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Theory of art
Paperback. An examination of the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. It discusses colour theory and shows the interaction between art and science. Num Pages: 383 pages, 549 b&w illustrations, 16 colour plates, select bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1806.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300052411
- ISBN
- 9780300052411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.49€ 43.30
€ 54.49
€ 43.30
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bang, Molly. Num Pages: 152 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: ABA; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Anniversary, Expanded, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452151991
- ISBN
- 9781452151991
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. New edition of this key guide to art history, which takes a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries, including the most important new writing on the most recent work in a variety of new media. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 600 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1398.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 601
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199229840
- ISBN
- 9780199229840
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.99
€ 31.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who, under extreme stress, created something unprecedented, altering the course of art for ever. This title features Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso and Rothko. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847921185
- ISBN
- 9781847921185
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.13
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€ 26.13
Paperback. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. Num Pages: 386 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644. Representation, Power and Culture. 386 pages, b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Bryson, Scott; Kruger, Barbara; Tillman, Lynne; Weinstock, Jane. A guide to one of the most riveting periods of contemporary culture. It explores the relations among the discourses of contemporary art, sexuality, and power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; DNF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight: 678.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077409
- ISBN
- 9780520077409
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture, dominating the look of its art and commodities as well as our ways of speaking about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this study Ngai offers an aesthetic theory for the hypercommodified, mass-mediated, performance-driven world of late capitalism. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; GTE; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088122
- ISBN
- 9780674088122
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
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€ 24.14
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Huddersfield United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862181014
- ISBN
- 9781862181014
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.02
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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781484
- ISBN
- 9781784781484
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.95
€ 13.99
€ 12.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439704
- ISBN
- 9780801439704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.28
€ 68.28
Paperback. Chapters on the structures of art historical writing are complemented by studies of Elizabeth Siddall, Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, which deal with themes of modernity, sexuality and repression. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415308502
- ISBN
- 9780415308502
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Condition: New
€ 22.67
€ 22.67
Paperback. Examines the tensions between the aims of military technology and modernist aesthetics in relation to perception. Newly available in paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBH; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643196
- ISBN
- 9780748643196
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.14
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Paperback. A contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective on the study of art, connecting and integrating ideas from across the humanities and sciences. Num Pages: 227 pages, 50 b/w illus. 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA; JMM; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521184793
- ISBN
- 9780521184793
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Condition: New
€ 46.02
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Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152938
- ISBN
- 9780231152938
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
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Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Sternberg Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934105795
- ISBN
- 9781934105795
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.61
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Paperback. An introduction to the analysis of fictional worlds in a set of fifteen arts, including theatre, opera, figurative ballet, mime, audio drama, figurative drawing/painting, figurative sculpture, strip cartoon, animation, puppet theatre, still photography, photo-novel, silent movie, cinema and TV drama. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194260
- ISBN
- 9781845194260
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.92
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Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609874
- ISBN
- 9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.46
€ 24.46
Paperback. Material Imagination examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972. These eight essays explore artists methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119328575
- ISBN
- 9781119328575
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Condition: New
€ 32.65
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Paperback. A new book from Reaktion best-selling author and artist, David Batchelor, The Luminous and the Grey is a unique study of the places where colour comes into being and where it fades away. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232805
- ISBN
- 9781780232805
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
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Hardback. Black, favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists, has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility and sin and holiness. This book discusses the social history of the color black in Europe. It is suitable for those interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design. Num Pages: 216 pages, 106 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition - First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139302
- ISBN
- 9780691139302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
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Paperback. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 276 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466382
- ISBN
- 9781608466382
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.43
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Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262527569
- ISBN
- 9780262527569
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.98
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Paperback. A collection of 100 manifestos from the last 100 years is cacophony of voices from such diverse movements as Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Destructivism, and Stuckism, taking in along the way film, architecture, fashion, and cookery. It gathers together an international array of artists of every stripe, including Kandinsky, Gilbert and George. Editor(s): Danchev, Alex. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191799
- ISBN
- 9780141191799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
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Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w. BIC Classification: ABA; AFKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174503
- ISBN
- 9780231174503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.77€ 70.74
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Paperback. Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Editor(s): Cook, Sarah. Series: Documents of Contemporary Art. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854882489
- ISBN
- 9780854882489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22