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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Explores the use of the visual and performing arts to promote nonviolence and social harmony in Yoruba-land Num Pages: 352 pages, 160 illustrations, 25 in colour. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975993
ISBN
9780295975993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.50

Paperback. Explores the creative process through the sketches executed by Picasso for his mural "Guernica". The drawings and paintings shown herein, as well as the photographs of the stages of the final painting, represent the visual record of the creative stages of a major work of art. Num Pages: 139 pages, 1 color plate, 72 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 278 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250079
ISBN
9780520250079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. Editor(s): Veneciano, Jorge Daniel. Series: American Transnationalism: Perspectives from the Sheldon Museum of Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 99 plates, 39 figures. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 303 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240926
ISBN
9780803240926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AC; AFF; AGZ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 333 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368945
ISBN
9780892368945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 287 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Gift
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486473338
ISBN
9780486473338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. The offering of gifts - state, religious and personal - is a practice nearly as ancient and widespread as human culture itself. This illustrated book explores the complex interplay between artistic production and gift-based patronage by discussing works of great aesthetic refinement that were either commissioned or repurposed as gifts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 263 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184358
ISBN
9780300184358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. This book gives us an insight into Bacon's genius. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099307815
ISBN
9780099307815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. This beautiful book is an indispensable history of the fashion houses that have become synonymous with show-stopping glamour. The Glamour of Italian Fashion showcases the fashions that turned 'Made in Italy' into an internationally recognized mark of style. Editor(s): Stanfill, Sonnet. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; ACX; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 318 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851778171
ISBN
9781851778171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 23.18

The Glasgow style of decorative arts evolved in the 1890s at the Glasgow School of Art, from influences begun by the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movments in Great Britain. It was characterized by the juxtaposion of elongated verticals and sensuous br Num Pages: 272 pages, 532 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; ACX; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330445
ISBN
9780764330445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.20
€ 52.21

Hardcover. States that no single curator, critic or dealer can or should monopolize our view of what is happening in the art world today. Instead, the author aims to show us how exciting and rewarding it is to steer our own way through the art world today. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 illustrations, 131 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239193
ISBN
9780500239193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Belting, Hans; Buddensieg, Andrea; Weibel, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 395 color illus., 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 280 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1842.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518345
ISBN
9780262518345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.98
€ 44.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226291741
ISBN
9780226291741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.31

Hardcover. A celebration of the finest 300 works of Byzantine art. Num Pages: 304 pages. Dimension: 298 x 264 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2250.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714848105
ISBN
9780714848105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.52
€ 53.12

hardcover. Editor(s): Busine, Laurent; Sellink, Manfred. Num Pages: 288 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300215755
ISBN
9780300215755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.94

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

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, follows the creative processes of architects, and discusses chronology, structural techniques, and stylistic developments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 221 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; AC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500276815
ISBN
9780500276815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 b/w photos & colour illus. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575192
ISBN
9781927575192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Vaughan, Hannah. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AKC; AKLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964. 192 pages, colour illustrations. Editor(s): Vaughan, Hannah. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AKC; AKLP. Dimension: 280 x 220 x 23. Weight: 958.
Publisher
Whitechapel Art Gallery
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854881727
ISBN
9780854881727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Triggs, Teal; Atzmon, Leslie. Num Pages: 768 pages, 360 bw illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472526472
ISBN
9781472526472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Triggs, Teal; Atzmon, Leslie. Num Pages: 768 pages, 360 bw illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472536204
ISBN
9781472536204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.93
€ 145.14

Paperback. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the "nonobject" - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABA; ACBP; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415314
ISBN
9780226415314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80

Paperback. Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. Num Pages: 128 pages, 173, 170 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFK; JFHF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
D. S. Brewer
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859914970
ISBN
9780859914970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Hardcover. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art is unparalleled in its comprehensive approach to the study of art in the United States and it takes a fresh look at what American art is, how it is defined, and who influenced and produced it. Num Pages: 2608 pages, 700 halftones and 128 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACBS; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 230 x 202. Weight in Grams: 11310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
2600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195335798
ISBN
9780195335798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,377.37

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
4070
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195395365
ISBN
9780195395365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,206.93

Hardback. A study of a manuscript created in 1469 by Taddeo Crevelli, an Italian illuminator of manuscripts. Kurt Barstow discusses each of Crevelli's paintings and relates its iconography to other devotional images of the time. All 24 of Crevelli's images are reproduced along with sample leaves. Series: Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour & 89 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AGR; AKLB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363704
ISBN
9780892363704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.48

Hardback. The captivating tale of the plans and personalities behind one of New York City's most radical and recognizable buildings Series: Great Architects/Great Buildings. Num Pages: 184 pages, 63 color +104 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMB; AMG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226058
ISBN
9780300226058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; AGR; HRA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Shambhala
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590301005
ISBN
9781590301005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.20

Hardcover. Produced by two groups the Spanish called the Casqui and Pacaha and dating circa AD 1400-1700, headpots occur, with few exceptions, only in a small region of Arkansas and Missouri. This title offers a comprehensive catalog of 138 identified classical style headpots and a resource for understanding the meaning of these remarkable ceramic vessels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 828 colour photographs, 232 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 1KBBSR; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288974
ISBN
9781557288974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.70

Hardcover. The palatial Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, houses the largest collection of Old Master, Renaissance, and Impressionist paintings in the world Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 274 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1800.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847842094
ISBN
9780847842094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.49

Hardback. This text introduces a group of young black artists who painted their way out of the despair awaiting them in 1950s Florida. Emerging in the late 1950s, the Highwaymen created idyllic, quickly realized images of the Florida dream and peddled some 100,000 of them from the trunks of their cars. Num Pages: 128 pages, 63 colour photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; ACXD; AFC; AFTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813022819
ISBN
9780813022819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover. Reproduces 14 images from a 15th century manuscript, now in the J. Paul Getty Musuem. The commentary places the manuscript within its context as an account of Alexander's life. Series: Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts. Num Pages: 117 pages, 29 col and 13 b/w plates. BIC Classification: AC; AFT; AKLB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 430 x 349 x 44. Weight in Grams: 3992.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363711
ISBN
9780892363711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 105 x 5. Weight in Grams: 10.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745656
ISBN
9781910745656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Presents a history of Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This book examines artistic representations of liturgical objects - including altars, crosses, and censers. It offers an analysis of the lives and portraits of notable leaders, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More and Pope Paul VI. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369362
ISBN
9780892369362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, 115 photos. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401367
ISBN
9780887401367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.81

Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 119ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Edition
New
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486271248
ISBN
9780486271248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.24

Hardcover. A major study of the Holland Park Circle, this is both a narrative of the lives, works and influence of the artists, architects and their patrons and a perceptive analysis of the subtle relationships between high Victorian taste and mercantile values. This was the period of art as great fashion. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 colour plates, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 201 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300081640
ISBN
9780300081640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.39

Paperback. Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. This book explores the meaning and history of this fascinating object, and tells the tale of its remarkable survival and eventual passage to the British Museum. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 56 pages, 28 illustrations, 26 in colour. BIC Classification: ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142. Series: Objects in Focus. 56 pages, 28 illustrations, 26 in colour. Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. This book explores the meaning and history of this fascinating object, and tells the tale of its remarkable survival and eventual passage to the British Museum. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACN. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 6. Weight: 146.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128207
ISBN
9780714128207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 250 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151108
ISBN
9780231151108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.95

Hardcover. A unique opportunity for rare book collectors and medieval scholars to own a stunning facsimile copy of this enchanting illuminated manuscript. Num Pages: 432 pages, 338 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; ACN; AGR; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 222 x 37. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244072
ISBN
9781851244072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.99

Hardback. An update of Bernard Karpel's Arts in America. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823839
ISBN
9780810823839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACV; AFC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847832644
ISBN
9780847832644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 212 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Merz Belgium
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9789490693886
ISBN
9789490693886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. A collection of the essays of art critic and poet Peter Schjeldahl, which explores his thoughts on individual contemporary artists, their work, events and ethics in the art world and new, creative directions. Series: Lannan Series. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082823
ISBN
9780520082823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633879
ISBN
9780691633879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604862
ISBN
9780691604862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050072
ISBN
9780691050072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

Paperback. A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMKL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. .
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153611
ISBN
9781903153611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

hardcover. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1344. A Comprehensive History of Islam's 1,400-year Legacy of Art and Design, with 300 Colour Photogrpahs, Reproductions and Fine-art Paintings. 256 pages, over 500 colour photographs. Provides an in-depth survey of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume. This book discusses how wonderful works of sacred art glorified Islam's message. It explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACB; AM. Dimension: 307 x 240 x 26. Weight: 1654.
Publisher
Anness Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754820871
ISBN
9780754820871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.56

Hardcover. The author of this book sets out to investigate two fundamental issues: how was the remote past of Britain imagined in the 18th and 19th centuries and what part did visual arts play in the process? Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 262 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACV; HBAH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300058147
ISBN
9780300058147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardback. This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190648039
ISBN
9780190648039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.91

Hardcover. The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art asks how the black figure was depicted by artists from the non-Western world Africa, East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The aesthetic traditions represented are as diverse as the political and social histories of these regions. Editor(s): Blier, Suzanne Preston; Gates Jr., Henry Louis. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504394
ISBN
9780674504394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.41

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 416 pages, 345 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052710
ISBN
9780674052710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.34
€ 93.77

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 336 pages, 168 color illustrations, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052567
ISBN
9780674052567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.23

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 258 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052611
ISBN
9780674052611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.78
€ 103.62

Hardback. Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa, but conceptually it emphasizes the ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life in cities and ports engaged in the slave trade. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 color illustrations, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 257 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052628
ISBN
9780674052628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.31

Hardback. The Eighteenth Century features a rich collection of images of Africans representing slavery's apogee and the beginnings of abolition. Old visual tropes of a master with adoring black slave gave way to depictions of Africans as victims and individuals, while at the same time the intellectual foundations of scientific racism were established. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, 254 color illustrations, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACQ; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052635
ISBN
9780674052635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.31

Hardback. Slaves and Liberators looks at the political implications of the representation of Africans, from the morality of slavery, through abolitionism, to European imperialism in Africa. Popular imagery and great works, like Turner's Slave Ship, cast light on widely differing European responses to Africans and their descendants. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 160 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052598
ISBN
9780674052598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.46

Hardback. Black Models and White Myths examines the racial assumptions behind representations of Africans that emphasized the contrast between "civilization" and "savagery" and the development of so-called scientific and ethnographic racism. These works often depicted Africans' allegedly natural behavior as a counterpoint to inhibited European conduct. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 165 color illustrations, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052604
ISBN
9780674052604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.46

Hardback. The last volume in The Image of the Black in Western Art marks a shift by focusing on representation of blacks by black artists in the West. It takes on migration in the U.S and globalization, Negritude and cultural hybridity, black artists' relationship with European traditions and experimentation, as well as photography, jazz and activism. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2252.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052697
ISBN
9780674052697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardcover. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ACV; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393080995
ISBN
9780393080995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754831341
ISBN
9780754831341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.26

Hardcover. This book fully documents an outstanding collection of ancient Roman statues acquired by Henry Blundell of Ince Blundell Hall on his Grand Tour visits to Italy in the late eighteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 400 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 320 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2412.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383100
ISBN
9781781383100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.39

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film and Intermediality Eup. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AC; APFA; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403351
ISBN
9781474403351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.16
€ 105.10

Multiple-component retail product. Takes readers inside Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie's private collection of contemporary British art, an intended gift to the Yale Center for British Art, which includes major works by Ian Stephenson, Patrick Caulfield, and John Walker, as well as important prints by Howard Hodgkin and R B Kitaj. Editor(s): Trumble, Angus. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 144 pages, 105 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 312 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Har/Cdr
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171396
ISBN
9780300171396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Hardcover. This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions. Num Pages: 583 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; ABQ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363957
ISBN
9780892363957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.28

Paperback. An historical examination of the early-twentieth-century Indian Craze, a widespread interest in Native American art, that explores its importance for Native Americans, Euro Americans, and the history of modernism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344087
ISBN
9780822344087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.97

Hardback. An historical examination of the early-twentieth-century Indian Craze, a widespread interest in Native American art, that explores its importance for Native Americans, Euro Americans, and the history of modernism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 183 x 28. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343905
ISBN
9780822343905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.73

Hardback. Asserting that art and the aesthetic dimension appeared in antiquity, The Infinite Image is a ground-breaking dissection of the established eurocentric ideas regarding art as a modern, and purely Western, aspect of culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 110, 70 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232775
ISBN
9781780232775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 82 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 251 x 15. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816667659
ISBN
9780816667659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; ACV; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781784993757
ISBN
9781784993757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardback. The genre of Rajput painting flourished between the 16th and 19th centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). This title surveys the overall tradition of Indian Rajput painting, while developing new methods to ask unprecedented questions about meaning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 175 black-&-white illustrations & 54 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300142297
ISBN
9780300142297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.98

paperback. Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understanding of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention. Num Pages: 352 pages, 87 halftones, 3 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753430
ISBN
9780226753430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Hardback. Shows how early American painters transformed themselves from provincial followers of the established traditions of Europe into some of the innovative artists in the world. This book explores not only the status of artists and their personal relationship to their work but also the dialogue between the artist and society. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 246 pages, 96 halftones, 4 full-color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132961
ISBN
9780231132961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Paperback. Moving beyond descriptions of what distinguishes American art from other movements and forms, this work explores not only the status of artists and their relationship to their work but also the larger dialogue between the artist and society. It looks to the intensely studied portraits of America's early painters, especially Copley and Eakins. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 246 pages, 96 halftones, 4 full-color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132978
ISBN
9780231132978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Hardback. American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their European counterparts, which often have origins in aristocratic collections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 119 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; AC; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064788
ISBN
9781606064788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardcover. Intended for all those interested in architecture and the visual arts, this book ranges from the Neoclassicism of Thomas Jefferson design of Monticello and sketches of the White House, to allitaliana gardens and parks, to the strong Roman classicism of the Jefferson Memorial, to Costantino Brumidis frescoes in Congress and the National Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; ACQ; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
214
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861303041
ISBN
9788861303041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.14

Hardcover. he National Gallery houses one of the most important collections of early Italian paintings outside Italy, including works by Cimabue, Duccio, Ugolino di Nerio, Giotto, Bernardo Daddi and the Cioni brothers. This title presents an account of the substantial body of research published over the years. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 568 pages, 500 colour illustrations approx. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACN; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 223 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094824
ISBN
9781857094824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.18

Hardback. A fascinating exploration of the visual culture of mortality in Renaissance Europe Num Pages: 240 pages, 190 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; ACND; AFF; AFKB; AGC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300225952
ISBN
9780300225952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726260
ISBN
9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 130 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Halsgrove United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906690496
ISBN
9781906690496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.52

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