Edité par J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
ISBN 10 : 0892368616 ISBN 13 : 9780892368617
Vendeur : Flying Danny Books, Netosu, OR, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First AmericanEdition. A new. book and D.J. that is unused and unmarked. 320 pp., 387 illustrations 153 in color. The Enlightenment is that crucial, and profoundly exciting, period between the late seventeenth century and the French Revolution. It was the great age of rationalism and tolerance, an age of boundless curiosity about the physical universe and the nature of the human mind, an age that rejected superstition in favor of observation and experiment to arrive at the truth--an age, in fact, that laid the foundations for the world in which we live. With nearly four hundred illustrations selected from a wide array of sources, the book tells the fascinating story of the men and women of the Enlightenment in their search for definition and redefinition of the values of their time. Included are the range of ideas they explored--from coffee-house conversations to astronomy, from voyages of discovery to the investigation of dreams, from the first dictionaries and encyclopedias to new attitudes on marriage and women's rights. Theirs was an enthralling journey that reflected the intellectual revolution that transformed human consciousness.
Edité par J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
ISBN 10 : 0892367679 ISBN 13 : 9780892367672
Vendeur : Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Hard cover. Etat : Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
Edité par J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles Ca., 1999
ISBN 10 : 089236517X ISBN 13 : 9780892365173
Vendeur : Colin Martin Books, Near Hull, EY, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Fine. Qto., 128 pages, illustrated. Looks unused, a Fine crisp clean copy.
Edité par J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
ISBN 10 : 089236727X ISBN 13 : 9780892367276
Vendeur : Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Trade paperback. Etat : Good. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. Guide to Imagery. Audience: General/trade.
Edité par Los Angeles. The J. Paul Getty Trust / Getty Publications, , first edition, 2001
Vendeur : Pallas Books Antiquarian Booksellers, Leiden, Pays-Bas
paperback, 26,80 x 28,80 cm 96 pp., 73 plates Condition: Fine = as new. In 1933, Walker Evans traveled to Cuba to take photographs for "The Crime of Cuba," a book by American journalist Carleton Beals. Beals's explicit goal was to expose the corruption of dictator Gerardo Machado and the torturous relationship between the United States and its island neighbor. Evans's photographs are fascinating both for their subject matter and the evidence they provide of his artistic development. This volume brings together more than sixty of these images--all from the J. Paul Getty Museum's extensive holdings of the photographer's work. Codrescu's spirited text helps to provide a sense of the aesthetic and political forces that were shaping Evans's art in the early 1930s. He argues that the photographs are the work of a young artist whose temperament was distinctly at odds with Beals's impassioned rhetoric and shows that Evans was just beginning to combine his early, formalist aesthetic with the social concerns that would figure so prominently in his later work. Together, the images and the insightful essay provide a compelling study of a major artist at an important juncture in his career.
Edité par J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, 1997
ISBN 10 : 089236291X ISBN 13 : 9780892362912
Vendeur : AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. This book offers definitions of the techniques, processes, and materials used in the production of postclassical European sculpture. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer are presented in an easily portable format. With numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum - most of them in color - this volume will be indispensable to all readers wishing to increase their enjoyment and understanding of European sculpture. This newest addition to the Museum's popular Looking At series provides definitions of the technical terms most often encountered by museum-goers and student of post-antique European sculpture. The book enhances the appreciation of the art form by explaining the methods used in creating sculpture and the terms used by scholars to describe it. Featured are clear, concise explanations to questions such as: What is a socle? What are the steps in bronze casting? What is contrapposto? Written for the non-specialist and lavishly illustrated with objects from the Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book is invaluable to anyone who wants to learn more about the art of sculpture. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Edité par J Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, 2000
Vendeur : Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, Etats-Unis
Soft Cover. Etat : Fine. Large thick oversized softcover book. Still sealed in original shrinkwrap. Shrinkwrap is ruffled but the book is in excellent condition. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Paperback.
Edité par J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 2007
ISBN 10 : 0892368667 ISBN 13 : 9780892368662
Vendeur : Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Hard cover. Etat : Very good. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
Edité par Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2003
ISBN 10 : 0892367032 ISBN 13 : 9780892367030
Vendeur : Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 31 x 23.5 cm. Quarto. 575 pages. Red cloth in dust jacket. Published in conjunction with an ehibition organized at J. Paul Getty Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts, and The British Library held at the Getty Museum from June 17 through September 7, 2003 and at the Royal Academy of Arts from November 25, 2003 to February 22, 2004. Crease to rear jacket flap.