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Sub-Categories of The Arts: General & Reference
The Arts: General & Reference
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The Science For Conservators Series: Volume 3: Adhesives and Coatings
Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Storage, maintenance & preservation of collections; Mathematics & Sciences; Industrial chemistry
Paperback
Scientific concepts are basic to the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific... [more]
The Science For Conservators Series: Volume 1: An Introduction to Materials...
The Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission, Conservatio, Conservatio, Conservatio The, The Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Storage, maintenance & preservation of collections; Mathematics & Sciences; Industrial chemistry
Paperback
Scientific concepts are basic to the conservation or artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific... [more]
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change
Robert Hughes
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -
Paperback
An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. . [more]
Picasso On Art: A Selection of Views
Dore Ashton, Pablo Picasso
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Painting & paintings; Art Treatments & Subjects
Paperback
An anthology of Pablo Picasso's statements about art [more]
Aspects of Symmetry: Selected Erice Lectures
Sidney Coleman (Harvard University, Massachusetts)
Theory of art; Mathematics & Sciences; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
Paperback
For almost twenty years Sidney Coleman has been giving review lectures on frontier topics in theoretical high-energy physics... [more]
The Creative Process: Reflections on the Invention in the Arts and Sciences...
Brewster Ghiselin
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Literary theory; History of ideas
Paperback
This anthology brings together material from 38 well-known writers, artists and scientists who attempt to describe the process... [more]
Symmetry
Hermann Weyl
Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Mathematics & Sciences
Paperback
Defines symmetry through a discussion of its many uses in a wide variety of fields both academic and natural. [more]
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Wassily Kandinsky
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles
Paperback
Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement... [more]
The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature...
Jose Ortega y Gasset
Theory of art
Paperback
The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture and Literature . [more]
Looking at Jewelry (Looking at series) - A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques...
Susanne Gansicke, Yvonne J. Markowitz
The Arts: General & Reference; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Reference works; Antiques & collectables; Antiques & collectables: jewellery; Jewellery & beadcraft
Paperback
What is a cabochon? What are the various types of gilding? What is vermeil? This accessible book - the first of its kind -... [more]
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The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity
Liz Wells
Theory of art; Photography & photographs
Paperback
The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity engages with contemporary debates surrounding photographic... [more]
Tate: Brief Lessons in Rule Breaking
Frances Ambler
The Arts: General & Reference; Non-graphic art forms
Paperback
Find the confidence to take bigger creative risks, get rebellious and stop playing it safe. [more]
Tate: Brief Lessons in Creativity
Frances Ambler
The Arts: General & Reference; Non-graphic art forms
Paperback
Banish creative block with inspirational words from Hockney, Pollock and more. [more]
Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War
Hito Steyerl
Theory of art
Paperback
What is the function of art in the era of digital gloablisation? [more]
Techne Theory: A New Language for Art
Henry Staten (University of Washington, USA)
Theory of art; Philosophy
Paperback
Only since the Romantic period has art been understood in terms of an ineffable aesthetic quality of things like poems, paintings,... [more]
Slow Art: The Experience of Looking, Sacred Images to James Turrell
Arden Reed
Theory of art; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -
Paperback
Americans, on average, spend between six and ten seconds looking at individual artworks in museums or galleries. This book... [more]
Sam Francis - The Artist's Materials
Debra Burchett-Lere, Aneta Zebala
Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Painting & paintings; Prints & printmaking; Art techniques & principles; Biography: general
Paperback
The next title in the respected Artist's Materials series offers groundbreaking analysis of Sam Francis's working methods... [more]
Landscape into Eco Art: Articulations of Nature Since the '60s
Mark Cheetham
Theory of art; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Environmentalist thought & ideology
Paperback
Explores the practices of ecological art, a genre addressing the widespread public concern with rapid climate change and related... [more]
Publishing Manifestos: An International Anthology from Artists and Writers...
Michalis Pichler (Director)
Theory of art; Publishing industry
Hardback
Manifestos by artists, authors, editors, publishers, designers, zinesters explore publishing as artistic practice. [more]
The Production Sites of Architecture
Sophia Psarra (University College London, UK)
The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Paperback
The Production Sites of Architecture examines the intimate link between material sites and meaning. It explores questions... [more]
Joerg Breu the Elder: Art, Culture, and Belief in Reformation Augsburg
Andrew Morrall
The Arts: General & Reference; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Church history
Paperback
This text covers the life of the Renaissance painter Jorg Breu the Elder. It looks at his life and works, as well as his influences... [more]
Paris by Design
Jorgensen EVA
The Arts: General & Reference; Travel & holiday guides
Hardback
Paris by Design is the definitive Paris book for the design-savvy traveler and creatively curious Francophile. With a combination... [more]
Modern Architecture and the End of Empire
Mark Crinson
The Arts: General & Reference; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Paperback
Mark Crinson's study is concerned with the relation between architecture and those events and processes that make up the so-called... [more]
The Cultural Devolution: Art in Britain in the Late Twentieth Century
Neil Mulholland
Theory of art; British & Irish history; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
Paperback
What happened to art in Britain when the balance began to shift from public to private subsidy following the IMF crisis in... [more]
Knockout: The Art of Boxing
Ken Regan
The Arts: General & Reference
Hardback
Chronicling the legacy of boxing's biggest names-including the great Muhammad Ali-and their impact on the sweet science,... [more]
