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History of art / art & design styles

Hardback. Bartholomaus Schachman was born on 11th September 1559 in Danzig (nowadays called Gda'nsk), then the autonomys trade city and member of "The Hanseatic League", within the Kingdom of Poland. This title presents his adventures to became one of the greatest travelogues of the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Nefedova, Olga. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 289 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2130.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857214641
ISBN
9788857214641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.51
€ 57.60

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Rembrandt. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 300 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714827438
ISBN
9780714827438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.10

Hardcover. Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text - the perfect gift for every art connoisseur and student Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 275 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2304.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714872155
ISBN
9780714872155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.84

Paperback. Published to accompany the Works of Fire exhibition at the Ceret Museum of Modern Art, this book presents Miquel Barcelos ceramics work. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 301 x 13. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Actes sud
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9782330019327
ISBN
9782330019327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.55

Paperback. Using dense charcoal and dripping washes, this book depicts the sinister edge to Carlo Collodis story and Pinocchios isolation in the author's quest to become a real boy. It presents the his portrait of Gerhard Steidl, an ambitious suite of nine drawings made by the artist in his Gottingen studio. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
59
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869304847
ISBN
9783869304847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Now available in a paperback edition, this comprehensive volume on the great Danish painter Hammershoi places him within the context of his European contemporaries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 256 colour. BIC Classification: ACV; ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1616.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791353609
ISBN
9783791353609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Presents an array of Japanese art. Opening with an introduction that asks What is Japanese art?, this book presents a selection of striking and fascinating art from Japan, organised into a series of thematic chapters in which the author provides cultural context while pointing out exceptional features. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124803
ISBN
9780714124803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Hardback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 315 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137542939
ISBN
9781137542939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39

Paperback. Based on the mathematics of music, this book explains why notes, which sound good together also look good together. Covering Pythagorean, just and equal-tempered tuning systems, it also contains drawings and old engravings printed at high-resolution on 100 per cent recycled papers, with holographic foil titles. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; AC; TDPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263364
ISBN
9781904263364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.12

Hardcover. This first volume on Francois Catroux is a comprehensive consideration of the work and life of an international master of interior design. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 314 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1948.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848676
ISBN
9780847848676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.02
€ 46.13

Paperback. In a series of newly commissioned essays by both established and emerging scholars, Globalization and Contemporary Art probes the effects of internationalist culture and politics on art across a variety of media. Editor(s): Harris, Jonathan. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179508
ISBN
9781405179508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.33

Hardback. Louise Bourgeois, who has produced art since the 1930s, began in the 1990s to use her clothes and the clothes of her loved ones as components in her sculptures and drawings. This title collects this set of images in its entirety. Num Pages: 336 pages, 474 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFW; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 289 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857206547
ISBN
9788857206547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.30
€ 58.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486243542
ISBN
9780486243542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630. Ukiyo-E in Edo, 1700-1900. 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations. Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their content was inspired by the vibrant popular culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo). This book explains how those who first purchased these prints would have read them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFH. Dimension: 229 x 228 x 17. Weight: 620.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124537
ISBN
9780714124537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the "nonobject" - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415314
ISBN
9780226415314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.34

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

€ 168.53

Multiple copy pack. Num Pages: 104 pages, 70 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 319 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Box Pck Ha
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218404
ISBN
9780300218404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.08
€ 62.30

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 88 pages, 16 color plates. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152. .
Publisher
Afterall Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846381829
ISBN
9781846381829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.96

Paperback. Bringing together advice and information from a group of eminent scholars, this title aims to develop in the reader an informed and realistic approach to the mechanisms for accessing and handling manuscripts in what may be limited time. It is suitable for students and fledgling researchers in Anglo-Saxon history and literature. Editor(s): Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, c. 50 b&w, c. 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; ACK; CFL; DSBB; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898416
ISBN
9780859898416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

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

€ 50.99
€ 47.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 96 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 264 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764347283
ISBN
9780764347283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; ACXD; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 209. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486798783
ISBN
9780486798783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Frames often catch the eye of visitors to galleries, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. This informative guide offers insight into the various forms of frame housing some of the finest paintings in the National Gallery Collection. It includes some of the finest examples of the frame-makers craft. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094404
ISBN
9781857094404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Accompanying the exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue examines the impact of Futurism and Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II. Num Pages: 224 pages, 163 illustrations, 159 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACX; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500288375
ISBN
9780500288375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.81

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