Design & Architecture
Child-life in Art
Read by Laura Caldwell
Estelle M. Hurll
The poetry of childhood is full of attractiveness to the artist, and many and varied are the forms in which he interprets it. The Christ-chi…
Malerbriefe: Beiträge zur Theorie und Praxis der Malerei
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Wilhelm Ostwald
In seinen 17 Malerbriefen geht Wilhelm Ostwald in leicht verständlicher Weise auf die Physikalischen (Optik) und Chemischen (Pigmente, …
The Real Latin Quarter
Read by Bill Boerst
Frank Berkeley Smith
"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…
Essays on Art
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Essays on art, letters, thoughts, aphorisms - Goethe's thoughts were dealing with artworks of every branch of arts. He addressed many aspect…
Vom Gyps und vom Stucco
Read by Dirk Weber
Carl Schmied
Vom Gyps und vom Stucco ist eine Anleitung zur Herstellung von Gypsfiguren, nebst benötigter Formen, sowie zur Imitation des Marmors mi…
The Art of Bookbinding
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Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf
This handbook explains the art of bookbinding and simultaneously reminds us what a complex technology is to make books! Zaehnsdorf, bookbind…
The Age of the Condottieri: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1409-1530
Read by Pamela Nagami
Oscar Browning
Italy from 1409 to 1530 is synonymous with the Renaissance, but this was also the age of the condottieri, Italian captains of mercenary comp…
Paulicea Desvairada
Read by Rachel Moraes
Mario De Andrade and Mário De Andrade
Paulicea Desvairada – livro de Mário de Andrade, publicado em julho de 1922. A leitura de trechos deste livro foi um dos pontos altos…
The Artist
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B. F. Gandee
The Artist, or Young Ladies' Instructor in Ornamental Painting, Drawing etc. is a delightful art instruction book from 1835. Follow Charlott…
The Tower of London
Read by Janet
Walter George Bell
A short book, whose chapters were originally published in The Daily Mail, which explores the history and facts of each of the structures tha…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 5
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Giorgio Vasari
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…
Remodeled Farmhouses
Read by Cynthia Moyer
Mary H. Northend
"There is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, …
The waning of the middle ages: a study of the forms of life, thought and art in…
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Johan Huizinga
The Waning of the Middle Ages (also known as The Autumn of the Middle Ages, or Autumntide of the Middle Ages), subtitled A study of the form…
Dissertation on Oriental Gardening
Read by Peter Yearsley
William Chambers
A little essay on the Chinese style of gardening, as opposed to the continental style, which the author finds too formal with too many strai…
Gesammelte Schriften
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Max Liebermann
Max Liebermann war einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Maler des Impressionismus. Seine Werke sind noch heute bekannt und geschätzt. Weni…
Salt Mines and Castles: The Discovery and Restitution of Looted European Art
Read by TR Love
Thomas Carr Howe
"From May 1945 until February 1946, I served as a Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Officer in Germany. During the first four months of…
Semana de Arte Moderna de 1922 - Coletânea Centenário
Read by Rachel Moraes
Mario De Andrade and Mário De Andrade
Esta “Semana de Arte Moderna 1922 - Coletânea Centenário” dá uma noção geral do que foi este “aconteciment…
Rosa Bonheur
Read by Susan Morin
François Crastre
A Masterpieces in Colour series book. Very informative with a biography and critique of the artist's work and how well she was beloved. (Sum…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 7
Read by Rita Boutros
Giorgio Vasari
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de'…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6
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Giorgio Vasari
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de'…