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Hardback. Bertolt Brecht once worried that our sympathy for the victims of a social problem can make the problem's "beauty and attraction" invisible. The author explores the effort to overcome this difficulty through a study of several contemporary artist-photographers whose work speaks to questions of political economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour plates, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226210261
- ISBN
- 9780226210261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.79
€ 92.06
€ 75.79
Hardback. Offers feminist analysis of the phenomenon of women art collectors in America. This book shows how elite women enlisted the objets d'art and avant-garde paintings in their collections in causes ranging from the founding of modern museums to the campaign for women's suffrage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 86 b/w photographs, 12 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237292
- ISBN
- 9780520237292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.70€ 62.16
€ 81.70
€ 62.16
hardcover. Offers a new perspective on Byzantine imperial imagery, demonstrating the role foreign styles and iconography played in the visual articulation of imperial power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AG; HBLA1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 766. Exotic Elements and the Imaging of Middle Byzantine Imperial Power, Ninth to Thirteenth Centuries CE. 288 pages, 71 b/w illus. Offers a new perspective on Byzantine imperial imagery, demonstrating the role foreign styles and iconography played in the visual articulation of imperial power. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AG; HBLA1; HBLC. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107004771
- ISBN
- 9781107004771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.56
€ 109.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 57 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AMCR; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680719
- ISBN
- 9780816680719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899828241
- ISBN
- 9781899828241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.34
€ 186.34
Paperback. Embodies a unique and original form of art that integrates sculptural, architectural and visual elements to transform the environment Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 255 x 6. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stephen Knapp Studio United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979209819
- ISBN
- 9780979209819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
paperback. This volume tracing the history of Native American art examines such topics as Native American culture, art and tradition, and how these have changed in modern times. Editor(s): Krumrine, Mary Louise; Scott, Susan Clare. Series: Papers in Art History. Num Pages: 325 pages, 11 colour and 189 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915773091
- ISBN
- 9780915773091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.62
€ 48.99
€ 37.62
Paperback. While blood quantum laws have been used to determine an individual's inclusion in a Native group, Eiteljorg fellowship artists have instead come to view themselves as belonging to the 'Art Tribe', through the process of art creation and collaboration. This title presents the work created by the artists selected for the 2009 Eiteljorg Fellowship. Editor(s): Nottage, James H. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 6. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295989969
- ISBN
- 9780295989969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Hardback. Explores the problems and possibilities that the subject of political violence presented to American painters working between 1830 and 1890, a turbulent period during which common citizens frequently abandoned orderly forms of democratic expression to riot, strike, and protest violently. Num Pages: 244 pages, 12 color, 51 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282896
- ISBN
- 9780520282896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.86
€ 57.54
€ 44.86
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
€ 36.99€ 28.47
€ 36.99
€ 28.47
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
€ 33.99€ 24.70
€ 33.99
€ 24.70
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hentschel, Martin. Num Pages: 152 pages, 49 colour, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 296 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1241.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Kerber Verlag Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783866788800
- ISBN
- 9783866788800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.75
€ 62.75
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Jennifer. Series: October Files. Num Pages: 200 pages, 60 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262528795
- ISBN
- 9780262528795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.89
€ 20.99
€ 18.89
hardcover. Editor(s): Banz, Stefan. Num Pages: 408 pages, 50 colour, 290 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037641569
- ISBN
- 9783037641569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.75
€ 42.99
€ 40.75
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; AC; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634906
- ISBN
- 9780691634906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.56
€ 142.56
Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049144
- ISBN
- 9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 43.19
€ 55.24
€ 43.19
Hardcover. Did portraits exist in the medieval era? This title challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of the scholarship to identify late medieval likenesses of historical personages as 'the first modern portraits'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; ACK; AGHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226658797
- ISBN
- 9780226658797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.04€ 57.55
€ 69.04
€ 57.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- S Q Publications,US United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865620100
- ISBN
- 9780865620100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.93
€ 11.99
€ 9.93
paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863357313
- ISBN
- 9783863357313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.05
€ 51.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 194 color photos. BIC Classification: ACBK; WFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403187
- ISBN
- 9780887403187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.66
€ 15.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. Established in 1917, the Index of Christian Art, located at Princeton University, is the largest archive of medieval art in existence and the most specialized resource for the iconographer. This book features essays that highlight some of the research in the archive and the scholarship for which it has been renowned. Editor(s): Hourihane, Colum. Series: Index of Christian Art Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK; AGR; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691099910
- ISBN
- 9780691099910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.28
€ 45.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 63 b/w illustrations, 13 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; ACX; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678259
- ISBN
- 9780816678259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. Editor(s): Lytle, Guy Fitch; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642048
- ISBN
- 9780691642048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.80€ 118.01
€ 158.80
€ 118.01
Paperback. Cultural property and its stewardship have been concerns of museums, archaeologists, art historians, and nations, but the legal and political consequences of collecting antiquities have also attracted broad media attention. This volume contains papers delivered at a 2007 symposium by eminent museum directors and curators, and legal scholars. Editor(s): Rhodes, Robin Francis. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AM; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040277
- ISBN
- 9780268040277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35