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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. A critical history of site-specific art since the late 1960s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262612029
ISBN
9780262612029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 205, 205 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; ACK; AKL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1622.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478307
ISBN
9780801478307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.00

Paperback. Series: MOMA One on One Series. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 185. .
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633450196
ISBN
9781633450196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Considers the cross-cultural context and collaborative nature of Boetti's iconic artworks Num Pages: 132 pages, 129 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 255 x 11. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977834488
ISBN
9780977834488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.19

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647685
ISBN
9780691647685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; AFWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1814.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843737
ISBN
9780804843737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.24

Paperback. Orientalism, the theory and practice of representing 'the Orient' in European thought, is a controversial and a problematic concept. This book provides a concise text on the evolution and development of the theory of orientalism, the practice of orientalism in history, and its persistence and reformulation. Series: Concepts in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index,. BIC Classification: ACV; JFC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335202065
ISBN
9780335202065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.02

Hardback. Looking at representations of nineteenth-century 'oriental' bodies, inquiring deeply into their erotic dimensions, tracing their global dissemination at cross-cultural intersections of the visual and the political. This book examines orientalism's politico-erotic import across not only imperial Britain and France but also throughout India. Editor(s): DelPlato, Dr. Joan; Codell, Professor Julie F. Num Pages: 252 pages, Includes 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409463955
ISBN
9781409463955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.84

Paperback. Suitable for those interested in art history, theories of gender, and postcolonial studies, this book contests the idea that Orientalist art simply expresses the politics of Western domination and argues instead that it was often produced through cross-cultural interactions. Editor(s): Beaulieu, Jill; Roberts, Mary. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 244 pages, 53 photographs (6 in color). BIC Classification: ACV; AG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822328742
ISBN
9780822328742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Hardcover. The colorful story of the nineteenth-century artists who traveled and painted the Middle East for an eager audience in Europe and America Num Pages: 240 pages, 106 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC; HBJF1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 240. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168352
ISBN
9789774168352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pearce, Nicholas; Steuber, Jason. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813039725
ISBN
9780813039725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Hardback. The roots of Modern Art can be seen in the wild paintings of Turner, but it took the Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelites to break the classical mode until the final blows were dealt by Kandinsky, Klee and Picasso. Once unleashed modernism fragmented into many different forms, each of which are explored in this powerful, illustrated new book. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616107
ISBN
9781783616107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.94

Hardback. An illuminating collection of essays from the preeminent scholar of architectural history and theory Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 color + 63 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218718
ISBN
9780300218718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.52

Paperback. Comprises eighteen essays on topics ranging from "Contemporary Art and the Plight of Its Public" and the "flat-bed picture plane" to reflections on Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rodin, de Kooning, Pollock, Guston, and Jasper Johns. Num Pages: 448 pages, 295 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226771854
ISBN
9780226771854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. Other Objects of Desire; Collectors and Collecting Queerly explores gay identities and identifications as they are communicated in and through art, and provides a critical approach to the study of collectors and collecting. Editor(s): Camille, Michael; Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 3J; AB; AC; AGC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233619
ISBN
9780631233619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096426
ISBN
9780719096426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.25

Hardback. Follows the footsteps of a singular and secretive artist. An artist who has a passion for all sorts of metamorphoses, sublimations and transmutations, this book has a predilection for materials with reversible properties. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 304 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1940.
Publisher
Skira
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214214
ISBN
9788857214214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.56

Hardcover. Comprehensive monograph of the Swiss jewellery artist Otto Kunzli. Num Pages: 550 pages, 500 colour, 500 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKG; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2954. 550 pages, 500 colour, 500 B&W illustrations. Comprehensive monograph of the Swiss jewellery artist Otto Kunzli. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKG; AGB. Dimension: 277 x 214 x 58. Weight: 2922.
Publisher
Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt
Number of pages
550
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783897903838
ISBN
9783897903838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.73
€ 98.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC; WJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 220 x 10. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295587
ISBN
9781935295587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 22.83

Hardcover. Follows the rise of a distinctive school of Australian art that first emerged in the 1940s. This book includes a substantial essay outlining the major developments in Australian art since the 1940s, the reception of Australian art in Britain and the rise of Aboriginal printmaking. Num Pages: 240 pages, 195 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACX; AFF; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714126722
ISBN
9780714126722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. Looks at a group of international artists who place craft at the heart of their practice, transforming everyday subjects and ordinary materials into works that are out of the ordinary. This book features unusual works including the ephemeral ice and chocolate jewellery of Naomi Filmer, the almost hidden installations by Yoshihiro Suda, and more. Editor(s): Britton Newell, Laurie. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 206 x 11. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851775248
ISBN
9781851775248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. Focusing on the thirty-three paintings Philip Guston exhibited at the Marborough Gallery in 1970, this title reconsiders the history of postwar American art and the conception of figuration in modern art history. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 color illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275294
ISBN
9780520275294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Germany
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869841755
ISBN
9783869841755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.60
€ 51.42

Hardback. Argues that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available - with the majority of exposure having been given to avant-garde, experimental, or politically charged art. This book discusses contemporary Chinese art in a range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations + 215 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122084
ISBN
9780300122084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.06

Paperback. We are living in a golden age of cartoon art. This book includes discussions with twelve of the most prominent artists and writers in comics to reveal a creative community that is richly interconnected yet fiercely independent, its members sharing many interests and approaches while working with wildly different styles and themes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour plates, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226099446
ISBN
9780226099446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Hardcover. Outsider art is work produced outside the mainstream of modern art by self-taught visionaries, spiritualists, eccentrics, recluses, psychiatric patients, criminals and others beyond the perceived margins of society. This book sets out to challenge many of the received ideas in the field. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895219
ISBN
9781861895219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.02

Hardback. Lives and work of 34 self taught artists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 444 color & 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; WCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307294
ISBN
9780764307294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.56
€ 52.22

Hardback. .
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496808066
ISBN
9781496808066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AC; AFKC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2215.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811710213
ISBN
9780811710213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.47
€ 62.53

Hardcover. The art of the Pacific Islands is exciting, varied, vibrant and ever-changing. This book draws on colourful examples from the Pacifics major cultural regions: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, beginning with an introduction asking What is Pacific art? Series: Art in Detail. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125909
ISBN
9780714125909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

paperback. An exploration of philosophical and mystical sources of iconography in Renaissance art. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780393004755
ISBN
9780393004755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.81

Hardback. Using examples of works by Nam June Paik (1932-2006), the hugely influential Korean American artist who is considered the progenitor of video art, he author explores the relation between the artworks' concept and material, theories of musical performance and performativity, and the Bergsonian concept of duration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 color photographs, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288904
ISBN
9780520288904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.32
€ 60.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 102 black and white illustrations, 278 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFT; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450418
ISBN
9781625450418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 colour/100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1633.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271034089
ISBN
9780271034089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349614
ISBN
9780764349614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.78
€ 38.66

Paperback. Engages with twentieth-century Vietnam through its artists and their works. This book surveys the impact that artists have had on intellectual life in Vietnam. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 illustrations, 38 in colour. BIC Classification: ACBP; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824833558
ISBN
9780824833558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 colour plates, numerous black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
191
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192821447
ISBN
9780192821447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 96 colour, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 303 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029559
ISBN
9780271029559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.00

Paperback. Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 621 pages, 75 colour plates, 232 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
621
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
6th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300056495
ISBN
9780300056495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.05

Hardcover. Cultural modernity has habitually been defined as a focus on the means of representation themselves, as opposed to art that imitates external reality or expresses its maker's inner life. This study in cultural history explores how Spanish culture took a radical turn toward the medium of representation itself in the 1850s and early 1860s. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; ACV; AFC; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911137
ISBN
9781575911137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.22