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Paperback. Regarded as a foremost scholar of 19-century French art, Gabriel P Weisberg has worked closely with his wife, Yvonne, to amass a significant collection of art. This title presents Weisberg's significant collection of art that helps to expand our view of this momentous period in the history of French art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Minneapolis Institute of Art United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780980048407
ISBN
9780980048407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.92

Hardcover. This stunning new volume presents full-colour plates, details, groupings and comparative images of approximately 147 Pre- Columbian works from the collection of ancient Mesoamerican, Central American, and Andean South American art (spanning 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1530) assembled by John G. Bourne in the 1950's and 1960's. Num Pages: 264 pages, 380 Colour, 43 b&w. BIC Classification: 1K; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804052
ISBN
9781907804052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 35.19

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
GILL &MACMILLAN/O'BRIEN P
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170774
ISBN
9781847170774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. German language edition Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Translator(s): Brandt, Beate. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171078
ISBN
9781847171078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. Here George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript. Japanese edition Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Translator(s): Amemiya, Terumi. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 72 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171153
ISBN
9781847171153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.27

paperback. This is an examination of the paintings, books, poetry and theoretical work of Russian avant-garde artist, Olga Rozanova. The text assesses Rozanova's life and work, aiming to recreate the spirit of the counterculture milieu that contributed to the transformation of 20th-century art. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 colour & 59 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACX; AGB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9789057012020
ISBN
9789057012020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.97

Paperback. A beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Newly-expanded colour plate section. Illustrator(s): Rooney, David; O'Brien, Eoin. Series: Exploring. Num Pages: 80 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177964
ISBN
9781847177964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836505284
ISBN
9783836505284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Introduces the art of extra-illustration and explores what this personalized form of book design reveals about the history of reading. This work includes an introduction to the concept of designing and creating a unique book by adding external material and an overview of the phenomenon's history and its heyday in the later 18th and 19th centuries. Num Pages: 40 pages, 20 color illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AKLB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 296 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990231
ISBN
9780295990231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Artists, critics, curators, and scholars develop theories of craft in relation to art, chronicle how fine art institutions understand and exhibit craft media, and offer accounts of activist crafting. Editor(s): Buszek, Maria Elena. Num Pages: 320 pages, 73 color illus., 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347620
ISBN
9780822347620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Hardback. Celebrates a cornerstone of the Yale University Art Gallery's holdings: the Charles B Benenson Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. This bequest includes works by a veritable pantheon of modern and contemporary artists - among them Jean-Michel Basquiat, Stuart Davis, Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, James Rosenquist, and David Smith. Series: Yale University Art Gallery. Num Pages: 192 pages, 224 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; ACXD; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 247 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184945
ISBN
9780300184945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.13
€ 41.17

Hardcover. A provocative look at the contemporary art scene by one of the country's leading art critics. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465055203
ISBN
9780465055203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.44

Hardback. An essential reference on modernism in 20th Century Europe, including personal reminiscences along with previously unpublished anecdotes. Published to accompany exhibitions and conferences in Texas, New York and Italy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 colour, 50 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 219 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Glitterati Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781943876266
ISBN
9781943876266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.95
€ 59.52

Paperback. The story of the world's most famous jeweller and his priceless creations Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACV; AFKG; AFT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330440240
ISBN
9780330440240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. "First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company." Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251648
ISBN
9781474251648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. Between 1760 and 1800, British aristocrats became preoccupied with the acquisition of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts - from marble busts to intricately painted vases. This book examines these objects and their owners, as well as dealers, and provides a close look at the classical revival that resulted in this obsession with collecting antiques. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 colour pl 85halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113968
ISBN
9780226113968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.50
€ 58.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Baur, Andreas; Bitterli, Konrad; Bovier, Lionel. Num Pages: 176 pages, 121 colour, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783905829440
ISBN
9783905829440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.72
€ 48.80

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Congdon-Martin, Douglas. Num Pages: 224 pages, 770 color photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AK; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309021
ISBN
9780764309021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.70
€ 45.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 159 pages, 800+ color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322914
ISBN
9780764322914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.83

paperback. Photos of ORLAN's latest project, "Suture/Hybridisation/Recycling", along with critical essays on ORLAN's work Editor(s): Veneciano, Jorge Daniel; Garelick, Rhonda. Series: Life in Performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 color Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFK; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 303 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234758
ISBN
9780803234758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.29

Hardback. "First published in Germany under the title Faces: Eine Geschichte des Gesichts." Translator(s): Hansen, Thomas S.; Hansen, Abby J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53 color illus. 51 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162355
ISBN
9780691162355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.95

Paperback. Explores the development of the portrait in French painting and sculpture between 1860 and 1910 as showcased in one of the world's greatest collections of Impressionist art - the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Series: Kimbell Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 colour images + 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 279 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207736
ISBN
9780300207736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520068513
ISBN
9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.93
€ 77.70

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