Art
Stories of Great Composers for Children
This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childho…
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
The Seven Lamps of Architecture, published in May 1849, is an extended essay written by the English art critic and theorist John Ruskin. The…
Auguste Rodin
Rodin has pronounced Rilke's essay the supreme interpretation of his work. (From the translators’ Preface)Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, was a …
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects offers a captivating glimpse into the lives and works of the great masters of t…
Salt Mines and Castles
"From May 1945 until February 1946, I served as a Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Officer in Germany. During the first four months of…
Dress Design
Dress Design by Talbot Hughes offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of fashion in Western Europe, tracing its development from…
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic
One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks t…
Lectures on Landscape
Lectures on Landscape presents a thought-provoking exploration of landscape painting through the eyes of John Ruskin, a prominent artist and…
Music Talks With Children
"A book of this kind, though addressed to children, must necessarily reach them through an older person. The purpose is to suggest a fe…
The Practice and Science of Drawing
This book is an attempt to teach beginning students how to draw. Starting out with intuition and vision, Harold Speed explains line and mass…
To The Lighthouse
The Ramsey family, with house guests, visit the Isle of Skye at least twice. The plot is not at all the point though, as this is a book abou…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite delle più eccellen…
Tutankhamen
(From the Introduction) “Never before in the history of archaeological inquiry has any event excited such immediate and world-wide interest …
The History of the Suez Canal
A lively picture of the origin and completion of the Suez Canal (built between 1859 and 1869) and his architect, Vicomte de Lesseps. This is…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World is a list of masterpieces of architecture and art of classical antiquity. First compiled in the second ce…
Van Dyck
Van Dyck offers a detailed exploration of the life and work of the renowned Baroque painter, Anthony van Dyck. This biography not only chron…
The Two Paths
"The Two Paths" is a collection of five lectures delivered in 1858 and 1859 by John Ruskin on art and architecture. This is how th…
Dissertation on Oriental Gardening
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…
Water-Closets
Plunge into the wonderful world of water-closets (a.k.a. toilets) with Virginia architect Glenn Brown. Follow the evolution of the humble to…