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History of art / art & design styles
Paperback. A survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). It provides an overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work. It considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production. Num Pages: 160 pages, Includes 95 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 924. Surrealism, Alchemy and Art. 160 pages, Includes 95 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. A survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). It provides an overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work. It considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 289 x 249 x 14. Weight: 878.
- Publisher
- Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848220560
- ISBN
- 9781848220560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 35.44
€ 54.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. This fascinating edited collection of art historian Titus Burckhardt's most important writings on Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art is lavishly illustrated with 140 superb examples of Oriental art, architecture, statuary, and painting. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 148 pages, colour ills throughout. BIC Classification: ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316727
- ISBN
- 9781933316727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.42
€ 23.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Presents an array of Chinese art. This book offers a closer look at the variety of styles, decoration, motifs and patterns and the sheer craftsmanship of Chinese culture. By showing the artwork alongside a detail, it provides a fresh view of each object which often allows intriguing comparisons between seemingly unrelated objects and media. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124797
- ISBN
- 9780714124797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.97
€ 17.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. The first critical retrospective of Rolph Scarlett's extraordinary achievements. Num Pages: 232 pages, 78 colour images & 16 bw images. BIC Classification: ACVN; ACX; AFC; AFKG; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773528048
- ISBN
- 9780773528048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.55
€ 49.99
€ 41.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645398
- ISBN
- 9780816645398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. Helps readers meet and see famous contemporary artists at home in their studios. Editor(s): McNay, Michael. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour thoughout. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Angela Patchell Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906245061
- ISBN
- 9781906245061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.43
€ 14.43
Paperback. Over the last two decades, British art of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries has been one of the most lively and innovative areas of art-historical study. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Corbett, Professor David Peters. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119170112
- ISBN
- 9781119170112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.66
€ 58.66
Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most fascinating artists in history. Apprenticed at an early age to her father, the seventeenth-century painter Orazio Gentileschi, she rapidly became more famous than he was, for her rich, dramatic canvases. But her fame was tarnished by scandal. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581697
- ISBN
- 9780099581697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; APFA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164061
- ISBN
- 9780231164061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.42
€ 78.42
Paperback. An inspiring collection of design ideas for patio construction, this book will help you discover ways to transform ordinary outdoor spaces into perfect outdoor environments. Over 200 beautiful color photographs show patios of all shapes and sizes for any kind of budget. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 color photos. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764320507
- ISBN
- 9780764320507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.71
€ 25.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. Les Fauvres (the wild beasts) was the nickname given in 1905 to a group of painters led by Henri Matisse and including Derain, Vlaminck, Braque and Dufy. This work offers a reappraisal of this popular movement and discusses all its aspects - the artists, their works and their achievements. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 171 illustrations, 24 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500202272
- ISBN
- 9780500202272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.78
€ 15.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. Aiming to re-evaluate the status and usage of the photographic image in historical surrealism, this book seeks to locate the use of photography by surrealists within the cultural discourses of that historical moment. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643798
- ISBN
- 9781860643798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.46
€ 39.46
Paperback. Begins with the British public's first encounter with Tibetan culture in 1854. This book examines the role of imperial collectors and photographers in representations of the region and visits competing museums of Tibet in India and Lhasa. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213170
- ISBN
- 9780226213170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Paperback. Translator(s): Polan, Dana. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648597
- ISBN
- 9780816648597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Paperback. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Num Pages: 297 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438. 297 pages, 17 b&w photos. Editor(s): Kelley, Jeff. Focuses on the author's sustained inquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240797
- ISBN
- 9780520240797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.86
€ 36.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870709753
- ISBN
- 9780870709753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.78
€ 51.99
€ 43.78
Hardback. Picasso's work appears never to have ceased to haunt the imagination of his peers. The great stylistic periods and certain emblematic works by Picasso like Les Demoiselles d'Avignon or Guernica will be answered by contemporary artworks. This title showcases the confrontation with Picasso's work undertaken by contemporary artists since the 1960s. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777425207
- ISBN
- 9783777425207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
Hardcover. A study of Piranesi's presentation of classical Roman architecture, through drawings and etchings Num Pages: 352 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACG; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118212
- ISBN
- 9780472118212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.01
€ 93.01
Paperback. Including both traditional and contemporary arts, this book introduces the rich artistic traditions of the Pacific island chains of Polynesia and Micronesia, traditions that have had a considerable impact on western art in the twentieth century through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 125 illustrations, 100 in full colour. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBK; GTB; HBJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842381
- ISBN
- 9780192842381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.70
€ 31.99
€ 22.70
Hardback. An unprecedented exploration of Gauguin's works in various media, from works on paper to clay and furniture Num Pages: 320 pages, 404 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 241. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300217018
- ISBN
- 9780300217018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.53
€ 72.53