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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Artist Bob and Roberta Smith was recently appointed to oversee a project in which five artists were commissioned to create site-specific projects to transform open spaces. This title presents an intimate account of this project, written in diary form. Num Pages: 160 pages, 220 b/w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JMC; ACXJ; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing London UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906155162
ISBN
9781906155162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096464
ISBN
9780719096464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 165 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694223
ISBN
9781894694223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Hardback. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 276 pages, 46 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234554
ISBN
9780823234554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.59

Paperback. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, in response to the political turbulence generated by the Vietnam War, an important group of American artists and critics sought to expand the definition of creative labor by identifying themselves as 'art workers'. This book examines this movement. Num Pages: 294 pages, 12 color illustrations and 92 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 578. Radical Practice in the Vietnam War Era. 294 pages, Illustrations (some col.). During the late 1960s and early 1970s, in response to the political turbulence generated by the Vietnam War, an important group of American artists and critics sought to expand the definition of creative labor by identifying themselves as 'art workers'. This book examines this movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 13. Weight: 522.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269750
ISBN
9780520269750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. A revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192457
ISBN
9780718192457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. With reviews and essays composed over the last 20 years and revised for this book, "Art's Prospects" illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art, and argues that the traditional is the enemy, rather than a springboard to originality. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635097
ISBN
9781566635097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.37

Paperback. Bringing together essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of "Afterimage" - one of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields, this title demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Editor(s): Kester, Grant H. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320951
ISBN
9780822320951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AC; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 253 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197339
ISBN
9781845197339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.20

Paperback. This work explores the relationship between creative innovation, deviance and morbidity. It is illustrated by historical case histories of creative deviance and genius madness, and contemporary observations. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: AB; AC; AFC; JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900062
ISBN
9781903900062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.54

Hardback. Features an account of art, design, and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its last decades. The author integrates political and cultural developments, comparing the situation in eight cities, highlighting the contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this region. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, 200 b&w illustrations, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; ACX; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 295 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300111200
ISBN
9780300111200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Hardcover. A study of the social and cultural context of a women's vocational art school, the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Nina de Angeli Walls provides an unusual view of the history of higher education for women and the history of American art. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897897457
ISBN
9780897897457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.28

hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 colour & 121 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; ACND; AKL; HBJD; HBLH; HRCL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1229.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019680
ISBN
9780271019680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942905
ISBN
9781909942905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.54

Paperback. Since the collapse of the iron curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's - and the world's - most popular tourist destinations. This title presents the monuments and buildings of Prague that are representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful commentary on each. Num Pages: 135 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; ACVY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 206 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024613468
ISBN
9788024613468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837626193
ISBN
9783837626193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. An exhilarating tour through Western artistic tradition Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oneworld
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688531
ISBN
9781851688531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Douglas, Stan. Num Pages: 368 pages, 278 illustrations, 262 in colour. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
David Zwirner
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941701522
ISBN
9781941701522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. The definitive overview and anthology of this influential art movement. Editor(s): Morrill, Rebecca. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Abridged, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714868592
ISBN
9780714868592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.62

Hardcover. Editor(s): Adams, Julie; Lythberg, Billie; Salmond, Amiria; Owen, Gwilym. Num Pages: 364 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSP; ACB; HD; JFCD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 295 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578694
ISBN
9781877578694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.66

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
€ 13.17

Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This work shows that her original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes. Num Pages: 664 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 220 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002859
ISBN
9780691002859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.14

Paperback. Taking as case studies two paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, this text examines the ways that identity, gender and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and conoisseurship that have surrounded it. Series: The Discovery Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, 8 color illustrations, 57 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 536. The Shaping and Reshaping of an Artistic Identity. Series: Discovery Series. 201 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 57 b&w photographs. Taking as case studies two paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, this text examines the ways that identity, gender and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and conoisseurship that have surrounded it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGB; JFSJ. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Copyright 2001
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228412
ISBN
9780520228412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. The American artist Arthur Dove (1880-1946), purportedly the first artist to have produced an abstract painting, has always occupied a central place in writings on early American modernism. This book accompanies the first major exhibition on Dove since 1974. Num Pages: 196 pages, 54 duo tone illustrations, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXD; AFC; AFF; AGB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262522403
ISBN
9780262522403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.64

hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 290 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226142197
ISBN
9780226142197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Paperback. The first monograph on the artist Arthur Melville with commentaries on the individual works featured, including lesser known works from private collections. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery 2015-2016. Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906270872
ISBN
9781906270872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? This book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese art, revealing the great diversity of Chinese art and showing just how complex and uncertain the labels 'contemporary', 'Chinese', and 'American' have become. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 color illus. 172 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; ABA; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148601
ISBN
9780691148601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.29

Hardback. Over the past thirty years, our ideas about the cultures of Empire have been transformed. Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACQ; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 235. .
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849763431
ISBN
9781849763431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.77
€ 56.22

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641812
ISBN
9780691641812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.19

Paperback. Extensively illustrated, this is an absorbing and insightful study of the life and work of John Tenniel, the Victorian political cartoonist who illustrated Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' books. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718894603
ISBN
9780718894603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.48

Hardcover. Best known as the illustrator for Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' books, John Tenniel was the Victorian era's chief political cartoonist. This extensively illustrated book, in which the author examines Tenniel's life and work, draws almost exclusively on primary sources in family collections, public archives, and other depositories. Num Pages: 416 pages, 205 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AGB; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923437
ISBN
9780813923437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JNU; YQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Intellect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841504087
ISBN
9781841504087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 452 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVN; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333712
ISBN
9780764333712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.35
€ 52.21

Paperback. This work seeks to broaden the comprehension of the student of Italian Renaissance painting by concentrating not on the works of art themselves, but on the various artistic theories which influenced them or were expressed by them. The text includes the writings of Michelangelo and Vasari. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198810506
ISBN
9780198810506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.16

Hardcover. Pablo Picasso andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo . . . so many great artists have shared one very special love: the companionship of cats. Gathered here for the first time are behind-thescenes stories of more than 50 famous artists and their feline friends. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 black-and-white and colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AJCP; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452133553
ISBN
9781452133553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 289 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
LM Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460223877
ISBN
9789460223877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.79

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

€ 16.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 125 Colour. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 338 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1978.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789325945
ISBN
9780789325945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.07

Hardback. A survey of 25 of the world's most renowned contemporary artists' homes and their personal art collections Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; WJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1818.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419717826
ISBN
9781419717826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.65

Hardcover. Profiles of New Mexico's distinguished National Heritage Fellows--masters of Hispanic and Native American folk and traditional arts and crafts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; BG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 194 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135754
ISBN
9780890135754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.56