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Paperback. In 2000, the University of Virginia Art Museum mounted an exhibition called "Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium", in which 24 artists created works inspired by Thomas Jefferson's legacy. This text contains essays which explore the art-historical significance of the exhibition. Editor(s): Hartz, Jill. Num Pages: 110 pages, 60 colour and 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921839
- ISBN
- 9780813921839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.69
€ 32.69
Paperback. Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 456 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Research Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366682
- ISBN
- 9780892366682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.55€ 53.89
€ 69.55
€ 53.89
Flexibound. Illustrator(s): Hefuna, Susan. Editor(s): Obrist, Hans Ulrich. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Kehrer Verlag
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783868283273
- ISBN
- 9783868283273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.12€ 66.86
€ 72.12
€ 66.86
Hardcover. An astounding history of the accomplishments of the Society of Jesus, from painting and poetry to cartography and physics, from Europe to New France to China. Editor(s): O'Malley, John W.; Harris, Steven J.; Bailey, Gauvin Alexander; Kennedy, T. Frank, S.J. Num Pages: 872 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 74th Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 872
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802042873
- ISBN
- 9780802042873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.21
€ 114.21
Hardcover. The finest examples of Native basketry art from 1870-1930. Num Pages: 219 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AGC; JFSL9; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135846
- ISBN
- 9780890135846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Marquenie, Gilles. Num Pages: 272 pages, 110 color + 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 241. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300229127
- ISBN
- 9780300229127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.30
€ 51.99
€ 36.30
Hardback. Black Models and White Myths examines the racial assumptions behind representations of Africans that emphasized the contrast between "civilization" and "savagery" and the development of so-called scientific and ethnographic racism. These works often depicted Africans' allegedly natural behavior as a counterpoint to inhibited European conduct. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 384 pages, 165 color illustrations, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052604
- ISBN
- 9780674052604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.11€ 91.97
€ 103.11
€ 91.97
Paperback. Representing 40 years of work with modern French art and formalistic theory, these essays cover a broad spectrum of topics, from Fry's influential promotion of post-Impressionism to art education, museums, architecture, decorative art, literature and dance. Num Pages: 452 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226266428
- ISBN
- 9780226266428
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.26
€ 46.99
€ 36.26
A collection of original watercolor paintings and sketches of the Plains inspired by the works of Willa Cather. Num Pages: 208 pages, 56 bandw illustrations, 71 color paintings. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFCC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803222601
- ISBN
- 9780803222601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.71
€ 46.99
€ 42.71
Paperback. An illustrated study of rock art, perhaps the oldest form of artistic endeavour. An introductory chapter discusses the discovery of rock art and the importance of landscape and ritual. Subsequent chapters survey rock art sites worldwide, explaining how the art can be dated and how it was made. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour & 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366828
- ISBN
- 9780892366828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.18
€ 34.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 21 colour, 2 b& w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863357665
- ISBN
- 9783863357665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629575
- ISBN
- 9780691629575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.24
€ 190.24
Hardcover. This unique collection of essays focuses on various aspects of Plato's Philosophy of Art, not only in The Republic, but in the Phaedrus, Symposium, Laws and related dialogues. The range of issues addressed includes the contest between philosophy and poetry, the moral status of music, the love of beauty, censorship, motivated emotions. Editor(s): Denham, Alison. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: ACG; DSBB; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314405
- ISBN
- 9780230314405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.84
€ 143.84
Hardback. Painting, according to Jean-Luc Marion, is a topic of central concern for philosophy, particularly phenomenology. These four studies carefully consider the history of painting - from classical to contemporary - as a fund for phenomenological reflection on the conditions of (in)visibility. Translator(s): Smith, James K. A. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733915
- ISBN
- 9780804733915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.89
€ 107.89
Hardback. Pontius Pilate is one of the Bible's best-known villains - but up until the tenth century, artistic imagery appears to have consistently portrayed him as a benevolent Christian and holy symbol of baptism. This book looks at the shifting visual and textual representations of Pilate throughout early Christian and medieval art. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8 color illus. 187 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 215 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139562
- ISBN
- 9780691139562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.14€ 66.38
€ 81.14
€ 66.38
Hardback. 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: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226762753
- ISBN
- 9780226762753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.88
€ 92.73
€ 76.88
Paperback. In this pathbreaking study, anthropologist Nancy Marie Mithlo examines the power of stereotypes, the utility of pan-Indianism, the significance of realist ideologies, and the employment of alterity in Native American arts. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SAR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781930618978
- ISBN
- 9781930618978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
Paperback. "The Victorious Youth" is one of very few surviving life-size bronzes from ancient Greece. This book discusses the statue in its ancient context of public memorials, private collectors, market-oriented workshops and long-distance transportation. A complete conservation report is included. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 108 pages, 49 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ABC; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212666
- ISBN
- 9780892364701
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905464029
- ISBN
- 9781905464029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 50.57
€ 55.24
€ 50.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Slager, Daniel. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70 B&W illustrations, 59 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571313263
- ISBN
- 9781571313263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.23
€ 37.23
Hardback. "Tom Crane's glorious photographs and Roger Moss's enthusiastic descriptions will get anyone with the slightest interest in history, architecture, or the decorative arts on the way to spending a week in the City of Brotherly Love to visit these handsome houses."-Maine Antique Digest Num Pages: 256 pages, 160 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234381
- ISBN
- 9780812234381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.54€ 80.76
€ 87.54
€ 80.76
Paperback. An examination of visual art in post-independence Senegal. It explores the complex interplay of cultural nationalism, negotiations of postcolonial identity, and an emergent artistic modernism. Highlighting the distinctive cultural history that shaped Sengalese modernism, it reveals its innovations, diversity, and dynamism. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 color photos, 78 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ACXJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822333951
- ISBN
- 9780822333951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.69
€ 34.99
€ 30.69
Multiple-component retail product. Seeks to help preserve the religion, culture, and history of the Cheyenne People for the generations ahead Editor(s): Powell, Father Peter J. Num Pages: 1320 pages, 198 illustrations (144 colour plates, 54 b&w photographs), 82 symbols, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 274 x 71. Weight in Grams: 3808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 1320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803238220
- ISBN
- 9780803238220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 282.49
€ 282.49
Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726260
- ISBN
- 9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.51
€ 69.51