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Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of the beloved figurative realist painter Fairfield Porter to be published in more than two decades. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 252 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1870.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848744
ISBN
9780847848744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.44

Hardback. Bahraini-born Saudi national Faisal Samra graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked as an art and graphic design consultant for the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris). This title gives his portrait. Editor(s): Azimi, Roxana. Series: Contemporary Arab Artists. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857210971
ISBN
9788857210971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.03

Paperback. Explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transformation. Although Buddhism is generally regarded as peripheral to modern Japanese society, this book demonstrates otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 157 illustrations, 46 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACQ; ACX; AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831912
ISBN
9780824831912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906069100
ISBN
9781906069100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486491219
ISBN
9780486491219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.60

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 64 pages, 93 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; AK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 5. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Dover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486452296
ISBN
9780486452296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.43

paperback. Editor(s): Elkins, James (Art Institute of Chicago USA); Frank, Gustav (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen); Manghani, Reader in Critical and Cultural Theory Within Winchester School of Art Sunil (Sunil Manghani Reader in Critical and Cultural Theory at Winchester School of Art University of Southampton UK). Series: Stone Art Theory Institutes. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780271070780
ISBN
9780271070780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857229836
ISBN
9788857229836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.64
€ 111.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, More Than 250 Full-Color Chinese Paintings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shanghai Press United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602201354
ISBN
9781602201354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Focuses on the forces that have kept the craft of handweaving alive in Michigan and throughout the country: individuals, organizations, and communities enlivened through necessity, opportunity, and creativity. This book is based on oral histories, interviews, documentary, and artifact research. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; ACV; ACX; AFW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031139
ISBN
9780472031139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

Hardback. Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars waged against other countries. However, much less attention has been paid to the strategies of persuasion employed by the regimes to win over the masses.. Editor(s): Berghaus, Gunter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 45 photos, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; AC; AN; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818775
ISBN
9781571818775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.23

Paperback. Bringing together studies by art historians, historians, and political scientists, this work explores the themes and paradigms that pervaded protofascist and fascist aesthetic discourse, and artistic production in France and Italy. It investigates the intersection of fascist ideology and aesthetics through a range of historical examples. Editor(s): Affron, Matthew; Antliff, Mark. Num Pages: 296 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACX; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Paperback
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027371
ISBN
9780691027371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 558 color drawings. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303098
ISBN
9780764303098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Hardcover. A stunning survey of fashion jewellery made in Italy during the 20th century, and its symbiotic relationship with Italian fashion Num Pages: 392 pages, 325 Colour, 61 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 248 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2612.
Publisher
Antique Collectors' Club Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851496815
ISBN
9781851496815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.63
€ 44.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 bw illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857851826
ISBN
9780857851826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.41

Paperback. This book examines the relationship between women's fashion, female representation and femininity in Britain throughout the 1900s. The authors unpick the dynamics of the fashion system and set fashion into the context of British social life. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACX; AKTA; JFCK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645068
ISBN
9781860645068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 21.08

Hardcover. Features artwork produced during six years, from 1913 to 2013. This title provides an overall sense of the innovations and achievements of the last century. It also features a reading of major work from the period, complemented by an exploration of that years aesthetic zeitgeist. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; 3JMG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708367
ISBN
9780870708367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.04

paperback. Num Pages: 57 pages, 40 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
Number of pages
57
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904270294
ISBN
9781904270294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGN; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Tarcher
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399174780
ISBN
9780399174780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ridinghouse United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905464029
ISBN
9781905464029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56
€ 47.63

hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 45 col, 25 b/w ills. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hauser & Wirth Publishers Germany
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9783864421600
ISBN
9783864421600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Les Fauvres (the wild beasts) was the nickname given in 1905 to a group of painters led by Henri Matisse and including Derain, Vlaminck, Braque and Dufy. This work offers a reappraisal of this popular movement and discusses all its aspects - the artists, their works and their achievements. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 171 illustrations, 24 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500202272
ISBN
9780500202272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Focuses on the role of images in the culture of fear in contemporary art and on the development of an 'aesthetics of fear'. This book offers a broad look at the ways in which fear pervades various aspects of our lives and defines how we relate to and interpret the world around us. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230191
ISBN
9781780230191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JJ; ACXD; DSC; DSK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580566
ISBN
9781595580566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.37

Hardback. .
Publisher
Parallax Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941529553
ISBN
9781941529553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. Explores the role of the meal in contemporary art. This title offers the survey of the artist-orchestrated meal: since the 1930s, the act of sharing food and drink has been used to advance aesthetic goals and foster critical engagement with the culture of the moment. Editor(s): Smith, Stephanie. Num Pages: 268 pages, 320 colour plates, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573527
ISBN
9780935573527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.76

Hardcover. Series: Detail Development. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1439.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Condition
New
SKU
V9783920034324
ISBN
9783920034324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.78

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472449603
ISBN
9781472449603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 656 pages, 595 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJ; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 292 x 54. Weight in Grams: 3064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863359737
ISBN
9783863359737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.17
€ 48.64

Hardback. Focusing on the art of Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) and his colleagues Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Frederic Bazille, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, this book argues for the importance of the group as a defining subject of nineteenth-century French painting. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 color illus. 122 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 260 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153674
ISBN
9780691153674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 b&w plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816653553
ISBN
9780816653553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.95

Hardback. Examines the significance of the female body, beauty and culture. This title shows how the female body is constantly being changed, and by various sometimes punishing means made to fit in with feminine physical ideals. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 185 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AC; HBTB; JFCK; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890047
ISBN
9781861890047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760155
ISBN
9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.03
€ 134.32

Hardback. Series: The Olana Collection. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; ACVC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449208
ISBN
9780801449208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Explores the important artists represented in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, and guides readers through various artists' memorable achievements. Series: MOMA Artist Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, 27 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870707865
ISBN
9780870707865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.78

Paperback. In close dialogue with architects like Wallace K Harrison and Le Corbusier French artist Fernand Leger (1881-1955) produced fascinating, often unexpectedly experimental and frequently abstract projects for houses, flats, churches, ships and world exhibitions. This book deals with his work. Num Pages: 312 pages, 280 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 275 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425948
ISBN
9783777425948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350108
ISBN
9780764350108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.52

paperback. Offers an exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory. This book is arranged in historical periods - from Antiquity to the modern era - and divided between analyses of specific festivals, set in relation to contemporary architecture and urban design. Series: The Classical Tradition in Architecture. Num Pages: 332 pages, 71 black & white halftones, 13 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; ACX; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415701297
ISBN
9780415701297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.59

Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453633
ISBN
9781845453633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Herman, Bernard L. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 colour plates, 15 figs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1297.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469627625
ISBN
9781469627625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 44.75