phaidon press limited london (591 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st. 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations, portraits; 16 cm. Tight, clean copy. Sunned spine. Size: 16mo.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 3rd. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. A good+ copy, lightly marked on half a dozen pages. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 3rd. viii, 168 pages, [72] leaves of plates, illustrations; 19 cm. Studies in the Art of the Renaissance, I. Tight, clean copy. Browning. With 186 illustrations. Size: 12mo.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 320 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Good+. Firm binding, creased spine. Clean inside copy. Size: 8vo.

Soft Cover. Condición: Good. The pages are clean with no markings. The cover has light wear, faint smudge. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Pictorial boards, 1 volume (unpaged), all colour illustrations; 19 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top right corners lightly bumped. Faint droplet stain/top edge. Another copy available. Size: 12mo.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. xi, 108 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. First published, 1952. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Please note: Volume One only. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 239 pages, colour illustrations; 16 cm. Tight, clean copy. Size: 16mo.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. *** "Throughout the creation and shaping of the built environment has been at the forefront of human endeavour. The Story of Architecture is the account of how men and women of ingenuity and imagination have taken the most elementary of human needs and transformed them into some of the greatest manifestations of the human civilisation." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. 1st. 446 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Slightly shopworn with publisher's remainder mark/Contents page. *** "Neoclassicism, which flourished between 1750 and 1850, was the most pervasive style in the history of European art. Irwin looks at all its manifestations, its scope and its appeal, from the fine to the utilitarian." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Early Development 1750 to 1790. 1. The Lure of Italy and Beyond: The Grand Tour. 2. Architectural Innovations: Public and Private Buildings. 3. From Achilles to Wolfe: The Painting of History. 4. Picturesque Nature: Gardens and Landscape Paintings. 5. Commercial Initiative: Furnishing the Home Maturity 1790 to 1830. 6. Revolution, War and Nationalism: Art in the Service of Politics. 7. Washington to Sydney: Classicism Triumphant. 8. Eating your Ice under a Grecian Group: Living with Neoclassicism; The Aftermath. 9. Crystal Palace to the Present: The Legacy of Neoclassicism. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 351 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps; 22 cm. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. *** "Carla Rachman's clear and engaging account offers an accessible introduction to Claude Monet's life and art, analysing the works themselves and also the social basis for the shifts in taste and the changing political and economic forces within Monet's lifetime. The artist's personal life and his relations with dealers, patrons, critics and institutions are seen as formative influences on his work. The book traces critical reaction to Monet's work from the early years, which were marked by clashes with conventional artistic values, to the present, in which Monet's vision of the world has gained popularity with the public at large." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: 1. Drawn into Art: Monet's Early Years; 2. The Painting of Modern Life: Making a Name in Paris; 3. Sundays On the River: Argenteuil and the Birth of Impressionism; 4. All That is Solid Melts into Air: Monet at Vetheuil; 5. Monet's Tour de France: The Roving Painter; 6. Putting Down Roots: Monet at Giverny; 7. The Unwavering Gaze: The Series Paintings of the 1890s; 8. Grandes Decorations: Monet in the Twentieth Century. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 3rd. 124 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 31 cm. Revised and Enlarged. Firm binding, clean inside copy. 1998 reprint. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 2nd. 126 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 31 cm. Revised and Enlarged. Firm binding, clean inside copy. 2000 reprint. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. 128 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Another copy available. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Of the six Impressionist painters whose first exhibition scandalized and fascinated Paris in 1874, Berthe Morisot was the only woman. She reached a pinnacle of artistic achievement despite the restraints society placed on her sex, adroitly combining her artistic ambitions with a rewarding family life. Anne Higonnet brings fully to life an accomplished artist and her world." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Preface; 1. Family background 1841-1857; 2. First lessons 1857-1867; 3. Contacts 1859-1967; 4. Encounters and partings 1868-1869; 5. Alternatives 1869-1971; 6. Political Crisis 1870-1871; 7. Personal crisis 1870-1872; 8. Resolutions 1872-1874; 9. Joining the impressionist movement 1873-1874; 10. First impressionist exhibition 1874; 11. Eugene Manet; 12. Artistic events; 13. New bond; 14. Impressionism comes of age; 15. Fulfillment 1878-1883; 16. Loss 1883-1886; 17. La Grande dame de la Peinture 1884-1891; 18. Art closer to home and farther abroad 1885-1891; 19. Bereavement and acclaim 1892-1894; 20. Summation 1895. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 126 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. viii, 250 pages, [3] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Originally issued as vol. 3 of his Studies in the art of the Renaissance. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. *** "The third volume of E H Gombrich's seminal essays on the Renaissance has the classical tradition as its central theme. Apelles, the most famous painter of ancient Greece, was said to have combined perfect beauty with supreme skill in imitating the appearances of nature. These twin ideals of perfect beauty and perfect imitation of nature, which were inherited from classical antiquity and remained unchallenged as the cornerstone of art until the twentieth century, form the starting-point for these learned and always stimulating essays. Whether discussing the rendering of light and lustre, the working methods of Leonardo da Vinci or the principles of criticism, the author's analyses and interpretations are underpinned by a deep conviction that, despite the apparent abandonment of the Renaissance ideals in the twentieth century, questions about traditions, values and standards are still of fundamental importance. This wider concern gives these essays a continuing vitality, not only for students but also for anyone interested in art and culture." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Lights and highlights. The heritage of Apelles; Light, form and texture in fifteenth-century painting north and south of the alps. Leonardo da Vinci's method of analysis and permutation; The form of movement in water and air; The grotesque heads. Jerome Bosch's 'Garden of earthly delights'; The earliest description of the triptych; 'As was due in the days of Noe'. Classical rules and rational standards; From the revival of letters to the reform of the arts: Niccolo Niccoli and Filippo Brunelleschi; The leaven of criticism of renaissance art: texts and episodes; The pride of Apelles: Vives, Du rer and Bruegel. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 3rd. 126 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Slightly shopworn with publisher's remainder mark/half-title page. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Pictorial boards, 311, [20] pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 17 cm. A very good copy, spine slightly rolled at the crown. No ownership markings. Dust jacket with light edgewear. *** "This book is a tour: it allows the reader to travel together with Renzo Piano around twenty-two of his realized projects. It offers the rare privilege of a guide throught the eyes of the architect, focusing not only on what are the key elements of each building, but also on how each is perceived by its originator. Presented through introductory text, a concept sketch and a sequence of photographs that take the reader from the outside to the inside, from overview to detail, the diversity and original accomplishment of each built project is revealed." - Publisher. Size: 12mo.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. 2nd. 31 pages, [96] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 2nd. 351 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** "A concise and well illustrated history of world architecture, this serves as an ideal introduction for anyone wanting to understand the world's architectural heritage, from the earliest cities of the Middle East to the latest developments." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. 3rd. 126 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Reprint, 1998. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 320 pages, 25 plates (1 folded), illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical table, portraits; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Gift inscription/front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Age toning. Dust jacket with edgewear. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. 2nd. 16 pages, 48 pages of plates, colour illustrations, colour portraits; 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. Wraps have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardbound. Condición: Very Good. Large quarto in dust jacket, 240 pp., color and b/w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index A nicely illustrated introduction.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Near fine , small pocket size version of "The Fashion Book". Alphabetical list of major fashion designers with text and glossy photo example of trademark design. 519 pp. Two original price stickers on back cover. Fashion, Clothing Design.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 447 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. *** "From the exuberant carvings of Hindu temples to the elegant symmetry of the Taj Mahal, from the luminous wall-paintings of Ajanta to the vibrant images of illustrated manuscripts, the Indian subcontinent offers an amazing visual feast. In this comprehensive survey Vidya Dehejia, a leading authority on Indian art, explains and analyses not only such key early developments as the great cities of the Indus civilization, the serene Buddha image, the intriguing art of cave sites and sophisticated temple-building traditions, but also the luxury of the Mughal court, the palaces and pavilions of Rajasthan, the churches of Portuguese Goa, art in the British Raj, and issues taking art into the twenty-first century. Using a contextual approach, the book considers the meaning of the word 'art' in the Indian cultural milieu, the relationship between art and the subcontinent's religious traditions, the status of artists and the impact of trade and travel on artistic development. The only full and up-to-date history of the subcontinent's artistic heritage, this is an essential introduction for the student, traveller and general reader.* - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Introduction; Mountains, rivers, people; Experiencing art; The viewer, the art, the artist; Bricks, seals and stone; Into written history; Stories in stone; Popular appeal of early Buddhist art; After Alexander; Indo-Greek art and the Buddha image; Into the mountainside; Cave monasteries and cave temples; Fierce deities and cosmic couples; esoteric Buddhist imagery; "Seeing" the divine; Image and temple; Sacred and "profane"; The Nagara Temple; A riddle in stone; Pallava Mamallapuram; Holy ground; Dravida Chola temples; God in the image of man; Expanded temples and festival bronzes; Linear abstractions; Art and the sultans of India; Cosmopolitan splendour; City of victory; Visions of paradise; The luxury of Mughal art; Palaces and pavilions; Chivalry of Rajput Mewar; Rome of the tropics; Churches of Portuguese Goa; Jewel in the crown; Arts of the British Raj; Epilogue; Art in a secular democracy. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 232 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. *** A collection of 28 fashion essays previously published in The New York Times Magazine and elsewhere. *** CONTENTS: Serial dresser (The New York Times); On the beach (The New Yorker); Visionaries (The New Yorker); Shoe crazy (The Atlantic); Woody's picks (The New York Times); The eye of the beholder (The New Yorker); A model bride (The New Yorker); Witness for the defence (The New York Times); The religion of women (The New Yorker); Quoting Chanel (The Atlantic); For better or for worse? (The New Yorker); Shirt wars (The New York Times); Men will be men (The Atlantic); natural setting (The New York Times); Landscape with figures (The New Yorker); Fanfare in a minor key (The New Yorker); Survivors (The New Yorker); Wrap star (The New York Times); Camelot (The New Yorker); Ralph Lauren's achievement (The Atlantic); Designer genes (The New York Times); Fat pride (The Atlantic); Musclebound (The New Yorker); The spirit is willing (The New York Times); Sackcloth and ashes (The New Yorker); The sympathy vote (The New York Times); The end of elegance (The New Yorker); The new world order (The New York Times). Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, x, 164 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket price-clipped on the front flap. *** CONTENTS: Introduction; L'Histoire de la peinture en Italie; The Salon of 1824; The Salon of 1839; Stendhal, critic of the critics; Travel literature; Aphorisms from the Filosofia Nova, Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 2nd. 126 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Revised and enlarged edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: 4to.