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Hardcover. Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) is among the greatest portrait painters of all time. This manual is a catalogue raisonne of his painted ouevre, and includes a reproduction of every known authentic painting by the artist, the provenance and the significant facts and literature on each. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 528 pages, 750 illustrations, (150 colour ). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 250 x 54. Weight in Grams: 4674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099287
ISBN
9780300099287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.94
€ 112.04

Paperback. Offers information about the rock art of the Northern Dales, an area spanning no fewer than seven dales in three counties. This book includes discussions on the chronology of the rock art and its relationship to other archaeological features in the area. It presents a study of the prehistoric landscape of the North York Moors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 70 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; ACC; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442464
ISBN
9780752442464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.09

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 157 photos, illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFKG; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 7. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325779
ISBN
9780764325779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.98

Hardback. Provides information on published visual images of American prints from 1946 to 1996 as well as biocritical information on printmakers working in this time period. Num Pages: 606 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACX; AFH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835863
ISBN
9780810835863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.72

Hardcover. A lushly illustrated survey of exquisitely crafted weapons and armor from the Islamic world, which display extraordinary artistry and opulence Num Pages: 400 pages, 400 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; ACB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 248 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588395702
ISBN
9781588395702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.29
€ 61.13

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

€ 100.29
€ 95.32

Paperback. Examines the visual images that have accompanied human rights struggles and the responses people have had to them. This title considers a series of historical events, including the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the Holocaust, to illustrate that universal human rights have come to be imagined through aesthetic experience. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226762760
ISBN
9780226762760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.81

Hardback. Dieter Roth (1930-1998) was an artist of astonishing breadth and diversity. Roth kept diaries and notebooks throughout his life, using and reusing them in his art and writing. This book features illustrations of the pages from Roth's diaries and copybooks of his major works, including "A Diary" (1982); "Flat Waste" (1975); and "Bar II" (1983-97). Editor(s): Bradley, Fiona. Series: Fruitmarket Gallery. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185492
ISBN
9780300185492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

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: 400 pages, 259 color illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052581
ISBN
9780674052581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.29
€ 95.63

Hardcover. This children's book takes a tour through the Getty Museum, adjacent gardens, conservation laboratories and other sites at the Getty Center. It features the colourful, humorous characters Milli Ennium, Quincy and their cohorts. Illustrator(s): Seibold, J.otto. Num Pages: 32 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; GM; WTHM; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892364930
ISBN
9780892364930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892368440
ISBN
9780892368440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. Virilio discusses the relationship of war trauma and art and the failure of visual art to reinvent itself when confronted with technology. Translator(s): Taormina, Mike. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Edition
First US edition.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350200
ISBN
9781584350200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.58

Paperback. This in-depth analysis of Adrian Piper s art locates her groundbreaking work at the nexus of Conceptual and feminist art of the late 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 335 pages, 69 illustrations, incl. 17 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349204
ISBN
9780822349204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 112 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846380952
ISBN
9781846380952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Series: Dover Jewelry and Metalwork. Num Pages: 48 pages, all illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVY; ACXD3; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 281 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Dover ed
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486249049
ISBN
9780486249049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXJ; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Korero Press
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993337406
ISBN
9780993337406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. An essential new look at the diverse work and artistic methods of beloved American realist painters Andrew and Jamie Wyeth Num Pages: 224 pages, 286 color illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 293 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214215
ISBN
9780300214215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Michael. Num Pages: 204 pages, port. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410466
ISBN
9781572410466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. This title focuses on the watershed period between 480 BC and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in 212 BC - a time of great social and political ferment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 144 full-colour, 23 b&w, & 1 map. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061336
ISBN
9781606061336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 44.71

Hardback. This book is a celebration of trees, with beautiful botanical art at its centrepiece, accompanied by an entertaining and informative text. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGNB; WMB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 248 x 19. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842465868
ISBN
9781842465868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 188 col ills. BIC Classification: ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 262 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Silvana
Condition
New
SKU
V9788836635566
ISBN
9788836635566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.95

Paperback. Microgroove continues John Corbett's exploration of diverse musics, with essays, interviews, and musician profiles that focus on jazz, improvised music, contemporary classical, rock, folk, blues, post-punk, and cartoon music, as well as painting, design, dance, and poetry. Num Pages: 496 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AVC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358701
ISBN
9780822358701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415856614
ISBN
9780415856614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.76

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