Advanced Search»

History

Showing 1-10 of 59 items in History
« previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | next »


Landscape and Western Art

Malcolm Andrews
$27.95
In Stock, 
Paperback,  Dec 1999 ISBN13: 9780192842336ISBN10: 0192842331 A beautifully-illustrated look at 500 years of one of the most popular genres in art

See more from the series
bookshot


Art History: A Very Short Introduction

Dana Arnold
$11.95
In Stock, 
Paperback,  Feb 2004 ISBN13: 9780192801814ISBN10: 0192801813 A short introduction to all of the major debates and issues in the field of art history

See more from the series
bookshot


Fashion

A Very Short Introduction
Rebecca Arnold
$11.95
In Stock, 
Paperback,  Oct 2006 ISBN13: 9780199547906ISBN10: 0199547904 A wide ranging account discussing everything from production and design, couture, and retailing to the wider role of fashion in society

See more from the series
bookshot


Art and the Senses

Francesca Bacci, David Melcher
$139.95
In Stock, 
Hardback,  Sep 2011 ISBN13: 9780199230600ISBN10: 0199230609 The senses play a vital role in our health, our social interactions, and in enjoying food, music and the arts.
The book provides a unique interdisciplinary overview of the senses, ranging from the neuroscience of sensory processing in the body, to cultural influences on how the senses are used in society, to the role of the senses in the arts.
bookshot


Architecture: A Very Short Introduction

Andrew Ballantyne
$11.95
In Stock, 
Paperback,  Oct 2002 ISBN13: 9780192801791ISBN10: 0192801791

See more from the series
bookshot


The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture

Three-volume set
Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila S. Blair
$415.00
In Stock, 
Hardback,  Feb 2009 ISBN13: 9780195309911ISBN10: 019530991X The most comprehensive coverage of Islamic art throughout the world, beginning with the inception of Islam and continuing to the present day
bookshot


Fashion

Christopher Breward
$27.95
In Stock, 
Paperback,  May 2003 ISBN13: 9780192840301ISBN10: 0192840304 150 years of fashion; from the earliest development of Haute Couture in 1850 up to the present day

See more from the series
bookshot


The American Leonardo

A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money
John Brewer
$24.95
In Stock, 
Hardback,  Sep 2009 ISBN13: 9780195396904ISBN10: 0195396901 The twisting path of a painting of infamously uncertain origin reveals much about the workings of the twentieth-century art market
bookshot


The Mirror of the Gods

How Renaissance Artists Rediscovered the Pagan Gods
Malcolm Bull
$65.00
In Stock, 
Hardback,  Jan 2005 ISBN13: 9780195219234ISBN10: 0195219236 A beautifully illustrated account of how the great Renaissance artists revived the myths of Greece and Rome and changed the course of Western art
bookshot


Modernism: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Butler
$11.95
In Stock, 
Paperback,  Aug 2010 ISBN13: 9780192804419ISBN10: 0192804413 A compact introduction to modernism--why it began, what it is, and how it has shaped virtually all aspects of 20th and 21st century life

See more from the series
bookshot


Discover these from OUP

Enlighten Yourself

cover Extend beyond traditional boundaries. The Encyclopedia of Enlightenment: Explore a period of time known for advances in science, arts and philosophy.


“A new era in the historical study of English”  —David Crystal

cover The first historical thesaurus ever written —over 40 years in the making and covering 920,000+ words from Old English to the present— the HTOED is a groundbreaking view of the historical inventory of English.


The world is an everchanging place

cover The Encyclopedia of Global Change provides the first comprehensive guide to the impact of humanity on the planet. Two volumes covering topics from the environment and resources to policies, demographics, and biographies.



« previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | next »