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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Editor(s): Douglas, Stan. Num Pages: 368 pages, 278 illustrations, 262 in colour. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
David Zwirner
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941701522
ISBN
9781941701522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. An exhilarating tour through Western artistic tradition Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oneworld
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688531
ISBN
9781851688531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837626193
ISBN
9783837626193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. Since the collapse of the iron curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's - and the world's - most popular tourist destinations. This title presents the monuments and buildings of Prague that are representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful commentary on each. Num Pages: 135 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; ACVY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 206 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024613468
ISBN
9788024613468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942905
ISBN
9781909942905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.54

hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 colour & 121 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; ACND; AKL; HBJD; HBLH; HRCL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1229.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019680
ISBN
9780271019680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.41

Hardcover. A study of the social and cultural context of a women's vocational art school, the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Nina de Angeli Walls provides an unusual view of the history of higher education for women and the history of American art. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897897457
ISBN
9780897897457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.92

Hardback. Features an account of art, design, and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its last decades. The author integrates political and cultural developments, comparing the situation in eight cities, highlighting the contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this region. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, 200 b&w illustrations, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; ACX; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300111200
ISBN
9780300111200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. This work explores the relationship between creative innovation, deviance and morbidity. It is illustrated by historical case histories of creative deviance and genius madness, and contemporary observations. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AC; AFC; JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900062
ISBN
9781903900062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AC; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197339
ISBN
9781845197339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.20

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

Hardback. With reviews and essays composed over the last 20 years and revised for this book, "Art's Prospects" illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art, and argues that the traditional is the enemy, rather than a springboard to originality. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635097
ISBN
9781566635097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.37

Paperback. A revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192457
ISBN
9780718192457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, in response to the political turbulence generated by the Vietnam War, an important group of American artists and critics sought to expand the definition of creative labor by identifying themselves as 'art workers'. This book examines this movement. Num Pages: 294 pages, 12 color illustrations and 92 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 578. Radical Practice in the Vietnam War Era. 294 pages, Illustrations (some col.). During the late 1960s and early 1970s, in response to the political turbulence generated by the Vietnam War, an important group of American artists and critics sought to expand the definition of creative labor by identifying themselves as 'art workers'. This book examines this movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 13. Weight: 522.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269750
ISBN
9780520269750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 276 pages, 46 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234554
ISBN
9780823234554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 165 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694223
ISBN
9781894694223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096464
ISBN
9780719096464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.72

Paperback. Artist Bob and Roberta Smith was recently appointed to oversee a project in which five artists were commissioned to create site-specific projects to transform open spaces. This title presents an intimate account of this project, written in diary form. Num Pages: 160 pages, 220 b/w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JMC; ACXJ; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing London UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906155162
ISBN
9781906155162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Hardcover. The only comprehensive documentation of one of the finest private collections of Asian art in the world Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 328 x 252 x 92. Weight in Grams: 5592.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
784
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992686
ISBN
9780295992686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.06

Paperback. Indispensable reading for both art lovers and students, Art Theory, 2nd Edition explores Western thought about art from ancient times to the post-modern period. Wide-ranging and exceptionally balanced in its analysis, Art History relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual and cultural-historical currents of each period. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175531
ISBN
9781405175531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.53

Hardback. An analysis of major paintings by Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still

Num Pages: 301 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231066488
ISBN
9780231066488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.40

Paperback. Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative, Mellon Foundation. Num Pages: 238 pages, 32 color and 40 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 261 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308585
ISBN
9781477308585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ediciones Poligrafa Spain
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9788434313101
ISBN
9788434313101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. Surveying the dynamic developments in art practice worldwide since 1989, this book examines the key themes in contemporary art, from portraiture in the age of face transplants and facial recognition software, to political activism, science and religion. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204269
ISBN
9780500204269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pearson United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780205935567
ISBN
9780205935567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.64

Paperback. Holds up a mirror to our society while charting the story of art in contemporary global culture. This book approaches art from various angles, such as artistic production, display, critical reception and its relationship to society. It builds a framework for students to acquire the general skills of research, and abstract and theoretical thinking. Num Pages: 336 pages, 300 illustrations, 175 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 222 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1826.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780672809
ISBN
9781780672809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78
€ 49.40

Paperback. Presents an overview that helps you make coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. This edition includes a new chapter on developments in contemporary art since 2000. It offers information on the evolution of art over the decades. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 253 illustrations, 124 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204245
ISBN
9780500204245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.88

Hardcover. Includes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the myriad stories of art from 1900 to the present. Num Pages: 896 pages, 884 illustrations, 579 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 291 x 58. Weight in Grams: 3478.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239537
ISBN
9780500239537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.38
€ 61.57

Paperback. Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of art education in today's dramatically changed art world. Editor(s): Madoff, Steven Henry. Num Pages: 392 pages, 29 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262134934
ISBN
9780262134934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, 44. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Redstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870003995
ISBN
9781870003995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. While blood quantum laws have been used to determine an individual's inclusion in a Native group, Eiteljorg fellowship artists have instead come to view themselves as belonging to the 'Art Tribe', through the process of art creation and collaboration. This title presents the work created by the artists selected for the 2009 Eiteljorg Fellowship. Editor(s): Nottage, James H. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 6. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295989969
ISBN
9780295989969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

This is a completely new study of American art pottery by the author of the leading, pioneer. Arranged alphabetically by the potteries, the text includes important historical data, photographs of each pottery's representative forms, a complete series of t Num Pages: 368 pages, 549 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: ACVN; TDCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2128.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328794
ISBN
9780764328794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Artwords Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
44
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954390860
ISBN
9780954390860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. BIC Classification: ACX; WTHH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 318 x 36. Weight in Grams: 3175.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fresco Fine Art Publications
Edition
5th or later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934491393
ISBN
9781934491393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.52

Hardcover. The definitive guide to modern and contemporary art of the Middle East and Arab world since 1945. Includes more than 500 colour illustrations, a guide to Arabic script and biographies of the 200-plus featured artists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 250 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1862.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised and expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946351
ISBN
9781858946351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946283
ISBN
9781858946283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.27

Hardback. Deals with the scholarship on the courts, court art and noble values. This book not only considers the role of artists, but explores the distinctive uses to which art was put at the courts, from the smaller duchies and princely courts of Ferrara, Mantua and Urbino to the larger courts of Naples and Milan. Series: Renaissance Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780677408
ISBN
9781780677408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 268 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071888
ISBN
9780231071888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.63

Paperback. Explores the 19th century's fascination with Dutch painting, as well as its doubts about an art that had long challenged traditional values. This book shows how persistent tensions between high theory and low genre shaped criticism of novels and pictures alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 color plates. 55 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2AB; 2ADF; ACQ; AFC; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143231
ISBN
9780691143231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.52

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368914
ISBN
9780892368914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardback. The French Republic - with its rallying cry for liberty, equality, and fraternity - emerged in 1870, and by 1880 had developed a coherent republican ideology. This book examines the use of naturalism in the 19th century. It also explores how pictures by artists such as Roll, Lhermitte, and Friant could be read as egalitarian and republican. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 colour images + 200 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179880
ISBN
9780300179880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.27

Hardback. Investigates how historians since 1945 wrote about music, art, architecture, theater, film, and dance in Nazi Germany and how their accounts were colored by politics of the Cold War, the fall of communism, and the wish to preserve the idea that true art and politics cannot mix. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 438 pages, 22 b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AVC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282346
ISBN
9780520282346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.78

hardcover. Presents the history of the suicide from the ancient world to its decriminalization in the twentieth century. Looking at instances of voluntary death in ancient Greece, this title discusses the contrast between the absence of such events in early Christianity and the proliferation of images of biblical suicides in the late medieval era. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AG; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891051
ISBN
9781861891051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. Travel and sketch diaries tell us something about the experience gained through searching for the other and for oneself. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 220. .
Publisher
Promopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788415967767
ISBN
9788415967767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.44

Paperback. Deals with the Renaissance Florence and sheds light on its celebrated art and culture by examining the city's architectural and artistic achievements in their political, intellectual, and religious contexts. This title incorporates insights from the scholarship, including gender studies, and focuses on the artists' social status, and innovations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 178 color illustrations, 7 black-and-white photographs, and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 202 x 16. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257740
ISBN
9780520257740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.91

Paperback. Presents analyses of seminal examples of Islamic architecture, from Spain and Morocco to Persia and India. This book examines Koranic calligraphy and illumination, arabesque, carpets and rugs, Persian miniatures, and more while making illuminating comparisons with Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist art. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Edition
Commemorative ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316659
ISBN
9781933316659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169126
ISBN
9780300169126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.29

Paperback. An illustrated survey that examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. It focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a look at the cities in which they worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations + 109 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164138
ISBN
9780300164138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Hardback. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Editor(s): Taylor, Eleanor; Zach, Emily. Series: The Art of.. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFF; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 286 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452151274
ISBN
9781452151274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.22

Hardback. Atari is one of the most recognized names in the world. Since its formation in 1972, the company pioneered hundreds of iconic titles including Asteroids, Centipede, and Missile Command. Sourced from private collections worldwide, this book spans over 40 years of the company's unique illustrations used in packaging, advertisements, and catalogs. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV; JFCA; UDX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 254 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781524101039
ISBN
9781524101039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714398
ISBN
9781861714398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, 160 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jeske, Otger, u. Matthias Mader. I.P. Verlag Germany
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9783940822000
ISBN
9783940822000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486799834
ISBN
9780486799834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486797335
ISBN
9780486797335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.67

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381282
ISBN
9783791381282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Hardback. Examples of over 600 dazzling full color Art Nouveau tiles. A very useful and beautiful collectors guide, it provides information about many major tile manufacturers. It is arranged by company and design and contains a guide to market prices, as well as suggestions and tips for tile collectors. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 658 colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; ACVY; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314414
ISBN
9780764314414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.33
€ 39.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; AFKG; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486810065
ISBN
9780486810065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

500 vivid photos show many and varied interpretations of Art Nouveau forms in the balustrades and balconies, lanterns and gates, doorways and elevator door faades of Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria. Explanations of the settings discuss the details and decorative motifs on the ironwork. Num Pages: 239 pages, 500 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324369
ISBN
9780764324369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33
€ 38.12

Hardcover. Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau--decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising and more - with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 241. BIC Classification: ACVY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 332 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1990.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381558
ISBN
9783791381558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.41

Paperback. During the 1990s a particular focus of discussions on American culture has been the role of visual arts in public life. In this volume, five cultural critics and two contemporary artists set out to show the ways in which this debate has profoundly reshaped the view of American culture. Editor(s): Yenawine, Philip; Weems, Marianne; Wallis, Brian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 125 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; ABA; ABQ; AC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814793510
ISBN
9780814793510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 67. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AC; AG; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816685752
ISBN
9780816685752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99

Hardcover. Updated edition of the bestselling book on modern Viennese art. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 441 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2136.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714868783
ISBN
9780714868783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 38.19

Paperback. This book decodes the rhetoric of China's turbulent decade, a time of both brutal iconoclasm and radical experimentation in the arts, to offer new insights into works that have transcended their times. Editor(s): King, Richard. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 65 illustrations, 23 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774815437
ISBN
9780774815437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.70

Hardcover. A world history of art styles, schools and movements. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 296 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2636.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714867373
ISBN
9780714867373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.19
€ 40.82

Paperback. * New edition of this popular anthology of twentieth-century art-theoretical texts. * Now updated to include the results of new research, together with significant contributions from the 1990s. * Includes writings by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures. Editor(s): Harrison, Charles; Wood, Paul J. Num Pages: 1288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227083
ISBN
9780631227083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.80

Paperback. * Provides an indispensable companion to Harrison and Wooda s classic volume Art in Theory 1900--1990. * Extends to a startling degree the canon of nineteenth--century art theory. * Offers for the first time English translations of material from foreign sources, comprising a third of the entire volume. Num Pages: 1120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; ABA; ACV; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200666
ISBN
9780631200666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.62

Paperback. Art in Theory (1648-1815) provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Editor(s): Harrison, Charles; Wood, Paul J.; Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200642
ISBN
9780631200642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.04

Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248151
ISBN
9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.78

Hardback. "This provacative and well-researched book addresses situations and questions of the post-WWII world that have long needed attention. Christine Lindey remedies the dearth of information available on the nature of modern Russian art about which all but a few dedicated professionals have only perfunctory or vaguely formulated ideas."-Choice Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561310104
ISBN
9781561310104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Quadrille Publishing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844005949
ISBN
9781844005949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 103 colour & 13 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326493
ISBN
9780764326493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. With a freshness and breadth of approach that sets the art in its context, this book explores why works were created and who commissioned the palaces, cathedrals, paintings, and sculptures. This revised edition contains around 200 new pictures and nearly all colour images. The chapter structure has also been improved. Num Pages: 576 pages, 710 Illustrations (552 in colour.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 262 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2442.
Publisher
Laurence King
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856697972
ISBN
9781856697972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.19
€ 42.75

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

Paperback. All you need to know about Art, instantly! Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 125 x 28. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784293277
ISBN
9781784293277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Art in Ireland since 1910 is the first book to examine Irish art from the early twentieth century to the present day. In this highly illustrated volume Fionna Barber looks at the work of a wide range of artists from Yeats and le Brocquy to Cross and Doherty, many of whom are unfamiliar to audiences outside Ireland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 266 illustrations, 222 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 193 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235127
ISBN
9781780235127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230368
ISBN
9781780230368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. A journey through the history of art from religious painting to postmodernism by one of the world's greatest art historians Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253366
ISBN
9781781253366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.34

Hardback. The first single volume overview of art in Medieval and Early Renaissance England. Includes architecture, painting, manuscript illumination and textiles. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACK; ACN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1586.
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785702235
ISBN
9781785702235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.27

Paperback. A beautifully illustrated new edition of the ultimate single-volume guide to the history of art in China, from neolithic times to the 21st century Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 halftones, 79 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199217342
ISBN
9780199217342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.70

Hardback. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 378 pages, 320 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 299 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2154.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300215564
ISBN
9780300215564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.58

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