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Hardcover. How has its rapidly changing social landscape shaped its art? And how does art effect social and cultural change within Russia? This title explores these questions by presenting a balanced selection of work by eighty Russian artists working from the 1970s onwards. Editor(s): Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Num Pages: 296 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 301 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
TransGlobe Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Russian ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956794253
ISBN
9780956794253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.13
€ 54.79

Hardback. Fugitive Testimony examines African American slave narratives in light of contemporary artists' use of the genre within their visual art at the end of the twentieth century. It identifies a sustained representational strategy employed by black cultural producers across time to challenge the racial presumptions that manifest as artistic constraints. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823272891
ISBN
9780823272891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Paperback. Fugitive Testimony examines African American slave narratives in light of contemporary artists' use of the genre within their visual art at the end of the twentieth century. It identifies a sustained representational strategy employed by black cultural producers across time to challenge the racial presumptions that manifest as artistic constraints. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823272907
ISBN
9780823272907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061404
ISBN
9781606061404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Futurist Painting Sculpture (Plastic Dynamism), a truly radical book by Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916), claimed a central position in artistic debates of the 1910s and 1920s, exerting a powerful influence on the Italian Futurist movement as well as on the entire European historical avant-garde, including Dada and Constructivism. Num Pages: 112 pages, 28 color and 36 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 260 x 21. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064757
ISBN
9781606064757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Hardback. With her sculptures Gabriela von Habsburg goes new ways in the politicisation of aesthetics, uniting her work as ambassador, politician and creative artist. This volume brings together her oeuvre: the sculptures, some of them made of metal or stone in different formats and some of them immovable, introduce the artist's works in the public space. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 329 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1996.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777426174
ISBN
9783777426174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. Gainsborough is one of the most appealing artists of the 18th century. The author draws on recently discovered material to provide a fresh perspective on both the life and art of this master. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 172 illustrations, 68 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
9780500203583
ISBN
9780500203583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. Included for the first time under one cover are all Galle's major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique pieces for an exclusive clientele and those he displayed at two World Expositions and at the annual Paris Salons between 1889 and his untimely death in 1904. Num Pages: 368 pages, 449 Colour, 271 b&w. BIC Classification: ACVY; AKB; AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2400. 368 pages, 449 Colour, 271 b&w. Included for the first time under one cover are all Galle's major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique pieces for an exclusive clientele and those he displayed at two World Expositions and at the annual Paris Salons between 1889 and his untimely death in 1904. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACVY; AKB; AKR. Dimension: 307 x 245 x 34. Weight: 2398.
Publisher
Antique Collectors Club Dist
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851496624
ISBN
9781851496624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.98

Hardcover. Clarifies the significance and function of reliquaries from excavations of Gandharan monastery sites around modern Peshawar Series: Gandharan Studies. Num Pages: 405 illus., 175 in color. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 259 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295992365
ISBN
9780295992365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.63

Garcilaso de la Vega and the Material Culture of Renaissance Europe examines the role of cultural objects in the lyric poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the premier poet of sixteenth-century Spain. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADS; 3JB; ACND; DSBD; DSC; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647558
ISBN
9781442647558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.31

paperback. "This is a major work and, I think, Hunt's best.. Once picked up, the book cannot be put down, for it is an exciting exegesis of the continuing Italian influence upon English garden art."-Country Life Num Pages: 288 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; AC; HBTB; WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812216042
ISBN
9780812216042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Garden Cities: the phrase is redolent of Arts and Crafts values and nineteenth-century utopianism. But despite being the culmination of a range of influential movements, and their own influence, in fact there were only ever two true garden cities in England. This book offers a guide to the movement and to the communities which are its legacy. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACVN; AMVD; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Shire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747813422
ISBN
9780747813422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. A survey of 21 contemporary artists who specialise in painting gardens; beautifully illustrated. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 287 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713682069
ISBN
9780713682069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 150 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; ACQB; AMV; AMX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222012
ISBN
9780300222012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. Drawn from a range of works in the Getty Museum's collection, this title explores gardens on many levels, from the literary Garden of Love and the biblical Garden of Eden to courtly gardens of the nobility, and reports on the many activities - both reputable and scandalous - that took place there. Num Pages: 100 pages, 64 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061435
ISBN
9781606061435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1588.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305581067
ISBN
9781305581067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.32

Paperback. Provides you with a comprehensive illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1860.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
15th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285837840
ISBN
9781285837840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 210.82

Paperback. Provides you with a comprehensive tour of the world's great artistic traditions. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2155.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
15th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285839394
ISBN
9781285839394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 213.02

Paperback. Provides you with a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions. This book also provides a rich cultural backdrop for each of the covered periods and geographical locations and incorporates new artists and art forms - all reproduced according to the highest standards of clarity and color fidelity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
15th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285837987
ISBN
9781285837987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.34

Paperback.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
15th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285838014
ISBN
9781285838014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836532235
ISBN
9783836532235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. Traces the life of the nineteenth century French artist, looks at his most important paintings, drawings, and sculpture, and discusses influences on his work. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 182 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500202203
ISBN
9780500202203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 5.47

Hardback. An unprecedented exploration of Gauguin's works in various media, from works on paper to clay and furniture Num Pages: 320 pages, 404 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217018
ISBN
9780300217018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Hardcover. An account of the Post Impressionist artist, Paul Gauguin, who defied convention and renounced European civilization to pursue his art in the South Seas. It explores the influences that defined his style, from Impressionist painters to the brilliant hues and primitive forms of the South Pacific Islands. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 images. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754829140
ISBN
9780754829140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.10

Hardcover. Explores the remarkable relationship between Paul Gauguins rare and prints and transfer drawings, and his better-known paintings and sculptures in wood and ceramic. This title also explores the artists radically experimental approach to techniques and his pivotal place in the history of art. Num Pages: 248 pages, 222 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art, New York United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870709050
ISBN
9780870709050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.02

Paperback. In 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) traveled to Tahiti in an effort to live simply and to draw inspiration from what he saw as the island's exotic native culture. This book addresses both the artist's representation of Tahiti in the woodcut medium and the impact these works had on his artistic practice. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 136 pages, 6 black-&-white illustrations + 87 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300149296
ISBN
9780300149296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992941
ISBN
9781784992941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.90

Hardcover. Introduces readers to women's visual art in contemporary China by examining how the visual process of gendering reshapes understandings of historiography, sexuality, pain, and space. When artists take the body as the subject of female experience and the medium of aesthetic experiment, they reveal a wealth of non-canonical approaches to art. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACXJ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824840037
ISBN
9780824840037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Paperback. Showcases the author's engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. This book features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Num Pages: 542 pages, 331 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; AFH; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Facsimile
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044804
ISBN
9780226044804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Paperback. This book provides the first comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to the the last twenty-five years of contemporary art in Scotland. Editor(s): Jeffrey, Moira. Num Pages: 240 pages, 95 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270711
ISBN
9781906270711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.71

Paperback. The Generation Reader provides the first collection of key documents from the the last twenty-five years in Scotland including essays, interviews, critical writing and artists' own texts. Editor(s): Jeffrey, Moira; Brown, Katrina. Num Pages: 368 pages, 100 col, 5 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270728
ISBN
9781906270728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Based on little-known or hitherto unpublished material, and enhanced by a wealth of rarely seen illustrations, this book offers access to the aesthetics of neoclassical Europe from a new perspective: landscape painting and interior decoration. Series: Italian Academy Lectures. Num Pages: 288 pages, 107 half-tones. BIC Classification: ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132084
ISBN
9780231132084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXD3; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
PIE Books Japan
Number of pages
256
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9784756241443
ISBN
9784756241443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. Exhibition of oil-coloured prints by Victorian colour printing inventor, George Baxter (1804-1867). Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; AFH; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551953526
ISBN
9781551953526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Paul Nagel tells the full story of George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879), one of America's greatest 19th-century painters. While Nagel assesses Bingham's artistic achievements, he also portrays another and very important part of the artist's career - his service as a statesman and political leader in Missouri. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 b/w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826215741
ISBN
9780826215741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213272
ISBN
9780520213272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

Paperback. George Inness (1825-94) is considered one of America's greatest landscape painters. A complicated artist and thinker, he painted stunning, evocative views of the American countryside. This title demonstrates how the artistic, spiritual, and scientific aspects of Inness' art found expression in his landscapes. Num Pages: 350 pages, 21 colour plates, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142302
ISBN
9780226142302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.24

Paperback. Johanson's art is concerned with memory and recollection, dream and fantasy, biography and autobiography, physical and imaginative detachment yet sensual engagement. He is also the painter of fires that break out in city buildings or spew from volcanoes, and he often sets fire's rampage alongside human lassitude and seeming indifference. Num Pages: 128 pages, 107 illus., 85 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hallie Ford Museum of Art,US United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930957596
ISBN
9781930957596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.78

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 960 pages, 350 color + 1600 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 320 x 267 x 92. Weight in Grams: 6480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209693
ISBN
9780300209693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 264.07

Hardback. George Stubbs is rightly recognised as one of the greatest and most original artists of the eighteenth century. This is the catalogue of Stubbs' paintings and drawings. The catalogue entries are preceded by a study of Stubbs' art and career that sets his work in context. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 700 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, 485 colour images. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 355 x 52. Weight in Grams: 4350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300125092
ISBN
9780300125092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.76