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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Nine essays from scholars representing a variety of disciplines, cover themes of love, sexuality, gender and anxiety to comparisons with Ibsen and Kierkegaard. The text explores the meanings of Munch's imagery, his sources in Symbolist art, and his legacy for German Expressionism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 125 halftones, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1D; ACXD1; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892850027
ISBN
9781892850027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 41.40

Hardback. Edward Schroder Prior designed the cathedral of the Arts and Crafts Movement (St Andrew's Church, Roker), perfected the popular butterfly plan in his houses, and published what is still the seminal work on medieval gothic art in England in 1900. This book deals with Prior's architecture, life and scolarship. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVN; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785000119
ISBN
9781785000119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.02

Hardcover. Analyzes Edward Ruscha's paintings of the 1990s. This title highlights the layout of the 1995 Denver Central Library project, which Ruscha described as a rolling historical landscape of Colorado and the West. It includes many documentary photographs, a selection of Ruscha's sketchbook pages, and bibliographic references and exhibition histories. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 257 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3190.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
516
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869302515
ISBN
9783869302515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.87
€ 125.38

Hardcover. Not every artist is suited to catalogue raisonne treatment, but the oeuvre of Ed Ruscha, comprised as it is of series, repetitions and documentations, looks great under such clerical scrutiny. Editor(s): Dean, Robert; Turvey, Lisa. Num Pages: 560 pages, 198 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 240 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865218339
ISBN
9783865218339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.39
€ 122.41

Hardcover. Part of a series documenting Ruschas entire corpus of paintings, this volume contains 165 paintings and includes a major public commission for the Philip Johnson-designed Miami-Dade Public Library, which was a watershed mark for Ruscha. Each painting has a double-page spread with exhibition and bibliographic history, and is reproduced in colour. Num Pages: 564 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 240 x 60. Weight in Grams: 3890.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
564
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865213686
ISBN
9783865213686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.43
€ 100.81

Hardcover. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings of Ed Ruscha is a six-volume series of books co-published by Steidl and Gagosian Gallery. This is the second volume, which contains entries on 178 paintings completed between 1971 and 1982. Num Pages: 546 pages, 317 illustrations, (304 colour ). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 241 x 57. Weight in Grams: 4000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865211385
ISBN
9783865211385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.43
€ 100.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221475
ISBN
9781848221475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.13
€ 51.50

Hardback. Views of Edwardian era have swung between seeing period as a golden summer afternoon of imperial and elite complacency and starkly conflicting depiction of decade as one of intense political, and artistic instability. This book explores themes of power and a contrasting lightness of touch through architecture, and decorative and fine arts. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 420 pages, 350 colour images + 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 250 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190250
ISBN
9780300190250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.71
€ 53.38

Paperback. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 151 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; ACXD1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Frontispiece present and all illustrations present
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000778
ISBN
9780500201831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Egon Schiele produced a prolific body of work before dying in the flu epidemic of 1918 at the age of 28. His oils have often been reproduced and are well recognized, but this volume concentrates on drawings and watercolours drawn from public and private collections around the world. Editor(s): Vartanian, Ivan. Num Pages: 496 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; AFCC; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1322.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500511169
ISBN
9780500511169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Now available in an updated edition, this visually stunning collection of landscape paintings and drawings by Egon Schiele brings to light a lesser-known aspect of this famous painter's oeuvre. Num Pages: 176 pages, 112 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383460
ISBN
9783791383460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.60

Hardback. This book accompanies a major exhibition devoted to portraits created by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, whose figurative work exhibits intense emotion and technical brilliance. Num Pages: 320 pages, 260, 160 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2050.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791354194
ISBN
9783791354194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.91
€ 56.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Natter, Tobias G. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
TASCHEN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836546126
ISBN
9783836546126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.77
€ 172.86

Paperback. Delves into both the controversial sexual themes and neglected aspects of Schieles art, notably his formal experiments and his later expressionist portraits and allegorical paintings works that reveal much about the importance of his short career. Series: New Horizons. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301210
ISBN
9780500301210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 531 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AGC; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 253 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3342.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857230153
ISBN
9788857230153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.72
€ 53.34

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Dis Voir France
Condition
New
SKU
V9782906571822
ISBN
9782906571822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.35

Hardback. This monograph, the first full account of Eileen Agar's complete works, including paintings, collages, photographs and objects, comes at a time when there is a major revival of interest in surrealism in the UK and worldwide. Num Pages: 160 illustrations, 130 colour. BIC Classification: ACXD5; ACXD7; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237275
ISBN
9781780237275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.13

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221833
ISBN
9781848221833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.17

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Luddemann, Stefan; Heinze, Professor of Organic Chemistry Thomas (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AC; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658100254
ISBN
9783658100254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Hardcover. Sergei Eisenstein is regarded as one of cinema's greatest revolutionaries; his use of montage, symbolic images and skilful editing transformed the possibilities of filmmaking and dramatically modernized the artform. Yet he was also a prolific graphic artist who sketched continuously throughout his life. This book chronicles his life and career. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 250. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500093931
ISBN
9780500093931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.50
€ 55.71

Paperback. El Hadji Sy is one of the most significant figures in African contemporary art and an internationally recognized activist. This book places the artist's work in the context of activism in Senegal since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 colour plates, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Diaphanes AG
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037348413
ISBN
9783037348413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 color photos; 134 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXJ8; AMX; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 22. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035736
ISBN
9780262035736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.35

Paperback. Rhetorically charged debates over theory have divided humanities scholars for decades. Rodowick steps back from arguments pro and con to assess why theory has become such a deeply contested concept. Far from lobbying for a return to the high theory of the 1980s, he calls for dialogue on an ethically inflected philosophy of the humanities." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088153
ISBN
9780674088153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.14

Paperback. Translator(s): Aalders, D. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1969
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024703876
ISBN
9789024703876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

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