ilość książek w kategorii: 13174
Rackham'S Fairy Tale Illustrations
ISBN: 9780486421674 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Superb collection of 55 lovely plates, reproduced from rare, early editions, includes a rich selection of fairy tale images by one of England's leading illustrators of the early 20th century. Includes scenes from Irish Fairy Tales, English Fairy Tales, Hansel and Gretel, Snowdrop and Other Tales, Li
Superb collection of 55 lovely plates, reproduced from rare, early editions, includes a rich selection of fairy tale images by one of England's leadin...
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64,61 zł |
Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period
ISBN: 9780500201633 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) For most people there is no more satisfying expression of Greek art than its sculpture. It was the first, the only ancient art to break free from conceptual conventions for representing men and animals, and to explore consciously how art might imitate or even improve upon it. The first stages of this discovery, from the semi-abstract beginnings in the eighth century BC to the more representational art of the early fifth century, are explored and illustrated in this handbook.
For most people there is no more satisfying expression of Greek art than its sculpture. It was the first, the only ancient art to break free from conc...
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135,19 zł |
Barbara Hepworth
ISBN: 9780500202180 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Born in Yorkshire in 1903, Barbara Hepworth was determined to become a sculptor despite the misgivings of her parents and the common attitude at the time that a woman studying sculpture was not to be taken seriously. She was part of the generation of British artists that included Henry Moore (with whom she studied in Leeds) and Ben Nicholson (whom she married), and her sculpture explored the forms of life -- especially human life -- as well as those of mathematics.From the beginning, her work displayed a monumental power, and after World War II it received far wider recognition and acclaim....
Born in Yorkshire in 1903, Barbara Hepworth was determined to become a sculptor despite the misgivings of her parents and the common attitude at the t...
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56,67 zł |
Minimal Art: A Critical Anthology
ISBN: 9780520201477 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Here with a new introduction and updated bibliography, is the definitive collection of writings by and about the work of the 1960s minimalists, generously illustrated with photographs of paintings, sculpture, and performance.
Here with a new introduction and updated bibliography, is the definitive collection of writings by and about the work of the 1960s minimalists, genero...
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244,48 zł |
African American Art and Artists
ISBN: 9780520239357 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Samella Lewis has brought African American Art and Artists fully up to date in this revised and expanded edition. The book now looks at the works and lives of artists from the eighteenth century to the present, including new work in traditional media as well as in installation art, mixed media, and digital/computer art. Mary Jane Hewitt, an author, curator, and longtime friend of Samella Lewis's, has written an introduction to the new edition. Generously and handsomely illustrated, the book continues to reveal the rich legacy of work by African American artists, whose art is now...
Samella Lewis has brought African American Art and Artists fully up to date in this revised and expanded edition. The book now looks at the wor...
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209,87 zł |
Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description
ISBN: 9780521840842 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Although scholars have emphasized the importance of isolating the objective evaluation of evidence from interpretation, in practice, it has proved difficult to determine the distinction. This study examines the scholarship on description for a select number of well-known Greek statues from the eighteenth-century through the present. The impact of the historical, cultural, and intellectual contexts of this specialized scholarship is demonstrated through considerations of issues such as ethnicity, psychology, theories about artistic form, and evolving conceptions of nude and clothed figures.
Although scholars have emphasized the importance of isolating the objective evaluation of evidence from interpretation, in practice, it has proved dif...
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453,66 zł |
Art in Theory 1900 - 2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas
ISBN: 9780631227083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 1288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This popular anthology of twentieth-century art theoretical texts has now been expanded to take account of new research, and to include significant contributions to art theory from the 1990s.
This popular anthology of twentieth-century art theoretical texts has now been expanded to take account of new research, and to include significant co...
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170,94 zł |
Great Britain. Der Insider's Guide. Land und Leute verstehen. Der kleine Sprachbegleiter für die Couch und unterwegs.
ISBN: 9783730612101 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Sie mögen Großbritannien, sprechen etwas Englisch und möchten jetzt 2.0 die Insel bereisen, ihre Bewohner verstehen und next level mit ihnen kommunizieren? Dann ist dieser Insider's Guide genau das Richtige für Sie! Mit viel Witz und Insiderwissen verrät uns der Autor, was man über britische Etikette unbedingt wissen muss, erklärt die Regeln und das Essen in englischen Pubs, gibt zahlreiche Tipps für spannende Reiseziele ('must see' und 'insider'), warnt vor den wichtigsten Tabus und vieles mehr! All das in einem coolen Mix aus Erläuterungen und Vokabeln und gespickt mit 'heaps of...
Sie mögen Großbritannien, sprechen etwas Englisch und möchten jetzt 2.0 die Insel bereisen, ihre Bewohner verstehen und next level mit ihnen kommun...
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44,53 zł |
Good Faeries
ISBN: 9780684847818 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc...." In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Faeries, artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into the present day with vitality and imagination. In this richly imagined new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries...
"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous...
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139,78 zł |
Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place
ISBN: 9780691116594 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When Georgia O'Keeffe first visited New Mexico in 1917, she was instantly drawn to the stark beauty of its unusual architectural and landscape forms. In 1929, she began spending part of almost every year painting there, first in Taos, and subsequently in and around Alcalde, Abiquiu, and Ghost Ranch, with occasional excursions to remote sites she found particularly compelling. Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico is the first book to analyze the artist's famous depictions of these Southwestern landscapes. Beautifully illustrated and gracefully written, the book accompanies an... When Georgia O'Keeffe first visited New Mexico in 1917, she was instantly drawn to the stark beauty of its unusual architectural and landscape form... |
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218,18 zł |
David Doubilet; Water Light Time Postcards
ISBN: 9780714842271 / Angielski / Other / 2002 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This title presents 45 postcards illustrated with images from David Doubilet's book Water Light Time. Sharks, shipwrecks, rare and unusual species, exotic vegetation, startling and vivid colours, Doubilet's pictures aim to inspire awe at both the wonder of the undersea world and the skill of the photographer. This is a selection of 15 (3 copies each) of the most beautiful (and usable as postcards) images from his brightly coloured and sometimes dangerous submarine world.
This title presents 45 postcards illustrated with images from David Doubilet's book Water Light Time. Sharks, shipwrecks, rare and unusual species, ex...
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82,57 zł |
The Book. a History of the Bible
ISBN: 9780714845241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "The Book" tells the story of the Bible as a book, tracing its publication inendless forms and numerous languages from its origins to the present day.
"The Book" tells the story of the Bible as a book, tracing its publication inendless forms and numerous languages from its origins to the present day.
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244,61 zł |
Ego Update: A History of the Selfie
ISBN: 9783863358310 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In this volume--at once a -selfie reader- and exhibition catalogue--examples of various kinds of selfies are presented alongside essays by writers and theorists such as Jerry Saltz, Douglas Coupland and Karen Ann Donnachie, who offer an interdisciplinary approach to the phenomenon.
In this volume--at once a -selfie reader- and exhibition catalogue--examples of various kinds of selfies are presented alongside essays by writers and...
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183,23 zł |
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995
ISBN: 9780740721359 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Celebrating an exhibit of ten years of Sunday comics featuring the beloved boy and his tiger, Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995 is sure to bring back memories.
New York Times best-seller Everyone misses Calvin and Hobbes. It reinvented the newspaper comic strip at a time when many had all but buried the funnies as a vehicle for fresh, creative work. Then Bill Watterson came along and reminded a new generation of what older readers and comic strip aficionados knew: A well-written and beautifully drawn strip is an intricate, powerful form of... Celebrating an exhibit of ten years of Sunday comics featuring the beloved boy and his tiger, Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995 is sure...
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74,21 zł |
Visual Culture: The Reader
ISBN: 9780761962489 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A primary resource of key statements on photographic meaning, representation and visual culture. The editors combine classic and contemporary essays from a range of scholars including Barthes, Sontag, Baudrillard and Mulvey. The reader is divided into three parts, which present the culture of the image and the making of meaning; the history and theory of critical photography and the regulation of meaning; and the way in which differences of race, class, gender and sexuality are culturally constructed and represented. Black and white illustrations feature throughout.
A primary resource of key statements on photographic meaning, representation and visual culture. The editors combine classic and contemporary essays f...
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267,54 zł |
Das Stellenangebot in der Tageszeitung : Multiplikatorisches Instrument zur Personalbeschaffung und Unternehmensdarstellung
ISBN: 9783741816635 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2016 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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45,99 zł |
Concepts & Images: Visual Mathematics
ISBN: 9780817636203 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. 1. Introduction . 1 2. Areas and Angles . . 6 3. Tessellations and Symmetry 14 4. The Postulate of Closest Approach 28 5. The Coexistence of Rotocenters 36 6. A Diophantine Equation and its Solutions 46 7. Enantiomorphy. . . . . . . . 57 8. Symmetry Elements in the Plane 77 9. Pentagonal Tessellations . 89 10. Hexagonal Tessellations 101 11. Dirichlet Domain 106 12. Points and Regions 116 13. A Look at Infinity . 122 14. An Irrational Number 128 15. The Notation of Calculus 137 16. Integrals and Logarithms 142 17. Growth Functions . . . 149 18. Sigmoids and the Seventh-year Trifurcation, a...
1. Introduction . 1 2. Areas and Angles . . 6 3. Tessellations and Symmetry 14 4. The Postulate of Closest Approach 28 5. The Coexistence of Rotocente...
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390,87 zł |
Art, Activism, and Oppositionality: Essays from Afterimage
ISBN: 9780822320951 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist artaeoften seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive oneaeis no longer in fashion. In bringing together sixteen of the most important essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of Afterimageaeone of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields for more than twenty-five yearsaeGrant H. Kester demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression.
Forging a style of criticism where... There is a common perception in the arts today that overtly activist artaeoften seen to sacrifice an aesthetic pleasure for a subversive oneaeis no lo...
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120,62 zł |
Gods and Heroes in Art
ISBN: 9780892367023 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As archetypes of human virtue and vice, the gods and heroes of ancient Greece and Rome have figured prominently in Western culture. In art, they have been portrayed time and time again, especially during the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods.
Gods and Heroes in Art aims to help museum patrons and art lovers recognize the legendary characters of classical antiquity in art. The characters are each described in entries summarizing their distinctive stories, their special attributes, and the ways in which artists have depicted them. Each entry is richly illustrated with... As archetypes of human virtue and vice, the gods and heroes of ancient Greece and Rome have figured prominently in Western culture. In art, they have ...
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121,45 zł |
Nature and Its Symbols
ISBN: 9780892367726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers, fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons. The vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that offer a careful analysis of the artists' depictions of the natural world. fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or literary origins, and the...
Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This v...
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121,45 zł |