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History of art / art & design styles

Hardcover. Provides a narrative about the development of Chinese art across all media from the 1970s to the 2000s. This book offers a chronological survey that considers contemporary Chinese art both in the context of China's specific historical experiences and in a global arena. Num Pages: 456 pages, 425 illustrations, 323 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 238 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239209
ISBN
9780500239209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.17
€ 14.83

Hardcover. Includes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the myriad stories of art from 1900 to the present. Num Pages: 896 pages, 884 illustrations, 579 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 291 x 58. Weight in Grams: 3478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239537
ISBN
9780500239537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.60
€ 60.05

Paperback. An account of the changing attitudes to the way art is presented in the modern museum of art. It examines the relationship between the artist, the public and the curator, taking the reader into the artist's studio, and then on an international tour of museums, galleries and installations. Series: Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500282168
ISBN
9780500282168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Obrist, Hans-Ulrich; Peyton-Jones, Julia. Num Pages: 96 pages, 33 colour, 2 b&w. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863359683
ISBN
9783863359683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. Residue: The Persistence of the Real presents recent work by artists whose work seeks to reconsider or redefine perceptions of the real. Produced in collaboration with The Vancouver Art Gallery. Editor(s): Arnold, Grant. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 281 x 18. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910433263
ISBN
9781910433263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Series: Modern Masters. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9781558592483
ISBN
9781558592483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Stroun, Fabrice. Num Pages: 64 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 205 x 10. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037644225
ISBN
9783037644225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.12

Hardcover. Documents commissioned art for display on the Central Line between 2011 and 2012 which included Michael Landy's Acts of Kindness Anna Barham, Alice Channer and Bob and Roberta Smith's art on communication and exchange in the tube and the artworks produced by Hackney youth as part of A Lock is A Gate. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Num Pages: 88 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. Art on the Underground. 88 pages, 80 illustrations. Editor(s): Bonham-Carter, Charlotte; Coysh, Louise; Dillon, Tamsin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; ABA; ACXJ. Dimension: 171 x 237 x 12. Weight: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907317903
ISBN
9781907317903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. The long-awaited publication in English of the definitive book on Paris Dada. Translator(s): Ganguly, Sharmila. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACXD7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518215
ISBN
9780262518215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212666
ISBN
9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 191 color illus., 410 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; ACXJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 305 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262016902
ISBN
9780262016902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.29

Paperback. Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) - painter, composer, builder of musical instruments, and first-hour member of the Italian Futurist movement - was a crucial figure in the evolution of twentieth-century aesthetics. This title emphasizes the futurist's interest in the occult, showing it to be a leitmotif for his life and a foundation for his art of noises. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult. 296 pages, illustrations. Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) - painter, composer, builder of musical instruments, and first-hour member of the Italian Futurist movement - was a crucial figure in the evolution of twentieth-century aesthetics. This title emphasizes the futurist's interest in the occult, showing it to be a leitmotif for his life and a foundation for his art of noises. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AVH. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270640
ISBN
9780520270640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.92

paperback. Editor(s): Fenlon, Jane; Kenny, Ruth; Pegum, Caroline; Rooney, Brendan. Num Pages: 276 pages, 120 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9781911024354
ISBN
9781911024354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.31

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Jean Baptiste Chardin. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 48 colour and 40 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714833361
ISBN
9780714833361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Sala, Teresa-M. Num Pages: 196 pages, 192. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446573
ISBN
9780801446573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52
€ 61.11

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

€ 55.07

Hardcover. Presents a collection of Robert Crumb sketches. This title includes over 600 unseen drawings created between 1996 and 2011. Num Pages: 1322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 90 x 80. Weight in Grams: 9999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KBS0000378
ISBN
9783836524797
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 1,100.99
€ 964.50

Paperback. Presents an account of conceptualism in Latin American art. Placing the evolution of conceptualism within the history Latin America, this work explores conceptualism as a strategy, rather than a style, in Latin American culture. It shows how the roots of conceptualism reach back to the early nineteenth century in the work of Simon Rodriguez. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 364 pages, 85 color and 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716292
ISBN
9780292716292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Presents a major part of the extraordinary corpus of ancient Ife art in terra-cotta, stone, and metal, dating from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. This title explores the purposes for which this art may have been made and its relationship to Yoruba ideas about leadership, divinity, gender, and aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 150 illus., 140 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945802532
ISBN
9780945802532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.24

Hardback. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Skira Italy
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9788857232393
ISBN
9788857232393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.06
€ 182.65

Hardcover. A stunning look at the work of some of the world's finest lettering and typographic artists. Num Pages: 144 pages, Full-colour thorughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 254 x 17. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416500321
ISBN
9788416500321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides an account of a much-misunderstood ancient mystical tradition that has long aroused spiritual and artistic curiosity in the West. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 186 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; HRE; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500810484
ISBN
9780500810484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A consistent undercurrent has been Britain's preference for the real world (landscape and portraiture) as against "high" art and abstraction. This is a survey of the personalities of British painting and an assessment of its latest flowering. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 183 illustrations, 71 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; AC; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500203491
ISBN
9780500203491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. In a world where 'smart' objects can talk to each other and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the conditions for contemporary design are nothing if not surreal. This book charts the development of this fertile relationship, revealing how these ideas are being put to use by contemporary architects in extraordinary ways. Num Pages: 256 pages, 300 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 290 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500343203
ISBN
9780500343203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00

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