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| The 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. New artists have been incorpor |
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| Combining text with hundreds of full-colour illustrations, this book traces the history of art in an unfolding narrative, from primitive cave painting |
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| Offers an introduction for the undergraduate approaching the history of art. This book provides answers to questions like: What is art and art history |
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| Traces the evolution of artistic development period by period, with the illustrated, in-depth text covering every genre of art, from painting and scul |
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| * Lavishly illustrated testament of the much-loved and internationally famous artist |
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| Examines the major debates and issues using a range of examples. This book discusses the challenge of using verbal and written language to analyse a v |
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| Painting and sculpture have inspired great poetry, but so also have photography, calligraphy, tapestry and folk art. This title includes poems that ce |
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| The Art Museum is a revolutionary and unprecedented virtual art museum in a book, featuring 1,000 oversized pages of over 2,700 works of art. It is t |
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| To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 1 |
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| Drawing on the experience of Sotheby's Institute of Art, this title exposes the realities of the commercial trade in fine art and antiques. It focuses |
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| Dundee is the fourth largest of Scotland's cities and has some of the finest ecclesiastical, public, commercial and industrial buildings in the countr |
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| Visual and material sources are central to historical practice and this is a much-needed introduction to using artefacts as evidence. |
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| Infinite Wisdom gives readers a comprehensive outline of Christian art, introducing it in an accessible and compelling manner. |
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| Adventurous new thinking about a visual approach that has captivated both artists and viewers for more than a century. |
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| Brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire, in a comprehensive architectural guid |
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| Introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them. This book features illustrations and |
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| Through studying Lawrence Alloway's writings, we can trace some of the major shifts in art and cultural values in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. |
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| Unique in its approach, by applying the different theories used in art history to one painting, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon An ideal text for |
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| This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provide |
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| A comprehensive guide to the buildings of Cheshire in their variety, from Pennine villages to coastal plains and seaside resorts. |
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| A profusion of black-and-white timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier centuries, as do the many and varied parish churches. In th |
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| A guide which invites you to explore the famous Square Mile of the City of London and to discover its incomparable architectural heritage, from the re |
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| A fresh new voice in art and cultural criticism takes on the day's most pressing questions about representations of violence in art. |
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| This collection of essays offers different ways of seeing twentieth-century art via the medium of aesthetics. |
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| In about 35-25 B.C.E., the Roman architect Vitruvius produced his encyclopaedic ten-book summary of the principles of Hellenistic architecture, "De ar |
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| A guide to paintings and sculpture from around the world. It helps you to bring a gallery of more than 2,500 of the world's most influential paintings |
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| Explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, bringing together philosophy, art theory, and many examples. This work discusses blood |
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| A work of art criticism that contains advice, critical comment and inspiration to a student of the arts. |
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| What is art worth? How can a work by Pablo Picasso be sold for more than $100,000,000? This fascinating book explains the market for art - and art's v |
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| Is art a mode of control? Does our desire to create constrain us as effectively as our desire to consume? |
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| Includes interlocking essays that uncover art as an active force in the world - neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, affecting eve |
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| In Cross Country photographer and author Peter Ashley unleashes his passion for Blightly. He takes us on an enlightening jaunt that encompasses Englan |
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| The lives and key works of 100 great artists. |
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| Features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world. This book presents an array of buildings o |
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| Visual and material sources are central to historical practice and this is a much-needed introduction to using artefacts as evidence. |
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| Art and Belief explores the forms and functions of contemporary interreligious dialogue by focusing on artists who are active in this field across dif |
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| Art and Photography is the most authoritative and wide-ranging survey on the place of photography in contemporary art and culture. Arranged thematical |
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| Art and Feminism is a major resource presenting the rich diversity of art informed by feminism, including essays, over 166 illustrations, and more tha |
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| Closes in on intense make-or-break turning points in the lives of eight great artists who, under extreme stress, created something unprecedented, alte |
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| Elkins's intimate history of art demonstrates persuasively that there can never be one story of art. The story of art is the story of different cultur |
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| Discusses the art's importance in viewing the world in which we live. This title looks at the relationship between art and social reality, arguing tha |
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| What is art and where did it begin? Why do we make it and why does it change? This book considers such questions. It discusses dancing bronze figures |
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| Celebrates established icons, newly discovered gems and contemporary masterworks that represent the highest expression of Scandinavian design and resp |
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| A collection of over 200 photographs from the landmark BBC series that takes you across the world to experience some of the spectacles on earth. It un |
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| 500 million years ago, Britain lay under the sea close to the Antarctic. When people first ventured into wilderness Britain over half a million years |
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| A collection of over 130 photographs that range from the rugged beauty of the Antrim coastline to the breathtaking drama of the Donegal headlands. It |
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| A work on scarves in the 20th century, that features artists designs, important textile designers and designer brands, as well as the wider role of sc |
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| The classic international bestseller -- a marvellously exciting and stimulating look at the emergence and development of Western civilisation |
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| In this catalogue, Olivier Duquenne collects, presents and comments on the works of Alice Anderson, Matthew Barney, Catherine Bay, Katia Bourdarel, Wi |
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| Released in 1970, Performance starred James Fox, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg. Performance is a thorough analysis of the making of the film featur |
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| Featuring the work of American and European artists, this book traces the history of conceptual art from its origins in the Dada movement through to i |
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| Ann Gunter interrogates the categories of 'Greek' and 'Oriental' as they relate to the history of early Greek art. |
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| The pop artists of the 1960s had a profound effect on the cloth of art history and their influence can be clearly seen in art. This work explores the |
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| An art-historical exploration of how digital art has developed in the post-war era. It examines art, technology, science and culture as fundamentally |
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| Art Nouveau, whose emergence at the same time as cinema was no mere coincidence. This title deals with this reform movement of the turn of the century |
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| This well-illustrated two-volume set offers a comprehensive, authoritative account of the development of Greek art through the 1st millennium BC. |
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| Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works. But, who were these artists, why did they produce such m |
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| What is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? Who is really running the art world? This title explores the dramatic changes that have taken place in |
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| Surveys a full century of performance, from the Futurist manifesto of 1909 to the second decade of the millennium. This title explains how a medium on |
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| What makes Scottish art Scottish? What are the threads that bind it into a single tradition? This book examines the factors and the individual men and |
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| * Summarizes the diversity of views on ancient rock art from leading international scholars* Includes new research data and color plates with imagery |
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| Engages the reader in the heady world of the 1920s and 1930s when Art Deco style was all the rage. Covering architecture, jewellery, textiles, fine ar |
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| Pop Art was one of the most revolutionary art movements of the 20th century. This book examines the formation and growth of the movement with selected |
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| Surveys the history of art and artists in Cornwall. |
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| Helps readers trace the development of Greek art in the immensely creative period from the eighth to the fourth century BC - the period between the co |
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| Includes an introduction with approximately 30 photographs, and a timeline of important events. This book contains a selection of the important works; |
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| Takes you on a tour of prehistoric caves, and explores the origins of art and creativity. This title features 85 caves and rock shelters, revealing th |
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| The seven centuries of the Anglo-Saxon period in England, roughly AD 4001100, were a time of extraordinary and profound transformation in almost every |
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| A concise overview of a fascinating but perplexing culture, from the prehistoric period to the present, bringing together the results of recent resear |
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| A collection of 150 vintage educational charts that celebrates the art of education. Complete with a brief introduction surveying the history of educa |
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| What does the familiar phrase Renaissance Art actually refer to? Discussing the works by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelan |
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| Contemporary art is incresingly concerned with swaying the opinions of its viewier. To do so, the art employs various strategies to convey a political |
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| An art-historical exploration of how digital art has developed in the post-war era. It examines art, technology, science and culture as fundamentally |
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| Offering information and ideas about modern art, This work explains its relevance and its history. It also focuses on the idea of 'modern' art by aski |
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| Offers an account of the works that matter most in modern art. This title concentrates on individual works, each piece breaking some amount of new gro |
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| The first guide to all the decorated Ice Age caves in Europe that are open to the public. Covers 50 caves in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Ital |
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| Pop art is one of the most recognisable, and recent artistic movements in art history. Pop Art explores the most important works and artists of this e |
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| With illustrations of more than 170 objects created from about 4000 to 2650 BC, this title explores the origins and early development of the culture o |
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| Covering a vast terrain-from Ladakh and other Himalayan locations, to central India including the Vindhyas, the Satpuras, and the Chhota Nagpur Platea |
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| Aiming to transform the way we think about design, this work shows how integral it is to our lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal |
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| Explores the range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism, whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements |
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| Identifies the early Russian avant-garde (1910-1918) as a distinctive movement in its own right and not a preliminary stage to the Constructivism of t |
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| Focusing on four contemporary visual artists whose work utilizes the conventions of museum display and collecting practices, this title examines how t |
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| The term Neo-Dada surfaced in New York in the late 1950s and was used to characterize young artists. This title turns this time line for the postwar N |
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| Offers insight into the studios and inspirations of nearly 120 of Britains greatest living artists working today, both in Britain and abroad. This lar |
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| Suitable for scholars, curators, and critics invested in modern and contemporary German art, this title explores the work of three generations of Germ |
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| Getting under the skin of some of the biggest personalities in body modification including La Negra, Maureen Van Mortis and Jinxi Boo, this title show |
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| Devoted to the career of one of today's most popular artists - George Perez, this title offers readers a chance to witness his immense and sensational |
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| Revised edition of the standard account of this late 19th century group of painters led by James Guthrie, John Lovery, Arthur Melville and E.A. Hornel |
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| In June 1816, the Medusa, flagship of a French expedition to repossess the colony of Senegal from the British, set sail. She never arrived at her dest |
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| Long regarded as a backwater of sentiment and an outmoded academic convention, Victorian painting is now enjoyed in its own right. This is a comprehen |
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| Included for the first time under one cover are all Galle's major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique pieces for an exclusive cliente |
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| Sometimes considered the first avant-garde art movement, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected their era's dominant artistic theories for what they saw as a mo |
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| On 5 July 2009 a metal-detector user started to unearth some gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of A |
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| Examines objects from Afghanistan's antiquity - stone and terracotta architecture and sculpture, coins, ivories, and encrusted gold jewellery. This ti |
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| Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. |
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| This study re-establishes the importance of the Burgundian court as a center of art production and patronage in early modern Europe. |
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