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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

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

€ 91.96
€ 76.88

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. Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color photographs and 241 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261525
ISBN
9780520261525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.62
€ 67.40

Paperback. Cutting through the veil of legend, Martin Kemp offers an unparalleled portrait of this extraordinary man, asking what made Leonardo's work so astonishing and what vision drove his art and his invention. This updated edition is the first book to include two newly discovered Leonardo works, the most important discoveries in over a hundred years. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 colour plates, 24 figures, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583355
ISBN
9780199583355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages, integrated b&w. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 146 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241299425
ISBN
9780241299425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Jan Vermeer. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 48 colour and 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 514. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0015191
ISBN
9780714834634
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Provides an overview of French art circa 1500, a dynamic, transitional period when the country, resurgent after the dislocations of the Hundred Years' War, invaded Italy and all media flourished. Editor(s): Wolff, Martha. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 208 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; ACND; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170252
ISBN
9780300170252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.95

hardcover. This well-illustrated study investigates the symbolic dimensions of painted maps as products of ambitious early modern European courts. Num Pages: 318 pages, 91 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC; HBTP1; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 263 x 17. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107067035
ISBN
9781107067035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.03
€ 109.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 color illus. 57 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169996
ISBN
9780691169996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 41.17

Hardback. A lecture that explores the pensive and the raucous, the reflective and the ribald, in an engagingly wide range of paintings. Num Pages: 32 pages, 18 col. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACN; AGC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 168 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270254
ISBN
9781906270254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 131 color illus. 18 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164960
ISBN
9780691164960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 41.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 96 colour, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 303 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029559
ISBN
9780271029559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.67
€ 44.62

Paperback. Covers topics such as the revival of classical learning, the printing press, the rise of the nation-state, philosophy and the role of women. This book provides biographies, timelines, bibliography, a gazetteer of museums and galleries and an illustrated glossary. Editor(s): Aston, Margaret. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 219 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1668.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500284599
ISBN
9780500284599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.04

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

€ 125.18

Hardback. The print repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England has been neglected historically. This book provides an iconographic survey of the single-sheet prints produced in Britain during the early modern era and reveals significant discoveries from this visual storehouse. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 270 black-&-white illustrations & 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136975
ISBN
9780300136975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 44.72

Hardback. The two richly illustrated volumes of Renaissance Studies in Honor of Joseph Connors demonstrate Villa I Tatti's role as the world's leading center for Italian Renaissance studies. Gathered to honor I Tatti's director from 2002 to 2010, the 177 essays represent the cutting edge of Renaissance scholarship in art history, literature, music, and more. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 1488 pages, 128 color illustrations, 442 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 216 x 103. Weight in Grams: 2574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
(Villa I Tatti)
Number of pages
1488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073272
ISBN
9780674073272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.30
€ 103.96

Hardcover. Editor(s): Andersen, Michael; Boggild Johannsen, Birgitte; Johannsen, Hugo. Num Pages: 407 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 301 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nationalmuseet Denmark
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776021290
ISBN
9788776021290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.63

Hardback. Argues that we can only learn how and why certain kinds of spatial representation prevailed over others by carefully considering how Renaissance artists and theorists interpreted perspective. This book challenges basic assumptions about the way early modern artists and theorists represented their relationship to the visible world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029801
ISBN
9780271029801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.66
€ 62.12

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

€ 137.95
€ 102.84

Hardcover. A new examination of Leonardo's career that illuminates his time as court painter to the Duke of Milan, an experience that fundamentally changed his outlook and his legacy Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 190 colour images. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 328 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2242.
Publisher
Yale University Press Connecticut
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094916
ISBN
9781857094916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.40

Hardcover. These essays show how unpredictable attitudes to classical art turn out to be in Britain during the period 1550-1650. They aim to show how British artists, patrons and builders made informed choices from the classical vocabulary while working within systems distinct from those of classicism. Editor(s): Gent, Lucy. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 478 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300063813
ISBN
9780300063813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.48
€ 45.40

paperback. In this book, Louise Bourdua examines how Franciscan church decoration developed between 1250 and 1400. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521281287
ISBN
9780521281287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 48.76

Paperback. As a woman wielding public authority, Elizabeth I embodied a paradox at the very center of sixteenth-century patriarchal English society. This title illuminates the ways in which the Queen and her subjects variously exploited or obfuscated this contradiction. It is suitable for historians, literary scholars, and art historians of the period. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; ACN; AG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534756
ISBN
9780226534756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. This text, first published in France in 1977, presents cultural critic Louis Marin's theories about the aims of painting in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. It explores a number of notions implied by theories of painting and offers insight into the aims and effects of visual representaion. Translator(s): Hjort, Mette. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA; ACN; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505350
ISBN
9780226505350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.30

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