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History of art / art & design styles
The Spinelli of Florence. Fortunes of a Renaissance Merchant Family.
Jacks, Philip; Caferro, William
hardcover. Using the Spinelli family archive, this text paints a picture of the Florentine merchant family's ascent to prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries. Focusing on Tommaso Spinelli, arts patronage, papal finance and silk and wool manufacturing is glimpsed through letters and financial ledgers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 colour & 130 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; AB; ACK; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019246
- ISBN
- 9780271019246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.48
€ 169.48
Hardcover. Mark Rothko belongs to the generation of American artists who completely revolutionized the essence of abstract painting. His stylistic evolution, from a figurative visual repertoire to an abstract style rooted in the active relationship of the observer to the painting, embodied the radical vision of a renaissance in painting. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836504263
- ISBN
- 9783836504263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.47
€ 19.99
€ 15.47
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€ 12.98
€ 19.99
€ 12.98
Paperback. Featuring works from three of contemporary artist Luis Jacob's recent exhibitions in Canada, this book focuses on the art museum as the frame, influencing the way the audience views and interprets the art. It questions what lies behind the picture and proposes another dimension to art that is the viewer's encounter with it. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1194. Seeing and Believing. 192 pages, 150 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Dimension: 269 x 223 x 17. Weight: 1194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908966063
- ISBN
- 9781908966063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.81
€ 30.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace. Editor(s): Hamer, Richard Frederick Sanger. Translator(s): Stace, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes. BIC Classification: ACK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446487
- ISBN
- 9780140446487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.70
€ 19.99
€ 14.70
Paperback. This is a book about a countercultural milieu that attempted to establish innovative ideas of collectivity and individuality through the formation of art groups in the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 145, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPK; ACXD; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940056
- ISBN
- 9781786940056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.81
€ 36.81
Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 435 pages, 187 color and 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308042
- ISBN
- 9781477308042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.08
€ 69.08
Paperback. A history of a past phenomenon - racial art - which has ramifications for the present Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 59 illus., 12 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991450
- ISBN
- 9780295991450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271047
- ISBN
- 9780823271047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32
Hardback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271030
- ISBN
- 9780823271030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. Explores the incredible body of art from Graphicstudio (GS), the print atelier at the University of South Florida. Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; ACXJ; AFH; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 250 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804359
- ISBN
- 9781907804359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.03
€ 38.99
€ 27.03
Hardcover. Provides a cultural history of the missionary enterprise in sixteenth-century Mexico. This work addresses the enculturation of Catholic sacraments and sacramentals into an Aztec worldview in visual and material terms. It offers insights on the development of sacramental practice, popular piety, catechetical drama, and parish politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 287 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACBK; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 283 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033798
- ISBN
- 9780268033798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.07
€ 107.07
Paperback. Follows the crushing and often bizarre process of having to get your novel written by someone else. Editor(s): Murray, Damon; Sorrell, Stephen. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- FUEL Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956356208
- ISBN
- 9780956356208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.99
€ 18.99
€ 16.99
Hardcover. Re-imagines the Victorian morality tale. In this title, the scenes these tales depict are vivid and troubling, and may have dramatic consequences for the nocturnal serenity of the readers children. Num Pages: 32 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 329 x 243 x 10. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- FUEL Publishing
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955862090
- ISBN
- 9780955862090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
€ 19.79
Hardcover. Analyses ancestral representation in ancient Greece, Etruria and Rome. This book includes contributions that address the artistic, social and political significance of given portraits and themes such as the true and false forefathers in the portraits of Hellenistic rulers, the question of whether women were ancestors in republican Rome, and more. Editor(s): Hojte, J. M. Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity. Num Pages: 309 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AGH; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 309
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889481
- ISBN
- 9788772889481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.09
€ 19.09
Paperback. Focusing on the work of Italian artists Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, and Piero Manzoni, Jaleh Mansoor demonstrates and reveals how abstract painting in post-WWII Italy critiqued the economic violence of the Marshall Plan and American hegemony, broke with fascist-associated futurism, and anticipated Italian social unrest in the 1960 and 1970s. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations, incl. 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1D; ACBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362609
- ISBN
- 9780822362609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.73
€ 52.73
Hardback. Focusing on the work of Italian artists Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, and Piero Manzoni, Jaleh Mansoor demonstrates and reveals how abstract painting in post-WWII Italy critiqued the economic violence of the Marshall Plan and American hegemony, broke with fascist-associated futurism, and anticipated Italian social unrest in the 1960 and 1970s. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations, incl. 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1D; ACBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362456
- ISBN
- 9780822362456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.70
€ 214.70
Paperback. A collection of essays exploring how the methodologies of the history of art have been used to understand and address the Christian content of artistic works, from early iconography to the work of postwar modernists. Editor(s): Romaine, James; Stratford, Linda. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 Colour + 17 B&W. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893361
- ISBN
- 9780718893361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.53
€ 73.53
Hardback. Claude Monet (1840-1926) is one of the best-known and most beloved painters in the history of art, with myriad publications and exhibitions devoted to his oeuvre. This book focuses on Monet's pastels, drawings, and sketchbooks, offering a different interpretation of the artist's life and work. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, 225 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AFF; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 230 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2138.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118629
- ISBN
- 9780300118629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.61
€ 55.61
Paperback. Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 1. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135008
- ISBN
- 9780140135008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Hardback. During the last two centuries BC, the Western Han dynasty of China forged the first stable empire covering all of China and presided over a golden age that shaped much of subsequent Chinese art and culture. This title offers an account of the treasures of the dynasty - including exquisite jades, silver and goldwork, bronzes and ceramics. Editor(s): Lin, James C.S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 350 color + 120 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184341
- ISBN
- 9780300184341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.38
€ 108.38
Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258570
- ISBN
- 9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Paperback. Both a celebration and a meticulously researched history, this is a study of the early days of the Leeds College of Art and the radical creativity of its approach to art education. Num Pages: 322 pages, 26 colour images, 72 B&W images. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893477
- ISBN
- 9780718893477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.00
€ 55.00
Hardback. "The exhibition is organized by the Centraal Museum Utrecht; the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation." Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: ACNH; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166063
- ISBN
- 9780691166063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.65
€ 91.65