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History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800

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History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800

Paperback. Series: Dover Pictorial Archive. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486491219
ISBN
9780486491219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.48

Paperback. Explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transformation. Although Buddhism is generally regarded as peripheral to modern Japanese society, this book demonstrates otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 157 illustrations, 46 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACQ; ACX; AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831912
ISBN
9780824831912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Between 1760 and 1800, British aristocrats became preoccupied with the acquisition of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts - from marble busts to intricately painted vases. This book examines these objects and their owners, as well as dealers, and provides a close look at the classical revival that resulted in this obsession with collecting antiques. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 colour pl 85halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113968
ISBN
9780226113968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.57

Paperback. Introduces the art of extra-illustration and explores what this personalized form of book design reveals about the history of reading. This work includes an introduction to the concept of designing and creating a unique book by adding external material and an overview of the phenomenon's history and its heyday in the later 18th and 19th centuries. Num Pages: 40 pages, 20 color illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AKLB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 296 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295990231
ISBN
9780295990231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Hardback. In the late 18th century, as a wave of English nationalism swept the country, the printseller John Boydell set out to create an ambitious exhibition space, one devoted to promoting and fostering a distinctly English style of history painting. This book explores the responses of key artists of the period to Boydell's venture. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images + 95 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196689
ISBN
9780300196689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Paperback. A gripping and beguiling blend of art history, memoir and travel writing which delves into the mysteries and meanings of Las Meninas, Velazquez's iconic masterpiece" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ABA; ACQB; AFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088086
ISBN
9781847088086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. In the sixteenth century, the humanist values and admiration for classical antiquity that marked the early Renaissance spread from Italy throughout the rest of the continent. Part of the "Art through the Centuries" series, this volume is divided into three sections that discuss the important people, concepts, and artistic centres of this period. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368464
ISBN
9780892368464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Paperback. The seventeenth century was the beginning of a new era of commercialism, in which artists increasingly catered to affluent collectors. This title highlights the most important artists, works, concepts, and theories of the period, accompanied by 400 full-colour illustrations. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369348
ISBN
9780892369348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Paperback. This comprehensive examination of 18th and 19th-century architecture explores its extreme diversity within the context of social, economic and political upheaval. It offers an analysis of the ways issues of style functioned to make architecture one of the most experimental art forms in the period. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842220
ISBN
9780192842220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Marschner, Joanna; Bindman, David; Ford, Lisa L. Num Pages: 592 pages, 528 color + 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; BK; HBTB; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 304 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3336.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217100
ISBN
9780300217100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037226
ISBN
9780271037226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.32

Hardback. Offers a fresh consideration of the image of the sea in British visual culture during a critical period for both the rise of the visual arts in Britain and the expansion of the nation's imperial power. This work begins in the year 1768, which marks the foundation of the Royal Academy and the launch of Captain Cook's first circumnavigation. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; ACV; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175684
ISBN
9780300175684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardback. Editor(s): Cole, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages, 151 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQ; AFH; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029054
ISBN
9780271029054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.50

Hardback. Over the course of several decades, George and Maida Abrams amassed perhaps the finest private collection of Dutch Old Master drawings in the world. This title presents a selection of these works, and explores the role of drawing in the creative process in Rembrandt's studio and wider circle. Series: Bruce Museum. Num Pages: 208 pages, 175 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFF; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300176063
ISBN
9780300176063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.87

hardcover. With a contextual approach that encompasses the full range of media, from textiles to stucco, this study traces the concept of a unified interior. It argues that art history - even the emergence of the modern category of fine art - was worked out as much in the rooms of palaces as in the printed pages of Vasari and other early writers on art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 colour & 116 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606062982
ISBN
9781606062982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.20

Paperback. Examines the making of the first modern catalogue - La galerie electorale de Dusseldorff. This book showcases this one of the most important European painting collections of the eighteenth century, reflecting a pivotal moment in the history of art as well as the history of the art museum. Num Pages: 104 pages, 70 colour illustrations & 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DFG; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 206 x 8. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060926
ISBN
9781606060926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629964566
ISBN
9789629964566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.08

Paperback. Until recently, the Dutch draughtsman Johan Thopas, who was born in 1626 both deaf and dumb, was only known to a small group of connoisseurs, dealers and collectors. However, his remarkable, subtle and technically refined portrait drawings on parchment deserve a wider audience. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFF; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372674
ISBN
9781907372674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.07

Hardback. Features essays by Valerie Bajou, Philippe Bordes, Thomas Crow, Michael Fried, Daniel Harkett, Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Stephane Guegan, Godehard Janzing, Dorothy Johnson, Mehdi Korchane, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Issa Lampe, Mark Ledbury, Simon Lee, Heather McPherson, David O'Brien, Satish Padiyar, Todd Porterfield, Susan Siegfried, and Helen Weston. Editor(s): Ledbury, Mark. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 b&w illustrations, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQH; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121513
ISBN
9780300121513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardback. Angela Ho shows how Dutch painters in the mid- to late 17th century used repetition to project a distinctive artistic personality. Series: Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black and white; 65 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 81.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462982970
ISBN
9789462982970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; ACQ; AFWH; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064535
ISBN
9781606064535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Hardcover. In this stunningly illustrated study, Junko Aono reconsiders the long-dismissed genre painting from 1680-1750 Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 234 pages, 111 black and white; 44 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACQB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 982.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089645685
ISBN
9789089645685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.05

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837404
ISBN
9781843837404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.51

Hardcover. Illustrating that product marketing, patent litigation, and even ghostwriting pervaded natural history and medicine - the "big sciences" of the early modern era, this book argues that the growth of global trade during the Dutch Golden Age gave rise to an entrepreneurial network of transnational science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 colour plates, 39 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; KCLT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226117744
ISBN
9780226117744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. For much of early modern history, the opportunity to be immortalized in a portrait was explicitly tied to social class: only landed elites and royalty had the money and power to commission such an endeavour. This book examines the patronage and production of portraits in Tudor and Jacobean England. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 colour images + 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162790
ISBN
9780300162790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Hardback. A critical reassessment of chinoiserie, a style both praised and derided for its triviality, prettiness, and ornamental excesses Series: Studies in Design. Num Pages: 272 pages, 104 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089459
ISBN
9780719089459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610021
ISBN
9780815610021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632483
ISBN
9780691632483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.65

Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 colour/25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACQB; AFC; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 265 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029634
ISBN
9780271029634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.50

Hardback. A study of seventeenth-century Dutch still life painting Num Pages: 140 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233137
ISBN
9780823233137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.11

Paperback. This generously illustrated volume on the work of Caravaggio makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Prestel
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791346564
ISBN
9783791346564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 104 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027180
ISBN
9780271027180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.91

Paperback. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. This book presents the readings of Caravaggio's pictures, which show how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from the conventions of his time. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954645
ISBN
9780241954645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Hardback. How is it possible that an artist who lived over four centuries ago is still seen today as an icon of modernity? This title features some of the world's preeminent Caravaggio scholars who share their feeling and insights about their favorite works by the artist. Num Pages: 248 pages, 74 illustrations, 70 in colour. BIC Classification: ACQB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1782.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857204581
ISBN
9788857204581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.01

Hardcover. Notorious bad boy of Italian Baroque painting, Caravaggio (1571-1610) is finally getting the recognition he deserves. In this book you'll find over 50 of Caravaggio's best paintings; we think you'll agree that he was a genius beyond his time. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836559935
ISBN
9783836559935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 308 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2832.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065068
ISBN
9781606065068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.85

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 140 b/w + 30 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; ACQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 264 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300110050
ISBN
9780300110050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.78

Hardcover. The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Series: Biographic. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 full colour illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
GMC Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781453025
ISBN
9781781453025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. This study explores three of Bernini's baroque chapels to show how he achieved his effects. It examines the ways in which the artist integrated the architecture, painting and sculpture into a coherent space for devotion, and shows how this accomplishment was understood by religious practitioners. Translator(s): Lappin, Linda. Num Pages: 168 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFK; AGB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092737
ISBN
9780226092737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. Bernini was a man driven by many passions, possessed of an explosive temper and a hearty sex drive, and he lived a life as dramatic as any of his creations. This title sets Bernini's raucous life against a vivid backdrop of baroque Rome, bustling and wealthy, and peopled by churchmen and bureaucrats, popes and politicians, schemes and secrets. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 maps, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055237
ISBN
9780226055237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.11