Art
The Stones of Venice
The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from …
A Prairie Sunset
A Prairie Sunset is a reflective poem by Walt Whitman that captures the beauty and vastness of the American landscape. Through vivid imagery…
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…
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…
Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his remo…
Vie de Mozart
Mélomane passionné, Stendhal consacrera une biographie à Mozart, une à Haydn et une autre à Rossini. Vies…
Just Me
Perhaps the first memoir written by a film celebrity, Pearl White's Just Me gives a first-person account of the actress' rise to stardom. Wh…
A Little Tour in France
A splendid example of travel writing at its best, in this description of six week tour in France -- from Touraine, down to Provence, then ba…
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…
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 Stones of Venice
The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from …
Die Neue Malerei
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (* 8. Februar 1880 in München; † 4. März 1916 bei Verdun, Frankreich) war ein deutscher Maler und neben …
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 Medici
This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…
The Art of Stage Dancing
Ned Wayburn, a popular and outstanding choreographer of the early 1900's, writes about the different styles and requirements of dancing and …
Knights of Art
Knights of Art invites young listeners into the vibrant world of art and the lives of its most celebrated creators. Adapted from Giorgio Vas…
Woman as Decoration
Woman as Decoration offers a unique perspective on the intersection of personal style and environment, guiding women on how to harmonize the…
The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book
Mary Frances is a little girl whose Aunt Maria intends to teach her to knit and crochet, but she's very strict and demanding. It's a good th…
Vie de Beethoven
À ceux qui veulent mieux connaître la vie de l’illustre compositeur de l’Ode à la joie, ce bref texte de Romain Rolland …