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Lucio Fontana - The Artist's Materials . Gottschaller 9781606061145
RRP: $94.50Booksplease Price: $81.63This is the first English language technical study of one of the most important Italian artists of the post-WWII period. Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) is widely regarded as one of the most influential... -
Principles of Art History Heinrich Wolfflin 9781606064528
RRP: $63.00Booksplease Price: $57.71This book features a crystalline new translation of one of art history's most influential works-published on its one-hundredth anniversary. Principles of Art History by Heinrich Wolfflin (1864-1945),... -
Hans Hofmann Dawn Rogala 9781606064870
RRP: $73.50Booksplease Price: $64.55This gorgeously illustrated book examines the practice and materials of a prominent Abstract Expressionist The career of the German-American painter and educator Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) describes... -
The Gualenghi D'Este Hours - Art and Devotion in Renaissance Ferrara by Kurt Barstow 9780892363704
RRP: $199.50Booksplease Price: $168.61During the Renaissance, a book of hours was intended for private devotional use by the laity as an expression of the desire to imitate the prayer life of nuns and monks. This manuscript was created... -
Management Planning for Archaeological Site - Proceedings of the Corinth Workshop by Gaetano Palumbo 9780892366910
RRP: $73.50Booksplease Price: $65.18Archaeological sites around the world are threatened by forces including population growth, development, urbanization, pollution, tourism, vandalism, and looting Site management planning is emerging... -
The Spitz Master - A Parisian Book of Hours . Clark 9780892367122
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $32.66The Spitz book of hours is one of the finest French manuscripts in the collections of the Getty Museum. It is also one of the most original and inventive manuscripts painted in the International... -
Advances in the Protection of Museum Collections From Earthquake Damage - Papers From a Conference Held at the J.Paul Getty Museum, May 2006 . Podany 9780892369089
RRP: $136.50Booksplease Price: $116.38For nearly three decades, the J. Paul Getty Museum has played a leading role in the development of seismic mitigation for museum collections. Contributors to this volume--ranging from museum... -
The Craftsman Revealed - Adrien de Vries, Scupltor in Bronze . Basset 9780892369195
RRP: $105.00Booksplease Price: $91.83Dutch sculptor Adriaen de Vries (1556-1626) spent much of his life working for the most discerning royal courts of the age, including that of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II in Prague.A master of... -
The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold - A Study of a Flemish Masterpiece from the Burgundian Court . De Schryver 9780892369430
RRP: $105.00Booksplease Price: $91.83In January 1469, the accounts of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy (reigned 1467-77) record a payment to the noted scribe Nicolas Spierinc 'for having written...some prayers for my lord.' Seven... -
Conserving Outdoor Sculptures - The Stark Collection at the Getty Center . Considine 9781606060100
RRP: $136.50Booksplease Price: $117.43This is a comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of the Getty Museum's research into outdoor sculpture conservation. When the J. Paul Getty Museum received twenty-eight sculptures created by... -
Ephemeral Monuments - History and Conservation of Installation Art . Ferriani 9781606061343
RRP: $94.50Booksplease Price: $82.26This is an indispensible volume for creators, curators, and conservators of installation art. Installation art is an evolving, often ephemeral medium that defies rigid categorization. It has also... -
Las Vegas in the Rearview Mirror - The City in Thepru, Photography and Film . Stierli 9781606061374
RRP: $94.50Booksplease Price: $82.26This is an intelligent and superbly illustrated reevaluation of the seminal architectural manifesto Learning from Las Vegas. Learning from Las Vegas - published in 1972 by the American architects... -
Polychrome Sculpture Johannes Taubert 9781606064337
RRP: $105.00Booksplease Price: $91.83This book features a masterwork in the field of conservation published in English for the first time. In the decades since its initial publication in German in 1978, Polychrome Sculpture has come to... -
Cultural Memories in the Roman Empire Karl Galinsky 9781606064627
Booksplease Price: $166.82Memory studies -- one of the most vibrant research fields of the present day -- brings together such diverse disciplines as art and archaeology, history, religion, literature, sociology, media... -
A Royal Passion - Queen Victoria and Photography by Anne M. Lyden 9781606061558
RRP: $94.50Booksplease Price: $78.48This is a richly illustrated exploration of Queen Victoria's portrayal in photography and her role in shaping the medium. In January 1839, photography was announced to the world. Two years prior, a... -
Marie-Antoinette by Helene Delalex 9781606064832
RRP: $94.50Booksplease Price: $77.24An intimate glimpse into the public and private world of one of history's most famous- and infamous-queens Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) continues to fascinate historians, writers, and filmmakers more... -
Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens by Getty Publications 9781606064917
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $15.46Featuring stunning color photographs throughout, this edition takes readers on a visual tour through Los Angeles's iconic Getty Center, from the monumental modernist architecture of Richard Meier to... -
Inside the Getty, Second Edition by William Hackman 9781606066133
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $26.36Inside the Getty takes readers on a tour from the Getty Villa to the Getty Center, from the Museum's original home in J. Paul Getty's house to the many labs, libraries, and galleries that fill the... -
Display of Art in Roman Palace, 1550-1750 Gail Feigenbaum 9781606062982
RRP: $136.50Booksplease Price: $119.11This ambitious work lifts the veil on a pivotal chapter in the history of art and its social meaning. This book explores the principles of the display of art in the magnificent Roman palaces of the... -
The Thrill of the Chase - The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum Paul Martineau 9781606064672
RRP: $105.00Booksplease Price: $93.51With more than 26,000 works, the Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. collection of photographs is the largest single group of artworks in any medium at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Wagstaff (1921-1987) amassed his... -
Egyptologists' Notebooks: The Golden Age of Nile Exploration in Words, Pictures, Plans, and Letters by Chris Naunton 9781606066768
RRP: $84.00Booksplease Price: $63.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606066768Author Chris NauntonFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint -
Where's the Bear? - A Look-and-Find Book by . Getty 9780892363780
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $29.23Jan Brueghel's elaborate 1613 painting entitled "The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark" is cleverly transformed into this look-and-find book for children. Twenty-five detailed illustrations prompt... -
Jan Breugel the Elder - The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark by Kolb 9780892367702
Booksplease Price: $42.61Born in Brussels and trained by his grandmother, Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) was called "Velvet Brueghel" for his skill at painting rich and delicate textures. The biblical story of Noah's ark... -
Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens by Getty Publications 9781606064955
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $15.46Filled with dazzling artistic treasures, distinctive flora, and panoramic views, this beautifully illustrated volume is a perfect souvenir for guests of the Getty Center and an enticing introduction... -
Seeing the Getty Center and Gardens by Getty Publications 9781606064962
RRP: $16.78Booksplease Price: $15.77Filled with dazzling artistic treasures, distinctive flora, and panoramic views, this beautifully illustrated volume is a perfect souvenir for guests of the Getty Center and an enticing introduction... -
In Focus: Andre Kertesz - Photographs From the J.Paul Getty Museum by Weston J. Naef 9780892362905
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $28.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892362905Author . NaefFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint -
The Index of Paintings Sold in the British Isles During the Nineteenth Century - Part 1 A N by Burton B. Fredericksen 9780892363957
RRP: $283.50Booksplease Price: $242.49This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided... -
Learning in and Through Art - A Guide to Discipline Based Art Education by Stephen Mark Dobbs 9780892364947
RRP: $39.88Booksplease Price: $33.87This Handbook provides a practical, straightforward guide to the theory and practice of discipline-based art education. This comprehensive approach to art education has transformed the way students... -
French Tapestries and Textiles in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Charissa Bremer-David 9780892363797
RRP: $165.90Booksplease Price: $150.15French Tapestries and Textiles is a survey of the Getty Museum's seventeenth-and eighteenth-century French textiles-one of the world's finest collections. Featuring twenty-five extraordinary... -
Cellulose Nitrate in Conservation by Charles Selwitz 9780892360987
RRP: $39.88Booksplease Price: $36.08This series includes monographs, research results, and state-of-the-art reviews of conservation literature by Institute staff and others.Book InformationISBN 9780892360987Author . SelwitzFormat... -
Symbols of Power in Art by Paola Rapelli 9781606060667
RRP: $52.40Booksplease Price: $38.83This title is a superbly illustrated and insightful guide to the symbols of power in Western art. This latest volume in the acclaimed "Guide to Imagery series" examines the way that sovereign rulers... -
Joachim Wtewael -Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan by Anne W. Lowenthal 9780892363049
Booksplease Price: $42.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892363049Author . LowenthalFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint -
Stained Glass - Radiant Art by Virginia Chieffo Raguin 9781606061534
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $17.60This is a beautifully illustrated discussion on the making of stained glass and its enduring iconography. Stained glass is a monumental art, a corporate enterprise dependent on collaboration between... -
Sacred Possessions - Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900 . Feigenbaum 9781606060421
RRP: $54.60Booksplease Price: $49.83This is a brief history of and investigation into the collecting of sacred art. When works of art created for religious purposes outlive their original function, they often take on new meanings as... -
Issues in the Conservation of Photographs Debra Norris 9781606060001
RRP: $126.00Booksplease Price: $110.57This is an authoritative and insightful survey of the evolving field of photograph conservation. This volume is the first publication to chronicle the emergence and systematic development of... -
The Edible Monument - The Art of Food for Festivals Marcia Reed 9781606064542
Booksplease Price: $65.58The Edible Monument considers the elaborate architecture, sculpture, and floats designed for court and civic celebrations in early modern Europe, including popular festivals such as Carnival and the... -
Jean Paul Riopelle - The Artist's Materials . Corbeil 9781606060865
RRP: $73.50Booksplease Price: $64.55This is the first full-length English language study of one of the most important Canadian artists of the 20th century. Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was one of the most important Canadian artists... -
Seeing Venice - Bellotto's Grand Canal by Mark Doty 9780892366583
RRP: $29.38Booksplease Price: $27.53Bernardo Bellotto's magnificent View of the Grand Canal provides a rich visual record of life in eighteenth-century Venice. This painting one of the most popular in the Getty Museum is so sweeping in... -
Modern Japanese Art and the Meiji State - The Politics of Beauty . Sato 9781606060599
Booksplease Price: $151.47This is an insightful and intelligent re-thinking of Japanese art history & its Western influences. This broad-ranging and profoundly influential analysis describes how Western art institutions and... -
The Use of Oxygen-Free Environments in the Control of Museum Insect Pests by Shin Maekawa 9780892366934
RRP: $115.50Booksplease Price: $99.31Museums throughout the world face the challenge of finding non-toxic methods to control insect pests. This book focuses on practical rather than theoretical issues in the use of oxygen-free...