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Hardcover. Scale is being taken to new extremes in art: big and bold on the one hand, intricate and intimate on the other. This book includes profiles of forty-five contemporary artists who are revolutionizing our approach to scale with works that provoke questions, arouse emotions and offer fresh perspectives, from beautifully carved leaves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 288 illustrations, 257 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 263 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500239223
- ISBN
- 9780500239223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 7.81
€ 35.99
€ 7.81
Paperback. This book gives the reader a taste of the wide range of the collection, with its representative group of Camden Town and Euston Road School pictures, and important early works by Bonnard, Picasso and Matisse. Num Pages: 80 pages, 34 colour, 3 b&w. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854441164
- ISBN
- 9781854441164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.22
€ 17.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JJ; ACXD; DSC; DSK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595580566
- ISBN
- 9781595580566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.20
€ 30.99
€ 27.20
Hardcover. Going beyond a record of his life and art, renowned Chamoun delves into what drives an artist to create. A lavish production featuring 322 colour illustrations of the work of this remarkable artist and teacher. Num Pages: 320 pages, 322 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863567919
- ISBN
- 9780863567919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.28
€ 60.28
Hardback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271030
- ISBN
- 9780823271030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.45
€ 122.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; KCCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675500
- ISBN
- 9780816675500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Hardcover. During the 18th-century deposits of gold, silver, diamonds and emeralds were discovered in Brazil, enabling the Court of Portugal to commission art on a lavish scale. This book is devoted to this period of Portuguese art and history, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and textiles. Editor(s): Levenson, Jay A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w + 140 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JF; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300058413
- ISBN
- 9780300058413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.35€ 44.71
€ 57.35
€ 44.71
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
hardcover. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFKB; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Verlag fur moderne Kunst Nurnberg United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783869841588
- ISBN
- 9783869841588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.34
€ 51.99
€ 43.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 290 color & b& w photos. BIC Classification: AC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764308505
- ISBN
- 9780764308505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.31
€ 20.99
€ 17.31
The Next Thing: Art in the Twenty-first Century is an illustrated collection of commissioned essays that attempt to anticipate, through current artistic productions, the aesthetic sensibility that will define our times. Num Pages: 214 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 43 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474510
- ISBN
- 9781611474510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.18
€ 111.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 804 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AC; AFF; AGZ; HBJK; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 259 x 91. Weight in Grams: 5919.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 804
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892368952
- ISBN
- 9780892368952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.16€ 193.18
€ 253.16
€ 193.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Evans, Susan Toby. Series: Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks. Num Pages: 304 pages, 110 color illustrations, 93 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 315 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023456
- ISBN
- 9780884023456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84€ 65.10
€ 67.84
€ 65.10
Paperback. This work discusses the art of the middle third of the twentieth century. It consists of a short general introduction and four parts, each concentrating on a key aspect of the art of the period. Editor(s): Wood, Paul. Series: Art of the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 285col.ill. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 193 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102963
- ISBN
- 9780300102963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.02
€ 35.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. Drawing on examples from literature, politics, philosophy, and additional pieces of art, this book reveals surprising parallels between the people's political representation and their aesthetic representation. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w text halftones, 5 color and 1 halftone in insert. BIC Classification: AC; AG; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145268
- ISBN
- 9780231145268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.62€ 40.56
€ 51.62
€ 40.56
Paperback. This edition of Hogarth's 18th-century text includes: an introduction that places the work in the tradition of aesthetic treatise and Hogarth's own "moral" works; annotation of the text and accompanying illustrations; and manuscript passages that the artist omitted from the original version. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AC; AFC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Paul Mellon Centre BA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073461
- ISBN
- 9780300073461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.39
€ 29.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. Angela Mohr uses scraps and misshapen runts of gourds to make fun things to wear on your head. With simple tools and supplies already in the house or from a local craft shop, you can make tiaras, barrettes, seasonal headbands, and hatpins and also use go Num Pages: 64 pages, 259 color photos. BIC Classification: ACVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 6. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764328695
- ISBN
- 9780764328695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.47
€ 18.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. Mining Couture explores the relationship between coal mining history and fashion. The book delves into the notion of "common wear", records diverse narratives of fashion and labour, and focuses on the social context where the seemingly unrelated realms of mining and fashion converge. Editor(s): Swindells, Barber. Num Pages: 143 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; ACXJ; AGC; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460. A Manifesto for Common Wear. 143 pages, 100 illustrations. Editor(s): Swindells, Barber. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; ACXJ; AGC; AKT. Dimension: 182 x 220 x 13. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing London UK London
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907317927
- ISBN
- 9781907317927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.94
€ 26.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311004
- ISBN
- 9781477311004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Trout Gallery United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982615645
- ISBN
- 9780982615645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. Mexico City has emerged as a thriving centre of contemporary art. This book takes Joseph Beuys' idea of 'social sculpture', or escultura social, as a multivalent reference point for understanding how these socially engaged works draw connections between people and nature and promote a demystified and democratic concept of art-making. Editor(s): Widholm, Julie Rodrigues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300134278
- ISBN
- 9780300134278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.65
€ 42.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248151
- ISBN
- 9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.64
€ 48.99
€ 34.64
"A long-overdue look at a newly popular art form, this book explores 79 North American and international artists' feelings about their work in encaustic and how they use it to express their inner worlds and the world around them."--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1800.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350238
- ISBN
- 9780764350238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28€ 44.77
€ 63.28
€ 44.77
Paperback. Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 b/w & 82 col illus, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AGC; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885923257
- ISBN
- 9781885923257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.49
€ 27.49