History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
Hardback. An intimate study of the friendship and creative dialogue between two artists, offering an in-depth understanding of their work and the upheavals of 1960s New York Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 color + 46 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211566
- ISBN
- 9780300211566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.12
€ 69.12
Paperback. An argument against reductive accounts of the nineteenth-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis s work as the product of her identity as an African American and Native American woman. Num Pages: 344 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 18 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342663
- ISBN
- 9780822342663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. What is abstract art good for? What's the use - for us as individuals, or for any society - of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves? This book presents an account of abstract art. Series: The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 132 color plates. 129 halftones. 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1496.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126784
- ISBN
- 9780691126784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.25€ 60.76
€ 64.25
€ 60.76
"The Dignity of Every Human Being" studies the vibrant New Brunswick artistic community which challenged "the tyranny of the Group of Seven" with socially-engaged realism in the 1930s and 40s. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645608
- ISBN
- 9781442645608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.35
€ 105.35
Hardcover. Challenges assumptions regarding "radical" and "experimental" performance that have long dominated thinking about the avant-garde. The essays bring to light vanguard performances rarely discussed: those that support totalitarian regimes, promote conservative values, or have been effectively snapped up by right-wing regimes they sought to oppose. Editor(s): Jannarone, Kimberly. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119677
- ISBN
- 9780472119677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.59
€ 97.59
Paperback. Explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures, and conventions and values. This book also reconsiders the importance of mathematical perspective. Editor(s): Woods, Kim W. Series: Open University: Renaissance Art Reconsidered. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300121896
- ISBN
- 9780300121896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 colour/80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036472
- ISBN
- 9780271036472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.95
€ 49.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 colour/80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036465
- ISBN
- 9780271036465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.76
€ 80.76
Paperback. This 2005 study traces the development of Surrealist theory of visual art and its reception. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 676. Theory and Reception. 416 pages, Illustrations. This 2005 study traces the development of Surrealist theory of visual art and its reception. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 23. Weight: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107403345
- ISBN
- 9781107403345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.71
€ 57.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 plus colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 307 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847833412
- ISBN
- 9780847833412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.79
€ 51.99
€ 33.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 90 colour, 2 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 246 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Verlag für moderne Kunst
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783903131057
- ISBN
- 9783903131057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29
Paperback. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 692 pages, Over 300 illustrations, 50 in colour; 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACC; ACG; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980942
- ISBN
- 9780295980942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.58
€ 34.99
€ 30.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834630
- ISBN
- 9780824834630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Murphy, Kevin D. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AFTB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 289 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892727667
- ISBN
- 9780892727667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.33
€ 34.99
€ 33.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619428508
- ISBN
- 9781619428508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.98€ 159.38
€ 234.98
€ 159.38
Paperback. Bringing together essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of "Afterimage" - one of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields, this title demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Editor(s): Kester, Grant H. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320951
- ISBN
- 9780822320951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Talks about the work of 20th-century artists, from Hans Bellmer through to Nobuyoshi Araki, from Robert Mapplethorpe to Annie Sprinkle, and from Hermann Nitsch to Paul McCarthy. Here, the author argues that some works, regardless of their 'high art' context, remain deeply problematic, whilst others are both groundbreaking and liberating. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112356
- ISBN
- 9781845112356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.75
€ 37.75
Hardback. This is the first UK appraisal of the work of this important African artist. Focusing on The Museum of Contemporary African Art it also looks at the full breadth of the artist's practice. This accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern. Editor(s): Greenberg, Kerryn. Num Pages: 176 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849761680
- ISBN
- 9781849761680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.26
€ 40.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sam Fogg United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955339325
- ISBN
- 9780955339325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
Hardcover. A Site management Handbook. The only detailed archaeological site management plan from the Arab world, with wider application to sites worldwide. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AJC; AMX; HBLA; HD; KNS; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166082
- ISBN
- 9789774166082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.49
€ 59.49
Hardback. Newly revised and updated, this authoritative book presents the exciting, ironic and often subversive work of Yinka Shonibare MBE, one of the stars of the international art scene. Editor(s): Kent, Rachel. Num Pages: 240 pages, 175 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Publisher
- Prestel Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791348728
- ISBN
- 9783791348728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.69
€ 46.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. The first monograph on the artist Arthur Melville with commentaries on the individual works featured, including lesser known works from private collections. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery 2015-2016. Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- National Galleries Of Scotland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906270872
- ISBN
- 9781906270872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. The puppet creates delight and fear. It may evoke the innocent play of childhood, or become a tool of ritual magic, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. In this book, the author contemplates the fascination of these unsettling objects - objects that are also actors and images of life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005508
- ISBN
- 9780226005508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.44
€ 26.44