Art
How to Paint Permanent Pictures
Read by Bryn Roberts
Maximilian Toch
"How To Paint Permanent Pictures" by Maximilian Toch delves into the intricate art of creating lasting images through painting. To…
Four Masters of Etching
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Frederick Wedmore
Frederick Wedmore presents short vignettes of influential artists of the 19th century who were noted for their mastery of etching: Seymour H…
This Wheels On Fire The Soundscape Of 1968
This Wheels on Fire - The Soundscape of 1968 A collage of archive recordings, newsreels, newspaper clips and music based aroun…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 10
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Giorgio Vasari
Volume 10 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
On Building a Theatre
Read by James R. Hedrick
Irving Pichel
As people live in a house, Or work, day after day, in a store or factory or public building, they become used to inconveniences, bad arrange…
War Impressions: Being a Record in Colour
Read by Phil Benson
Mortimer Menpes
A personal account of the second Boer War by Australian expatriate artist Mortimer Menpes. Menpes travelled to South Africa as a corresponde…
Art in Australia, No. 1, 1916
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…
Art in Australia, No. 2, 1917
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…
The Story of Coventry
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Mary Dormer Harris
Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city of Coventry was founded in the early Middle Ages. Earl Leofric and his wife La…
Trees and Tree Drawing
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Edward Charles Clifford
A short instructional book that may be of interest to nature and art lovers alike. Clifford, an artist himself, shares his tips and tricks o…
The Magic Lantern and its Management
Read by James R. Hedrick
T. C. Hepworth
There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that i…
The American Catholic Quarterly Volume 1
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Various
This was founded in 1876 as a quarterly magazine containing articles about politics, culture, religion, the arts and literature. The founder…
Water-Closets: A Historical, Mechanical, and Sanitary Treatise
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Glenn Brown
Plunge into the wonderful world of water-closets (a.k.a. toilets) with Virginia architect Glenn Brown. Follow the evolution of the humble to…