Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. The architectural photographer Julius Shulman (1910-2009) is one of the few image makers to have documented, as well as witnessed, nearly an entire century of Los Angeles history. This title presents a pictorial history of the City of the Future. It features 60 images and an informative essay exploring Shulman's talent. Num Pages: 72 pages, 60 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060797
- ISBN
- 9781606060797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
€ 14.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was an undisputed success during his life. Crowds flocked to see his vibrant compositions and thanks to mass marketing of his work through mechanical reproduction, he reached audiences on an unprecedented scale. This title includes the essays challenging critical biases against the artist. Editor(s): Morton, Mary. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 full colour & 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060384
- ISBN
- 9781606060384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.25
€ 32.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. Carol Armstrong offers an important study of Edgar Degas's work and reputation. Armstrong grapples with contradictory portrayals of Degas as "odd man out" within the modernist canon. She shows how our critical and popular expectations of Degas are overturned and subverted. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 299 pages, 4 colour and 127 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367283
- ISBN
- 9780892367283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.14
€ 33.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. An assessment of the important place of Gustave Le Gray in the history of photography. A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and fled to Palermo and then Egypt when faced with bankruptcy. Num Pages: 402 pages, 237 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 293 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2223.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366712
- ISBN
- 9780892366712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.67€ 44.63
€ 51.67
€ 44.63
Paperback. As an integral part of human culture, music has been one of the most common themes in art throughout history. This book offers an exploration of the history of music in Western art, from ancient sculptures to modern art. It includes chapters devoted to individual instruments and sections focused on subjects such as musical symbols and allegories. Num Pages: 384 pages, featuring 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369652
- ISBN
- 9780892369652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. From its origins at the end of the 1830s, photography has evolved both aesthetically and technologically. This guide explains the technical terms used in photography, and offers an account of the dramatic rise of digital photography. It is suitable for those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of photography. Num Pages: 104 pages, 61 colour & 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AJG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369713
- ISBN
- 9780892369713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.50
€ 21.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. The effects of war and famine in Europe, in the 14th century, lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both joy and suffering. This in turn inspired the creation of some of the most magnificent religious art of the period. This illustrated work highlights the most important artists, works, concepts and theories of the period. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368594
- ISBN
- 9780892368594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.78
€ 29.99
€ 21.78
Hardback. A study of a manuscript created in 1469 by Taddeo Crevelli, an Italian illuminator of manuscripts. Kurt Barstow discusses each of Crevelli's paintings and relates its iconography to other devotional images of the time. All 24 of Crevelli's images are reproduced along with sample leaves. Series: Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour & 89 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AGR; AKLB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892363704
- ISBN
- 9780892363704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.60€ 75.03
€ 97.60
€ 75.03
hardcover. Dutch sculptor Adriaen de Vries (1556-1626) spent much of his life working for the most discerning royal courts of the age. A master of composition and technique, De Vries was relatively unknown until the J Paul Getty Museum's exhibition in 1999. This volume that presents the results of the technical study of 25 bronzes from the exhibition. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 full-colour, 220 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780892369195
- ISBN
- 9780892369195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.41€ 45.30
€ 57.41
€ 45.30
Paperback. In the margin, for quick access by the reader, is a summary of the essential characteristics of the symbol in question, the derivation of its name, and the religious tradition from which it springs. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368181
- ISBN
- 9780892368181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.72
€ 29.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. This book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 colour & 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061510
- ISBN
- 9781606061510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. Series: Readings in Conservation S. Num Pages: 520 pages, 35 b&w and 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Getty Conservation Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367818
- ISBN
- 9780892367818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.95
€ 50.99
€ 36.95
Paperback. Featuring works of art from the legendary collections of the J Paul Getty Museum, this volume provides readers with a virtual tour through the Getty Centre - suitable for those who have visited in person and those who have not. Num Pages: 64 pages, 70 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146. At the Getty Center. 64 pages, 70 full-colour illustrations. Featuring works of art from the legendary collections of the J Paul Getty Museum, this volume provides readers with a virtual tour through the Getty Centre - suitable for those who have visited in person and those who have not. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AGC. Dimension: 152 x 155 x 7. Weight: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369621
- ISBN
- 9780892369621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
€ 13.99
€ 11.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bomford, Senior Restorer of Paintings David (National Gallery, London); Leonard, Mark; Leonard, Mark. Num Pages: 598 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367801
- ISBN
- 9780892367801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.15€ 49.62
€ 63.15
€ 49.62
Paperback. Between 1699-1701, Maria Sibylla Merian travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America to study the area's unique flora and fauna. Many of the drawings and painting she produced on this trip were published in her "Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname" (1705). This volume reproduces details of sixteen plates from that volume. Num Pages: 52 pages, 22 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369294
- ISBN
- 9780892369294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. In eight decades photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo created works of art that display an array of styles and themes. This volume contains 50 images with extended commentaries on each by Robert Tejada, a curator and critic. There is also a transcript of a symposium on Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 194 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366255
- ISBN
- 9780892366255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.50
€ 21.99
€ 17.50
Hardcover. During the late sixteenth-century, Italian artist Federico Zuccaro created a series of drawings - twenty large sheets that depict the early life of his older brother Taddeo (1529-1566). This title shows the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of Taddeo as a young artist striving for success in Renaissance Rome. Num Pages: 144 pages, 95 full-colour & 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFF; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 302 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369027
- ISBN
- 9780892369027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.67€ 41.21
€ 51.67
€ 41.21
Hardback. This little book is a narrated assemblage of some of these beautiful views, which transport the reader effortlessly to Italy, rekindling memories, setting intentions, or provoking curiosity. Num Pages: 96 pages, 61 colour illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606065198
- ISBN
- 9781606065198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.54
€ 21.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. A collection of critically important readings on the concepts and practices of textile conservation. It intends to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with issues. Editor(s): Eastop, Dinah. Num Pages: 680 pages, 15 full-colour, 81 b&w, 34 line-drawings. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060483
- ISBN
- 9781606060483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.89€ 53.84
€ 68.89
€ 53.84
Paperback. This series supports scholarship in the field of art education and disseminates ideas about the theory and practice of discipline-based art education. Series: Occasional Paper. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JNA; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892361458
- ISBN
- 9780892361458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.29
€ 21.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. The Swiss scholar Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was one of the first great historians of culture and art. In his manuscript on the genres of Italian Renaissance painting - still unpublished in the original German and published here in English for the first time - Burckhardt assayed a transformative approach to the study of art history. Translator(s): Britt, David; Beamish, Caroline. Num Pages: 252 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367368
- ISBN
- 9780892367368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.12€ 43.71
€ 55.12
€ 43.71
Paperback. At the heart of all good art museum teaching is an effort to bring people and artworks together in meaningful ways. But what constitutes an experience of a work of art? This book addresses these and myriad other questions and investigates the mission, history, theory, practice, and future prospects of museum education. Num Pages: 136 pages, 7 colour & 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060582
- ISBN
- 9781606060582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.09
€ 33.99
€ 25.09
Paperback. Brings together a collection of works relating to the biodeterioration and conservation of art, architecture, and archaeological sites around the world. This book includes such topics as mechanism of biodeterioration, and correlation between biodeterioration and environment. It discusses solutions for the prevention and control of deterioration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 169 colour & 107 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369393
- ISBN
- 9780892369393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.89€ 53.84
€ 68.89
€ 53.84
Paperback. A translation of the 1802 introduction to studio practices for sculpture students by Francesco Carradori, a sculptor, restorer and instructor of sculpture at the Academia in Florence from 1786 to 1821. Carradori covers the various tools and techniques used by ancient sculptors to execute work. Translator(s): Auvinen, Matti Kalevi. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366880
- ISBN
- 9780892366880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.95
€ 50.99
€ 36.95