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Theory of art
This collection of essays redefines what gothic has become in the contemporary world, examining the idea of an emerging gothic that is inextricable from the broader global context in which it circulates. Globalgothic expands the horizons of the genre in diverse new and exciting ways. Editor(s): Byron, Glennis. Series Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Bruhm, Steven; Gelder, Ken; Hogle, Jerrold E.; Horner, Avril; Hughes, William. Series: International Gothic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; APF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087950
- ISBN
- 9780719087950
Condition: New
€ 175.38
€ 175.38
Paperback. Features articles that discuss ways in which art seeks to redistribute national and cultural identity. This book explores how works that express new identity formations confront the conventional aesthetic production of meaning, and examines how art reinvents itself when dealing with unresolved issues of political, national and cultural belonging. Editor(s): Stavning Thomsen, Bodil Marie; Orjasoter, Kristin. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345720
- ISBN
- 9788779345720
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Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
Paperback. What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? This book aims to unravel a mystery, a code that seems to underly life, the universe and everything, a pattern we instinctively recognise as beautiful, and which nature herself uses at every scale. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; ABA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 52 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263470
- ISBN
- 9781904263470
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Condition: New
€ 9.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Series: Conversation Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783865604989
- ISBN
- 9783865604989
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.70
€ 26.99
€ 22.70
Paperback. Asks the art lover to look at familiar works of art and their artists - and embrace a new way of seeing. This volume contains pieces on artists as diverse as David Hockney, Rembrandt and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and on such subjects as the 'unforgettable peculiarity' of Stanley Spencer. It is of interest to lovers of both art and social history. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780563522898
- ISBN
- 9780563522898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.50
€ 25.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Churner, Rachel. Series: October Files. Num Pages: 264 pages, 39 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262527934
- ISBN
- 9780262527934
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472459947
- ISBN
- 9781472459947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.13€ 93.01
€ 149.13
€ 93.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Sternberg Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783943365955
- ISBN
- 9783943365955
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Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. 200 pages. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier
- Number of pages
- 200
- SKU
- V9783905829556
- ISBN
- 9783905829556
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Condition: New
€ 18.77
€ 18.77
Hardback. This study of perspective in Western painting explores the manner in which pictorial space embodies both social and ethical meaning. The author argues that Renaissance painters developed perspective not only as a technical matter, but also to declare a stand in relation to church and state. Series: Interpretations in Art S. Num Pages: 191 pages, 86 illustrations, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084260
- ISBN
- 9780231084260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.73
€ 97.73
Hardback. Featuring examples of paintings and sculptures and complementary examples of physical concepts, this contemplative work helps us see art and physics as artists and physicists do. Num Pages: 160 pages, 52, 28 colour plates, 9 colour illustrations, 14 black & white line drawings, 1 black & w. BIC Classification: ABA; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888663
- ISBN
- 9780801888663
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.62
€ 34.99
€ 29.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015279
- ISBN
- 9780271015279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.57€ 75.92
€ 90.57
€ 75.92
Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152792
- ISBN
- 9780231152792
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Hardcover. Holy Hiatus sought to examine the ways that artists can draw audiences into different, often unexpected experiences of place through ritual. The temporary, mobile and in some cases, understated nature of the works meant that the impact was often subtle, but the artworks nonetheless created a ripple of effect for audiences. Editor(s): Jones, Ruth. Num Pages: 148 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762552
- ISBN
- 9781905762552
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.84
€ 19.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. Discusses the place of art in human evolution and in the future Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295974798
- ISBN
- 9780295974798
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
hardcover. The book shows how pictorial art conveys aesthetic transcendence--a felt, though symbolic experience of going beyond our finite limitations that sometimes involves a sense of communing with God Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804795739
- ISBN
- 9780804795739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. The book shows how pictorial art conveys aesthetic transcendence--a felt, though symbolic experience of going beyond our finite limitations that sometimes involves a sense of communing with God Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798464
- ISBN
- 9780804798464
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Suitable for students, arts professionals and other aspiring writers, this book navigates readers through the key elements of style and content, from the aims and structure of a piece to its tone and language. Num Pages: 264 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291573
- ISBN
- 9780500291573
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.25
€ 21.99
€ 17.25
Hardcover. A collection of word and image studies set within the perspective of the cognitive study of interpretation. The editor posits that pictures and texts arise from the biological as well as the social interaction of individual artists, viewers, and readers with their environments. Editor(s): Spolsky, Ellen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 62ill. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227144
- ISBN
- 9780838755426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178822
- ISBN
- 9781405178822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
Hardback. Ideas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178839
- ISBN
- 9781405178839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09
€ 95.09
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays on idolatry, including both historical and theoretical contributions, shows that the concept of idolatry is helpful for all who study the ways that people interact with and conceive of the things around them. Editor(s): Ellenbogen, Josh; Tugendhaft, Aaron. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760430
- ISBN
- 9780804760430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
Hardback. This interdisciplinary collection of essays on idolatry, including both historical and theoretical contributions, shows that the concept of idolatry is helpful for all who study the ways that people interact with and conceive of the things around them. Editor(s): Ellenbogen, Josh; Tugendhaft, Aaron. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760423
- ISBN
- 9780804760423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Drawing on psychoanalytic discourse, the author of this work probes the use of words and images in contemporary culture. She draws upon a number of artistic movements and exhibitions to examine the emotional and intellectual responses to art. Series: Psychoanalysis & Culture. Num Pages: 273 pages, 44 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072977
- ISBN
- 9780231072977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.15
€ 49.15