935573534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.64
€ 58.64
Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366699
- ISBN
- 9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.08
€ 75.08
Hardback. Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 478 color illus. 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBBEY; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 290 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154909
- ISBN
- 9780691154909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.97
€ 151.97
Hardback. Features miniatures and cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. This book features the major schools of illumination that flourished in Europe from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Series: Robert Lehman Collection Catalogues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illus., including 33 color plates 217 duotones. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN; AKLB; GBCR; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059716
- ISBN
- 9780691059716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95
€ 128.95
Hardback. Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation, embraced traditional and modern masters. This work catalogues 130 nineteenth- and 20th-century paintings that are part of the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum. It includes paintings by Ingres, Theodore Rousseau, and Corot among other early 19th-century artists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 130 color illus. 300 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 291 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145365
- ISBN
- 9780691145365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.36
€ 169.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 31 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 115 x 5. Weight in Grams: 54. New.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Number of pages
- 31
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853909870
- ISBN
- 9781853909870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.57
€ 7.57
hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 280 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1368.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906690380
- ISBN
- 9781906690380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.50
€ 51.99
€ 43.50
Hardback. The Riddle of the Image illuminates the production and restoration processes of medieval works of art, using popular examples from Museums and Galleries to highlight both well-known techniques and those thought to have been lost. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232942
- ISBN
- 9781780232942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 24 colour plates, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309705
- ISBN
- 9780226309705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33