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Hardcover. An unparalleled collection of postwar and contemporary art assembled by two gutsy collectors. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 304 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1986.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847849451
ISBN
9780847849451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.32

paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1630.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 34.15

paperback. Intends to recreate the Pablo Picasso's life and work during the decade of 1907-17 - a period during which the artist and Georges Braque invented Cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Bringing a fresh light to bear on the artist's sensationalised private life, this title presents a view of this paradoxical man of his paradoxical work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951566
ISBN
9781845951566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 34.15

paperback. A biography that establishes the complexity of Picasso's Spanish roots, his aversion to his native Malaga and his passion for Barcelona and Catalan 'modernisme'. It introduces material on the artist's early training in religious art. It provides fresh insights into the artistic failures of Picasso's father as an impetus to his sons' triumphs. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951559
ISBN
9781845951559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 34.00

Hardcover. Since the 1990s, acclaimed Norwegian and London-based artist AK Dolven has produced a substantial body of work that explores the relationship between individuals and the perception of their environment, the connections that bind inner and outer realities. Coinciding with a solo exhibition at the Ikon Gallery, this book presents her oeuvre. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Publisher
Art / Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970190
ISBN
9781908970190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.21

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152938
ISBN
9780231152938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Paperback. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 color images and 52 halftones, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. American Art Since 1955. 304 pages, illustrations. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270978
ISBN
9780520270978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, George. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 752 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ2; JHMC; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168786
ISBN
9780231168786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, Georges. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32-page color insert. BIC Classification: AC; HB; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168793
ISBN
9780231168793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter addresses an important question: What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the 'Mona Lisa' beautiful and why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese, Japanese and Persian painting? Num Pages: 360 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2188.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239490
ISBN
9780500239490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 36.33

Paperback. Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350159
ISBN
9781444350159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.24

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 463 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486210308
ISBN
9780486210308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

Paperback. Translator(s): Taylor, J. C. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244211
ISBN
9780226244211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Hardcover. A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118475577
ISBN
9781118475577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.49

Paperback. A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art offers an introductory overview of the art, artists, and artistic movements of this exuberant period in European art, and the social, economic, philosophical, and political debates that helped shape them. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118475515
ISBN
9781118475515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Clifton, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, 200 color + 45 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207811
ISBN
9780300207811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.80

Hardback. Whistler embarked on a new project in the 1880s, working on a small scale in oil, pastel and watercolour, representing new London subjects and painting portraits of new urban types. This book studies Whistler and his Impressionist followers and offers an analysis of Whistler's art as well as fresh insights into his modernist project. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b&w illustrations and 40 colour images. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135459
ISBN
9780300135459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

paperback. Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
HarperPress
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007118441
ISBN
9780007118441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.28

Paperback. A collection of notebooks, letters, treatises, and contracts dealing with the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It gives the reader an insight into the personalities and conditions of the times. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003337
ISBN
9780691003337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACX; AFC; AGNB; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927330050
ISBN
9781927330050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Features writings on contemporary art and culture by the author, a painter and feminist art theorist. Mixing theory and practice, the personal and the political, this book tackles questions about the place of feminism in art and political discourse, and the aesthetics and values of contemporary painting. Num Pages: 336 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582. Essays on Art, Politics, and Daily Life. 336 pages, 53 illustrations. Features writings on contemporary art and culture by the author, a painter and feminist art theorist. Mixing theory and practice, the personal and the political, this book tackles questions about the place of feminism in art and political discourse, and the aesthetics and values of contemporary painting. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; JFFK. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 25. Weight: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346029
ISBN
9780822346029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. Series: A Day with. Num Pages: 224 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACVT; WMB; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Editions Flammarion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Special edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782080203069
ISBN
9782080203069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Argues that the imperial Inka understood stone as potentially animate, sentient, and sacred; building in stone was a way of ordering unordered nature, domesticating untamed spaces, and claiming new territories. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 b&w illustrations, 15 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; ACBK; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348078
ISBN
9780822348078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. With radical formal innovations that scandalized the European art world, cubism revolutionized modern art and opened the path toward pure abstraction. Documenting the heady first years of this profoundly influential movement, this work presents a comprehensive collection of cubist primary sources. Editor(s): Antliff, Mark; Leighten, Patricia. Num Pages: 608 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 42. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021102
ISBN
9780226021102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Paperback. Born and trained in England and a US resident starting in 1976, Reyner Banham wrote incisively about American and European buildings and culture. This title presents a chronological cross-section of essays, polemics, and reviews drawn from more than three decades of Banham's writings. Editor(s): Barker, Paul; Lyall, Sutherland; Price, Cedric. Num Pages: 366 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition, (A Centennial Book)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219441
ISBN
9780520219441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188431
ISBN
9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.73

Hardback. This Companion is a standard reference work for scholars and students of the Gothic from its origins to the present day. Providing stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy, it offers coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; ACK; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206200
ISBN
9780631206200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.44

Hardback. A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art provides a diverse, fresh collection of accessible, comprehensive essays addressing key issues for European art produced between 1300 and 1700, a period that might be termed the beginning of modern history. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337266
ISBN
9781444337266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.30

Hardback. Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. Editor(s): Salami, Gitti; Visona, Monica Blackmun. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; ACV; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338379
ISBN
9781444338379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 276.76

Paperback. Brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe. Contains over 30 original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays by renowned and emergent scholars. Covers the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Rudolph, Conrad. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198783
ISBN
9781405198783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.45

Hardcover. This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender. Editor(s): Hopkins, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118476185
ISBN
9781118476185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.16

Hardcover. * Features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. * Collects 27 original essays by expert scholars describing the current state of scholarship in art history and visual studies, and pointing to future directions in the field. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405107945
ISBN
9781405107945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.57

Paperback. * Features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. * Collects 27 original essays by expert scholars describing the current state of scholarship in art history and visual studies, and pointing to future directions in the field. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, 105 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135429
ISBN
9781405135429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Paperback. Over the last two decades, British art of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries has been one of the most lively and innovative areas of art-historical study. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Corbett, Professor David Peters. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119170112
ISBN
9781119170112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

Paperback. This companion presents new critical views on crucial aspects of the large and varied field of Asian art and architectural history. The essays collected here provide scholars and the public with an opportunity to engage with the field in all its diversity - from coinage to monastic spaces to imperial commissions and beyond. Editor(s): Brown, Rebecca M.; Hutton, Deborah S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; ACB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119019534
ISBN
9781119019534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671023
ISBN
9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.42

Paperback. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857096163
ISBN
9781857096163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Paperback. Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto", a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is unusual in its iconography. This book uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 280. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734424
ISBN
9780804734424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardcover. Focusing on the theme of collective nouns for animals, this title includes a charm of goldfinches, an ascension of larks, a school of dolphins, a cloud of bats, a murder of crows. Illustrated with watercolours, it is a suitable gift for nature and art lovers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Ebury Press Longford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033889
ISBN
9781785033889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Hardcover. The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381497
ISBN
9783791381497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.71

Hardback. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and additional pieces of art, this book reveals surprising parallels between the people's political representation and their aesthetic representation. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w text halftones, 5 color and 1 halftone in insert. BIC Classification: AC; AG; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145268
ISBN
9780231145268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Offers a look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting from 1950 onwards. Moving through half a century of work in painting, video and photography, and including archival and documentary material, this book shows how performance art has challenged and energised the medium of painting for successive generations. Editor(s): Wood, Catherine. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849760201
ISBN
9781849760201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. does drawing make one 'see things clearer, and clearer, and clearer still', as Hockney suggests? What significance do different media - from a Lascaux cave wall to an iPad - have for the way we see? What is the relationship between the images we make and the reality around us? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 181 illustrations, 174 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 269 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292259
ISBN
9780500292259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 136 colour, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
JRP Ringier Switzerland
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037642160
ISBN
9783037642160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.10

Hardback. 7 Reece Mews, South Kensington, was the artist Francis Bacon's home and studio for over 30 years. On his death in 1992, access was granted to photographer Perry Ogden to work undisturbed for days on end to produce this fascinating record of the artist's private space and its contents. Num Pages: 120 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ACX; AFC; AGB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500510346
ISBN
9780500510346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. This wide-ranging collection of 50 iconic portraits includes works by many of the world's most renowned artists, each with their own style, technique, and story to tell. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791349800
ISBN
9783791349800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Now available in an updated edition, this generously illustrated book is a tour of the most important Western paintings since the Renaissance. Num Pages: 160 pages, 142, 112 colour. BIC Classification: ACB; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381701
ISBN
9783791381701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. A catalog of the exhibition curated by Daniel Birnbaum for T2 - the second Torino Triennale. It brings together works by fifty young international artists and presents two special projects by Paul Chan and Olafur Eliasson. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Daniel. Num Pages: 480 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861302679
ISBN
9788861302679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.24

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this chronologically arranged volume covers a century and a half of masterpieces which beautifully capture the development of art in the modern age. Series: The 50s Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AFJ; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 193. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383385
ISBN
9783791383385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy, Turner to Tracey Emin. Num Pages: 160 pages, 140. BIC Classification: 1DB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 628.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Prestel
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791345383
ISBN
9783791345383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this attractive, entertaining and bestselling book on 50 of the greatest artists the world has ever seen is a course in art history for readers of all ages. Series: 50's Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; ABA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791381695
ISBN
9783791381695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prestel Germany
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791344119
ISBN
9783791344119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.51

Hardback. Published in celebration of the Renwick Gallery's fortieth anniversary, this title highlights forty artists (all under the age of forty) actively engaged in creating objects that are transforming contemporary crafts. It also investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork. Series: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1737.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187977
ISBN
9780300187977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. The vast array of sculptural work made by Andy Warhol between 1954 and 1987 reveals a major, but overlooked aspect of his oeuvre. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534288
ISBN
9781784534288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565431
ISBN
9781900565431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226333151
ISBN
9780226333151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Klimsch, Karl. Series: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography. Num Pages: 80 pages, 78ill. BIC Classification: ACV; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486283012
ISBN
9780486283012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Hardback. Series: Tiny Folio. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACB; AGC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 101. .
Publisher
Treasures of the New-York Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212801
ISBN
9780789212801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Maljkovic, David. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 297 x 10. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
Publisher
David Maljkovic: In Low Resolution
Number of pages
Ringier
SKU
V9783037644720
ISBN
9783037644720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hirsch, Helen. Num Pages: 128 pages, Numerous colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
Edition
Multilingual
Publisher
Eduardo Arroyo Germany
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903004962
ISBN
9783903004962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Goetz, Ingvild; Lencses, Leo; Lockemann, Karsten. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AFJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rodney Graham
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775740821
ISBN
9783775740821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.19

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

€ 52.76
€ 51.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Larner, Melissa; Furness, Rosalind. Num Pages: 104 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Michelangelo Pistoletto: The Mirror of Judgement Germany
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863350543
ISBN
9783863350543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.43

Hardback. A comprehensive history and analysis of the remaining fragments from thirty colossal ancient Egyptian statues of Akhenaten. The author presents the opinions on the appearance of the king and his alleged medical conditions, and suggestions for an interpret Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
THE AKHENATEN COLOSSI OF KARNAK Egypt
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163494
ISBN
9789774163494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

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

€ 48.99
€ 42.02

Hardback. Analyzing the controversial phenomena of contemporary art, this fifth book features a gallery of images, essays by major contemporary critics and a clever juxtaposition of the most diverse objects and topics. It describes the multi-faceted tendencies of the contemporary age as day-to-day events, which as such directly concern readers. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 432 pages, 472 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2258.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857201283
ISBN
9788857201283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Gray, Zoe; Schafhausen, Nicolaus; Szewcyzk, Monika. Num Pages: 358 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1879.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art Netherlands
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9789073362932
ISBN
9789073362932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.28

Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991997
ISBN
9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226131054
ISBN
9780226131054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.67

Hardcover. Covers the fundamental events and pivotal works of international art in the 20th century. This book relates how artists reacted to the greatest tragedy of the 20th century and responded to the advent of the society of mass communication and consumption, to the moulding of the world. Editor(s): Terraroli, Valerio. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 343 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 220 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2350.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861301948
ISBN
9788861301948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.28

Hardcover. A survey of the phenomena of the 1900s and the first years of the new millennium. It analyses and presents the hugely diverse world of artistic production between the two world wars, taking into consideration not only the environment that took shape in the immediate wake of the First World War, but also the evolution of an avant-garde. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2402.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876248047
ISBN
9788876248047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.12

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876246043
ISBN
9788876246043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1DND; ACXJ; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 217 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775742122
ISBN
9783775742122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.23

Paperback. Series: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography. Num Pages: 108 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486235332
ISBN
9780486235332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 577 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 278 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346194
ISBN
9780764346194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.33
€ 38.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Heller, Steven (New York, NY School of Visual Arts in New York School of Visual Arts in New York); Wiedemann, Julius. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836522229
ISBN
9783836522229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.80

Hardcover. Presents one hundred great works from the National Gallery Collection, each by a different artist. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 252 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094930
ISBN
9781857094930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836561563
ISBN
9783836561563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.30

Num Pages: 224 pages, 480+ images. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339769
ISBN
9780764339769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.57

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