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Sub-Categories of The Arts: General & Reference
The Arts: General & Reference
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Colour in Art
John Gage
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles
Paperback
Provides an introduction to the place and power of colour in life and art. This work includes reproductions of works by such... [more]
Colors: Where They Come from etc.
Anne Varichon
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Hardback
Colour is one of the most basic means of human expression. This work presents a comprehensive history of colour: its origins,... [more]
The Artful Mind: Cognitive Science and the Riddle of Human Creativity
Mark Turner
Theory of art; Architecture; Theory of music & musicology; Philosophy of mind; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Mathematics & Sciences
Hardback
Cognitively human minds produced a list of behavioral singularities that indicate a discontinuity between them and all other... [more]
Seen | Unseen: Art, science, and intuition from Leonardo to the Hubble telescope...
Mr Martin Kemp
The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Photography & photographs; Philosophy: aesthetics; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science
Hardback
Presenting an analysis of the interconnections between science and the visual arts, this book takes the reader on an illustrated... [more]
Arts Marketing Insights: The Dynamics of Building and Retaining Performing...
Joanne Scheff Bernstein
The Arts: General & Reference; Business & Economics; Sales & marketing
Hardback
Audience behavior began to shift dramatically in the mid 1990s. Since then, people have become more spontaneous in purchasing... [more]
Psychoanalysis and the Image: Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Griselda Pollock
The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Psychology; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Paperback
Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways... [more]
Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient...
Roger Atwood
Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks; History; Antiques & collectables
Paperback
Part detective story and part meditation on the power of art and culture, this work is an account of how the past is being... [more]
Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination
Lee Siegel
The Arts: General & Reference; Popular culture
Hardback
From renowned critic Lee Siegel--hailed as a model of original thinking and passionate writing --a sometimes scathing, always... [more]
Libraries
Professor of Semiotics Umberto Eco (University of Bologna)
The Arts: General & Reference; Photography & photographs; Architecture
Hardback
Libraries are a book producer's dream. Since nobody photographs libraries... [more]
Metacreation: Art and Artificial Life
Mitchell Whitelaw
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Paperback
The first detailed examination of a-life art, where new media artists adopt, and adapt, techniques from artificial life. [more]
Fairies in Nineteenth-Century Art and Literature
Nicola Bown (Birkbeck College, University of London)
The Arts: General & Reference
Paperback
This book examines the fairy in the work of many Victorian painters, novelists and poets. [more]
Berries
Roger Yepsen
The Arts: General & Reference; Cookery, food & drink
Hardback
All about berries, both usual and unusual, with beautiful watercolor illustrations and ninety recipes. [more]
Representations of War in Ancient Rome
Sheila Dillon (Duke University, North Carolina), Katherine E. Welch (New York University)
The Arts: General & Reference; History of art: ancient & classical art; History
Hardback
How Romans represented war, in both visual imagery and in literary accounts. [more]
Fantasy Art Now: The Very Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art & Illustration...
Martin McKenna
The Arts: General & Reference; Illustration
Other merchandise
This collection brings together the freshest and most exciting talents in the world of fantasy illustration. Featuring artists... [more]
Master Pieces: The Curator's Game
Thomas Hoving
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Museums & museology
Paperback
A stunning visual game that helps readers enjoy, appreciate, and identify great works of art. [more]
Hang-Ups: Essays on Painting (Mostly)
Simon Schama
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Paperback
Pre-eminent author and art historian Simon Schama has written widely on art for many years to great acclaim. [more]
Imaginistix: The Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell
Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell
The Arts: General & Reference; Illustration
Other merchandise
Named after their Web site, Imaginistix brings together a collection of... [more]
Art History Versus Aesthetics
James Elkins
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Raising interesting issues, and answering questions, this collection presents over twenty of the world's most prominent thinkers... [more]
The Philosophy of Art
Stephen Davies
Theory of art; Philosophy
Paperback
* Presents a clear and insightful introduction to central topics and on-going debates in the philosophy of art. * Eight sections... [more]
Beauty and Art: 1750-2000
Elizabeth Prettejohn
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles; Art & design styles: Pre-Raphaelite art; Art & design styles: Art Nouveau; Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960; Art & design styles: from c 1960
Paperback
What do we mean when we call a work of art beautiful? How do perceptions of beauty change with the passage of time? This title... [more]
Caves to Canvas
Don Williams
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference
Mixed media product
Caves to Canvas is highly valued for its analysis of artists and artwork, from prehistoric times to the present day. Diary... [more]
The Felton Illuminated Manuscripts in National Gallery of Victoria
Margaret M. Manion
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference
Paperback
A colour-illustrated volume that brings the author's scholarship to the study of four major manuscripts purchased between... [more]
Master Narratives and their Discontents
James Elkins
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference
Paperback
Argues that the story of modernism and postmodernism is almost always told in terms of four narratives. Works are of art and... [more]
Theory for Art History: Adapted from Theory for Religious Studies, by William...
Jae Emerling
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles
Paperback
Providing concise introduction to the intersection between critical theory and art history, this is the second volume in Routledge's... [more]
The Art of Responsive Drawing
Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey, Nathan Goldstein
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Drawing & drawings
Paperback
Suitable for undergraduate Foundation, Fine Arts, Illustration, and Graphic Design courses in Basic or Advanced Drawing, this... [more]
