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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600

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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600

Hardback. 'The art of poverty' is the first book in English to analyse depictions of beggars in sixteenth-century European art. It develops a striking thesis, arguing that such images largely conformed to two paradoxical, though complimentary, traditions: the one ironising, the other idealising. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour|Line drawings, unspecified. BIC Classification: ACN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719075827
ISBN
9780719075827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.33

Paperback. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 251 illustrations, 51 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006624
ISBN
9780500200087
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli - set out on one of the treacherous military campaigns of the period. This work focuses on this collusion of three iconic figures of the Italian Renaissance to unite three mighty strands of the period - war, politics and art. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951214
ISBN
9781845951214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.56

Hardcover. Benvenuto Cellini is an artist-craftsman, one of the greatest sculptors in the renaissance, passionately devoted to art, the worshipper and frequenter of the great men of his time, the 'divine' Michelangelo, who came to his studio. This autobiography gives an account of his daily life in Renaissance Florence and Rome, its studios, and its taverns. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
540
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593289
ISBN
9781841593289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060070
ISBN
9781606060070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. * An investigation of the way objects are created, used and re-used in the context of Italian Renaissance art. * Discusses a variety of objects, from glassware, through sculpture and prostitutes' jewellery, to miraculous painted images. Editor(s): Olson, Roberta J.M.; Reilly, Patricia L.; Shepherd, Rupert. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139557
ISBN
9781405139557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764238
ISBN
9780226764238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.02

Hardcover. A fascinating biography of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the leading artistic genius of the Netherlandish Renaissance in the 16th century, and the world he knew. Examines the lives of Bruegel's sons and other family members who became artists, including David Teniers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; ACND; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 228. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754830245
ISBN
9780754830245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.42

paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445343
ISBN
9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.83

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 235 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486228518
ISBN
9780486228518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 285 pages, 346ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748. 285 pages, 346ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFH; AGB. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 20. Weight: 924.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
285
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Edition
Dover Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486210971
ISBN
9780486210971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.30

Hardcover. A study of the controversies over religious images that pervaded Italian life both before and parallel to the Reformation north of the Alps. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 colour plates, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567723
ISBN
9780226567723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.36
€ 63.06

hardcover. The Court Cities of Northern Italy examines painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and architecture produced within the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Series: Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 468 pages, 263 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACK; ACN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521792486
ISBN
9780521792486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.26
€ 226.91

hardcover. This book traces how four early Renaissance masters represented the Creation of Eve. Num Pages: 350 pages, 56 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177. .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107103245
ISBN
9781107103245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Rublack, Ulinka. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACN; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396828
ISBN
9780141396828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. Prints all three parts of author's poem about the journey of the soul - Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. Illustrator(s): Botticelli, Sandro. Editor(s): Armour, Peter. Translator(s): Mandelbaum, Allen. Num Pages: 798 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; ACND; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 838.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
798
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151831
ISBN
9781857151831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. The Erotics of Looking: Early Modern Netherlandish Art presents a collection of provocative essays that explore the material qualities of early Dutch art to reveal ways new forms of visual imagery solicit a beholder s involvement. Editor(s): Vanhaelen, Angela; Wilson, Bronwen. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACND; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 276 x 13. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118465257
ISBN
9781118465257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.65

Paperback. The Essential Durer offers an accessible and up-to-date look at one of Germany's most famous artists. Essays explore his life as well as his art and its remarkable reception across Europe. Editor(s): Silver, Larry; Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. Num Pages: 312 pages, 88 illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221787
ISBN
9780812221787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. This pioneering and unprecedented study shows how portraits of civic officials (mayors, aldremen, college and school masters and civic benefactors) articulated civic values in post-Reformation England. It also explores English portraiture, patrons and painters before the full reception of new-classical styles associated with the Renaissance. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; ACN; ACQ; AGHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089077
ISBN
9780719089077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.12

Paperback. Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, first published in Latin in 1565, is an ambitious effort to demonstrate the pragmatic value of curiosity cabinets, or Wunderkammer, to princely collectors in 16th-century Europe and, by so doing, inspire them to develop their own such collections. This is a translation of Quiccheberg's seminal 16th century text. Editor(s): Meadow, Mark A.; Robertson, Bruce. Num Pages: 188 pages, 8 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061497
ISBN
9781606061497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.13

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