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History of art / art & design styles
paperback. This richly illustrated, four-colour textbook introduces the art and architecture of ancient Greece with an emphasis on function and context. Num Pages: 445 pages, 84 b/w illus. 400 colour illus. 9 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 283 x 220 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1612.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521171809
- ISBN
- 9780521171809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 122 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 416 p.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037781982
- ISBN
- 9783037781982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.15
€ 42.99
€ 30.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 88 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 250 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- Steidl Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783958291881
- ISBN
- 9783958291881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.66
€ 42.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. Explains the persistence of certain principles and aspirations throughout the history of art. This title provides a basis for the appreciation of paintings, sculpture and art-objects of all periods by defining the elements that went into their making. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Faber Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571329755
- ISBN
- 9780571329755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Hardback. Provides an approach to understanding the range and impact of artist's practice, as well as its complex relationship to several key artistic and ideological debates of the late twentieth century, including the instability of identity, the role of appropriation, and the boundaries of expressionism. Num Pages: 268 pages, 40 color illustrations, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276246
- ISBN
- 9780520276246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) is arguably the first truly international artist, a celebrity both during his own lifetime and since. A major artist of the northern Renaissance, he was praised by his contemporaries and described shortly after his death as the prince among German painters. This book presents a selection of Durer's works. Num Pages: 96 pages, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714126920
- ISBN
- 9780714126920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Hardcover. Accompanying a major retrospective, this long-overdue survey establishes Mark Tobey as a pioneering champion of abstraction in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 115 Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD9; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847859047
- ISBN
- 9780847859047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 35.68
€ 54.99
€ 35.68
Hardcover. An exquisitely illustrated volume that emphasizes the importance of drawing in Fragonard's creative process Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 293 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1924.
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588396013
- ISBN
- 9781588396013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.80
€ 76.80
Hardcover. Born to a wealthy conservative family, Edouard Manet became one of art's greatest revolutionaries, hailed by the Impressionists as their 'king'. This book details Manet's life and his role as leader of the Batignolles group that included Renoir, Cezanne and Degas. It also features a wide-ranging gallery of his finest works. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 photographs. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754828945
- ISBN
- 9780754828945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Hardcover. Francis Bacon possessed the rare ability to transform unconscious compulsions into figurative, human-like forms that seem to evoke the raw emotions that bore them. Mixing realism and abstraction, Bacon delves beneath the surfaces of things, opening up the human body to reveal the chaos that lies within and struggling with all that is inexplicable. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD7; ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836559690
- ISBN
- 9783836559690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.63
€ 19.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. Discovered in 1866 as two separate pieces and acquired by the British Museum in 1887, the sculpture known as the 'swimming reindeer' depicts a male and a female reindeer with their heads up and legs extended, and was created at least 13,000 years ago. This book offers us a glimpse into an Ice Age society. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: ACC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714128214
- ISBN
- 9780714128214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.07
€ 13.07
Paperback. Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804419
- ISBN
- 9780192804419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300879
- ISBN
- 9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.87
€ 10.99
€ 9.87
Hardcover. Illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice Series: Franklin D. Murphey Lecture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 116 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HREC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4531 x 6466 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990897
- ISBN
- 9780295990897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.56
€ 58.56
Hardback. What does it mean to make art in Africa? In Making Art in Africa, 60 of the continent's leading artists give very different answers to this question through a series of extraordinary first-hand commentaries relating to specific works. Editor(s): Savage, Polly. Num Pages: 304 pages, Includes over 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 277 x 256 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1958.
- Publisher
- Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848221512
- ISBN
- 9781848221512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.37
€ 31.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 14 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 287 x 32. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Publisher
- Universe Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 14
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Nov Pop
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789320803
- ISBN
- 9780789320803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.14
€ 33.99
€ 22.14
Paperback. Post-Impressionism is a movement in France that represented both an extension of Impressionism and a rejection of that styles inherent limitations. The term Post-Impressionism was coined by the English art critic Roger Fry for the work of late 19th-century painters. Most of these painters began as Impressionists. Series: Skira Mini ART Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788861306752
- ISBN
- 9788861306752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.23
€ 8.23
Paperback. The Italian Renaissance is a pivotal episode in the history of Western culture. This book discusses a range of works from across Italy, examines the issues of materials, workshop practices and artist-patron relationships, and explores the ways in which visual imagery related to contemporary sexual, social and political behaviour. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842794
- ISBN
- 9780192842794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.15
€ 31.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. Hospitality is the welcome we extend to strangers, an attitude and a code of conduct, as well as a metaphor that encompasses issues of the body, territory, geopolitics, ecology, trade and the hosting of data. This book addresses the theme of the exhibition: notions of hospitality. Editor(s): Tallant, Sally; Domela, Paul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 243 colour and 65 black and white. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Art / Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908970039
- ISBN
- 9781908970039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.15
€ 25.99
€ 22.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ACBP; AFW; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5499. .
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460223907
- ISBN
- 9789460223907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.64
€ 55.64