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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. This is the most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence ever undertaken, with more than 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches-produced in the same manner as BD&L's The Louvre and The Vatican. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 285 x 69. Weight in Grams: 4194.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Slp Har/Ma
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631910012
ISBN
9781631910012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.28
€ 59.33

Hardcover. Francesco di Giorgio Martini's fortress complexes, created at the end of the Quattrocento, continue to look experimental and highly speculative half a millennium later by their semiotic character. This book is an attempt to understand the strangely grandiose semiotic character of these structures. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: ACN; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681420
ISBN
9783936681420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.66

Hardback. The National Gallery of Art houses one of the most important collections of French old master paintings outside France. This book catalogues nearly one hundred paintings of the collection, from works by Francois Clouet in the sixteenth century to paintings by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun in the eighteenth. Editor(s): Rand, Richard. Series: National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues. Num Pages: 552 pages, 118 color illus. 214 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3J; ACN; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145358
ISBN
9780691145358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.54
€ 85.99

Hardback. Drawn from a range of works in the Getty Museum's collection, this title explores gardens on many levels, from the literary Garden of Love and the biblical Garden of Eden to courtly gardens of the nobility, and reports on the many activities - both reputable and scandalous - that took place there. Num Pages: 100 pages, 64 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061435
ISBN
9781606061435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. This probing analysis of three of Giotto's major works and the patrons who commissioned them goes beyond the cliches of Giotto as the founding figure of western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers and illuminates the complex interactions between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty. Series: The Bernard Berenson Lectures on the Italian Renaissance Delivered at Villa I Tatti. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 color illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050808
ISBN
9780674050808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.04

Paperback. The "Arnolfini" portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This title tells the story of the painting's survival through fires, battles, hazardous sea journeys, and its role as a mirror reflecting the culture and history of the time - from jewel of the Hapsburg empire to Napoleonic war trophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526896
ISBN
9780099526896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891662
ISBN
9781861891662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.12

Hardcover. This beautifully designed book highlights some of the most striking and amusing examples from the British Library's collections and provides brief commentary on the political and social background of the times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712356725
ISBN
9780712356725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.12

Paperback. Explores the significance of the 15-image Madonna sequence developed by Felix Peipers and Rudolf Steiner for meditation and therapy. Num Pages: 180 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584209898
ISBN
9781584209898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.59

Hardback. Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign. This work weaves the history of this collection into the life of its owner with a narrative style. It also includes photographs that recreates Europe's greatest tapestry collection. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 440 pages, 114 b&w illustrations and 206 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; ACND; AFWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 286 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122343
ISBN
9780300122343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.90
€ 49.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 324 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220148
ISBN
9780300220148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81
€ 92.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 300 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 324 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220155
ISBN
9780300220155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97
€ 102.84

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this book explores Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece Garden of Earthly Delights. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 195. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791382050
ISBN
9783791382050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. An accessible survey on a genius artist, published to accompany the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 color illus. BIC Classification: ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 248. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220131
ISBN
9780300220131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.20

paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 202 halftones, 33 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSV; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327822
ISBN
9780226327822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836563727
ISBN
9783836563727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 color + 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214239
ISBN
9780300214239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.01
€ 43.41

Paperback. In Your Face concentrates on the basic Renaissance concern with self-fashioning by examining the behavior of some notorious Italian artists and writers, including Michelangelo and Benvenuto Cellini, who upset the decorum of their time on a grand scale. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762168
ISBN
9780804762168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922843
ISBN
9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.65
€ 77.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421667
ISBN
9780226421667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.47

Hardback. Isabella d'Este, the marchioness of Mantua, was a collector of antiquities and one of the most vivid personalities of the Italian Renaissance. Her artistic relationship with Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is charted through the letters that they exchanged over the course of about six years. This book explores the story of their relationship. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour images + 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121247
ISBN
9780300121247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.01
€ 43.58

Hardcover. Presents some of the rare masterpieces by artists from Bernardo Daddi to Fra Angelico, Orazio Gentileschi's Danae, Annibale Carracci's Virgin and Child, and precious, small-scale coppers by major Mannerist and Baroque masters. This title catalogues more than fifty major works from the 14th to the 17th century. Series: Yale University Art Gallery. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 black-&-white illustrations & 77 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACK; ACN; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300114881
ISBN
9780300114881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.01
€ 43.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 130 colour and 700 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEP; ACK; ACN; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 314 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025377
ISBN
9780271025377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.75
€ 100.96

Paperback. A readable, student-friendly, lavishly-illustrated introduction to one of the greatest periods of artistic genius in western history. Num Pages: 420 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
Second Edition, Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349022
ISBN
9780813349022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.33

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