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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. This book reveals the wonderful world of painter and illustrator Edward Bawden. Some pages are beautiful, some instructive and some baffling, but together they give us an insight into the mind of one of the 20th century's most reclusive and English of artists. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 310 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848221840
ISBN
9781848221840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.73
€ 51.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 289 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486493855
ISBN
9780486493855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.73

Paperback. A guide to identifying Christian saints as they are portrayed in art. From Agatha to Zeno, it presents the characteristic features of over 100 saints, with notes on their lives and martyrdom and visual references to help readers recognize them. The resource features a collection of masterpieces. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; AGR; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Getty Publications
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367177
ISBN
9780892367177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.29

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Green, Nancy E.; Reed, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 301. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934260050
ISBN
9781934260050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Hardcover. Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) arresting pictures were in many ways expressions of trauma. This richly illustrated Basic Art book offers a both accessible and informed introduction to Kahlo's life and work, looking at the artist's dramatic, colourful canvases which combined religious Mexican tradition with Surrealist elements. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
TASCHEN GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836500852
ISBN
9783836500852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 107 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211931
ISBN
9780300211931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.32

Hardcover. Explores the connections between modern and premodern art, offering a radical reading that reveals the underlying patterns and ideas traversing centuries of artistic practice. This book reconsiders from a double perspective some key issues in the history of art, from iconoclasm and illusionism to the status of painting, and installation. Num Pages: 312 pages, 134 illustrations, 104 in colour. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238974
ISBN
9780500238974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. A Christian Embrace of Modern Art. 224 pages, colour illustrations and photographs. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ACX; HRCM. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801031847
ISBN
9780801031847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 432 pages, 390 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 314 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3000.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221749
ISBN
9780300221749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310977
ISBN
9781477310977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. Surveys the full scope of Weiwei's career, from his early days in 1980s New York to his present-day status as the best-known and most influential Chinese artist in the world. This book includes a range of key pieces from the past 35 years. It is presented in a beautiful clothbound format. Illustrator(s): Ai, Weiwei. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
On The Table: Ai Weiwei
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788415691969
ISBN
9788415691969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.00
€ 51.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836532686
ISBN
9783836532686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 109 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088827
ISBN
9780719088827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.62

Paperback. This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 51 illustrations, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172. Series: Objects in Focus. 55 pages, 27 col & 6 b/w illus. This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACG; AFKC. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 6. Weight: 172.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
55
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128184
ISBN
9780714128184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.14

Hardback. The so-called chasuble of Thomas Becket (1118-1170) is one of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region. Richly illustrated with details, this volume investigates the meaning of the inscriptions and motifs, examines manufacturing techniques and the function of the chasuble, and traces its "biography". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 300. .
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425191
ISBN
9783777425191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.60
€ 87.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 color + 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214239
ISBN
9780300214239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.32

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. Enriched with paintings and archival illustrations, this volume explores the countered conventions and bulldozed buildings behind the canvass creation. Series: MFA Spotlight Series. Num Pages: 76 pages, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878468379
ISBN
9780878468379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.05

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 119ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Edition
New
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486271248
ISBN
9780486271248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: ACBS; ACX; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241236314
ISBN
9780241236314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 48 pages, 27col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 136 x 4. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Facsimile ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486281223
ISBN
9780486281223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Harrison, Rachel (Univ. of Southampton, UK University of Southampton, UK University of Southampton, UK). Editor(s): Munder, Heike; Seifermann, Ellen. Num Pages: 152 pages, 108 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Rachel Harrison: If I Did it Switzerland
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783905770568
ISBN
9783905770568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.02

Hardcover. Notorious bad boy of Italian Baroque painting, Caravaggio (1571-1610) is finally getting the recognition he deserves. In this book you'll find over 50 of Caravaggio's best paintings; we think you'll agree that he was a genius beyond his time. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836559935
ISBN
9783836559935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.47

Hardcover. During a career spanning half a century, Ileana Sonnabend helped shape the course of postwar art in Europe and America. Both a gallerist and a noted collector, Sonnabend promoted some of the most significant art movements of her time. Num Pages: 172 pages, 110 illustrations, 56 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708961
ISBN
9780870708961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACBS; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421918
ISBN
9780821421918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, 124 illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACBK; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 280 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Art Gallery New South Wales
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781741741285
ISBN
9781741741285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; ABA; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 135. .
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863356552
ISBN
9783863356552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Paperback. The life, style and colours of the master of the 16th-century Venetian painting. Tiziano Vecellio was a painter, equally comfortable with a range of genres and subjects. Unlike many artists from history whose work has been appreciated only after their death, Titian enjoyed fame and success throughout his career, which spanned over seven decades. Series: Skira Mini ART Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857205397
ISBN
9788857205397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.51

Hardcover. A fun introduction to the world of modern artists, from Albers to Zox, via Basquiat, Kahlo, Warhol and more. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 portraits of the artists and up to 100 reproductions of the artists' key works. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Cassell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Gift
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844037803
ISBN
9781844037803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. The fifth volume of the Eye series, dedicated to contemporary art from the Far East, focuses on a unique and exciting selection of emerging Malaysian artists. The book provides a wide-ranging survey of contemporary art in Malaysia, showcasing 75 of the most cutting-edge Malaysian contemporary artists and their works. Editor(s): Ciclitira, Serenella. Num Pages: 376 pages, 528 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 247 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1894.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222509
ISBN
9788857222509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.56

Hardback. This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190648039
ISBN
9780190648039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.78

Hardcover. The Impressionism revolution Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 361 x 2. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836536974
ISBN
9783836536974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.47

Hardcover. Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 338 illustrations, 167 in full colour, 296 pages, 6 x 9 1/4, 296 pages, 6x9.25". BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Abrams
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810959545
ISBN
9780810959545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. Expands our understanding of the role of art in the international 1960s, and of the dynamics of art and policing in Japan Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 illustrations, including 19 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349808
ISBN
9780822349808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

hardcover. Drawing on examples from surviving medieval churches in England, the author gives a voice to the secret graffiti artists from the lord of the manor and the parish priest to the people who built the church itself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFJG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960414
ISBN
9780091960414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. The subjects and styles of Anthony Whishaw encompass an exceptional range. He paints in concurrent series, which sometimes overlap to form unexpected hybrids. His paintings can be both figurative and abstract, illustrative and allusive. Whishaw also employ a broad range of media. This title deals with his work. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 292 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350416
ISBN
9781910350416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.86

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857229829
ISBN
9788857229829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.45

Hardcover. The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art asks how the black figure was depicted by artists from the non-Western world Africa, East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The aesthetic traditions represented are as diverse as the political and social histories of these regions. Editor(s): Blier, Suzanne Preston; Gates Jr., Henry Louis. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504394
ISBN
9780674504394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.41