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Art & Architecture: general issues
Paperback. Examines the heated cultural politics in Arab world, and tells how art-making has become an unexpectedly central part of that. It offers an analysis of the battles between artists, curators, and audiences over cultural authenticity, cultural policy, public art in a changing urban Egypt, and the global marketing of Egyptian art. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 illustrations (16 colour). BIC Classification: 1HBE; AB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754774
- ISBN
- 9780804754774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on Merleau-Ponty's philosophy. The author offers fresh contexts to approach art, philosophy and the resonance between them. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 halftones, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; AB; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226274256
- ISBN
- 9780226274256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Paperback. This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective" quality of art contributes to an understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751711
- ISBN
- 9780804751711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective'"quality of art contributes to a new understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750745
- ISBN
- 9780804750745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.36
€ 114.36
Paperback. This is a collection of inspiring biographical profiles that bring twenty notable African-Americans from the Harlem Renaissance to life for young readers. These thoroughly researched stories highlight the courage and determination of these remarkable people. Series: Black Stars. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AB; YNH; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 234 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471211525
- ISBN
- 9780471211525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.96
€ 17.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
- Publisher
- Rocky Nook
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681982069
- ISBN
- 9781681982069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.70
€ 44.99
€ 37.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472073
- ISBN
- 9781611472073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.82
€ 131.82
Paperback. Scale, or the relative dimension of an object, has long been one of the most crucial elements in the creation, circulation, and reception of art. Often mistaken as size, scale is the impetus behind the profoundly visceral ways in which we perceive and interpret works of art. Editor(s): Kee, Joan; Lugli, Emanuele. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119142508
- ISBN
- 9781119142508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Hardback. In this art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Iglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231252
- ISBN
- 9780520231252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 colour plates, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816650385
- ISBN
- 9780816650385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardback. As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 120 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197778
- ISBN
- 9780300197778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardback. Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities. Considers the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world. Contributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture. Editor(s): Sofaer, Joanna. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132343
- ISBN
- 9781405132343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.03
€ 142.03
Digital (delivered electronically). John Armitage and Joanne Roberts present a groundbreaking examination of the relations between historical and, crucially, contemporary ideas of luxury. This volume gives you a technocultural focus on aesthetic, design-led and media practice with key case studies. Editor(s): Armitage, John (Winchester School of Art University of Southampton); Roberts, Professor in Arts and Cultural Management and Co-Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group Joanne (Winchester School of Art University of Southampton). Series: Technicities Eup. BIC Classification: ABQ; AC; AFJ; HPN; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425827
- ISBN
- 9781474425827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.44
€ 30.99
€ 26.44
Hardcover. Audience behavior began to shift dramatically in the mid 1990s. Since then, people have become more spontaneous in purchasing tickets and increasingly prefer selecting specific programs to attend rather than buying a subscription series. Arts attenders also expect more responsive customer service than ever before. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AB; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787978440
- ISBN
- 9780787978440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Hardback. Presents works of two pioneering postwar architects. This volume features an array of images, and unveils authors architectural practice. It also includes ideas about the relationship of architecture and environment. Num Pages: 192 pages, 111 colour & 110 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 257 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064511
- ISBN
- 9781606064511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardcover. What do you do when the label simply reads Untitled, 1973? Where to look when a painting offers you a picturesque but undisguised view of a giant vagina? And how to react when the museum guard stares at you for far too long? This book offers fresh perspectives on how to behave once inside the museum. Num Pages: 128 pages, Colour photos throughout, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- BIS Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789063693558
- ISBN
- 9789063693558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.55
€ 20.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Compiles Johann Gottfried Herder's writings on music and nationalism, from his early volumes of Volkslieder through sacred song to the essays on aesthetics late in his life. The author uses the mode of translation to explore Herder's own interpretive practice as a translator of languages and cultures. Translator(s): Bohlman, Philip V. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b/w. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234956
- ISBN
- 9780520234956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. Herder combines rationalist and empiricist thought with a wide range of sources - from the classics to Norse legend, Shakespeare to the Bible - to illuminate the ways we experience sculpture. Translator(s): Gaiger, Jason. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327556
- ISBN
- 9780226327556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Hardcover. Modern English translations of several of the most important essays of Winckelmann, one of the fathers of art history and archaeology and a strong influence on Goethe and Schiller and Weimar Classicism. Translator(s): Carter, David R. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 black and white. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135209
- ISBN
- 9781571135209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.11
€ 123.11
paperback. By closely following Goethe's explanations of the color phenomena, the reader may become so divorced from the wavelength theory--Goethe never even mentions it--that he may begin to think about color theory relatively unhampered by prejudice, ancient or modern. Translator(s): Eastlake, C.L. Num Pages: 486 pages, 13. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038382
- ISBN
- 9780262570213
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Burton, Johanna; Jackson, Shannon; Willsdon, Dominic. Series: Critical Anthologies in Art and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, 38 color illus., 78 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 250 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262034814
- ISBN
- 9780262034814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.05
€ 52.99
€ 38.05
Paperback. Early in this century, Futurist and Dada artists developed brilliantly innovative uses of typography that blurred the boundaries between visual art and literature. In this text, Johanna Drucker shows how later art criticism has distorted our understanding of such works. Num Pages: 306 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ABA; ACX; AKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226165028
- ISBN
- 9780226165028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour plates, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226165059
- ISBN
- 9780226165059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. Concentrating on canonical critical texts and images, the book examines modern art through a rhetoric of representation rather than through formalist criticism or the history of the avant-garde. Series: Interpretations in Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080835
- ISBN
- 9780231080835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36