Arts / Painting

Decoration of Houses

by Alexandra Stoddard

Alexandra Stoddard continues her creative and insightful guidance by showing us how to make our homes a real expression of our true selves. Starting with the Fifteen Defining Principles of Interior Design, Stoddard...

Freud: Dictionary of Psychoanalysis

by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...

First Crossing of the Polar Sea

by Hans Christian Andersen

This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'Thumbelina', first published in May of 1835. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions...

Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen - Illustrated by Thomas, Charles and W. Heath Robinson

by Hans Christian Andersen

This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's most famous tale 'The Little Mermaid', first published in May of 1837. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in...

Colonial Folkways - A Chronicle Of American Life In the Reign of the Georges

by J. Anderson

Charles McLean Andrews (February 22, 1863 - September 9, 1943) was one of the most distinguished American historians of his time and widely recognized as a leading authority on American colonial history. The...

The Changing Concept of Reality in Art

by Deborah Rosenthal & Erwin Rosenthal

"The transmutation of artistic form," writes Erwin Rosenthal, "depends on individual decisions and cultural development. But there are basic laws of self-expression which do not change, which are perpetual because...

Gifted: The Tale of 10 Mysterious Book Sculptures Gifted to the City of Words and Ideas

by Anonymous

One day in March 2011 staff at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh noticed a wonderful paper sculpture left on a table. Carved from paper and mounted on a book, it bore a tag expressing support for the...

The Get Well Book: A Little Book of Laughs to Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better

by John McPherson

If laughter is the best medicine, The Get Well Book by John McPherson is just what the doctor ordered. Filled with inside laughs about the cures, the pills, and the little indignities that doctors deliver, it...

The Renaissance Rediscovery of Linear Perspective

by Jr., Samuel Y. Edgerton

A history of linear perspective. With illustrations and chronological outline. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online version of the same title....

Drawing a Cat

by , Clare Turlay Newberry

This unusual book conrtains a guide for drawing cats, and would be a lovely addition to the bookshelf of any artist. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

Beads And Beadwork Of The American Indians

by , William Orchard

An in-depth study of the bead and how the native north and south Americans utilised beads for dress and ritual clothing from prehistoric to relatively modern times. Many of the earliest books, particularly those...

Pen Drawing - An Illustrated Treatise

by , Charles Maginnis

Originally published in 1924, this early work on Pen Drawing is a highly illustrated and informative look at the subject with much of the information being useful and practical today. Chapters include; Style...

Words of Art: Inspiring Quotes from the Masters

by Adams Media

"The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire." --Auguste Rodin, French sculptor

Who better to speak about the creative process than the greatest artists in history? From Georgia O'Keeffe and Ralph...

Living the Artist's Life, Updated and Revised: A Guide to Growing, Persevering, and Succeeding in the Art World

by Robert Paul Dorrell

Dorrell opened his gallery in 1991, and has been advancing artists careers on a national level ever since. This is an updated edition of his original book, covering critical subjects that he didn't before and...

Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina

by Benjamin Blech & Roy Doliner

Preparese para desaprender todo lo que creia saber sobre la Capilla Sixtina y las obras maestras de Miguel angel. Este libro procurara desplazar siglos de prejuicio, censura e ignorancia de uno de los tesoros...

Abstraction and Empathy: A Contribution to the Psychology of Style

by Wilhelm Worringer

Worringer's classic study argues that in historical periods of anxiety and uncertainty, man seeks to abstract objects from their unpredictable state and transform them into absolute, transcendental forms. With...

Catalogue of Paintings by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida

by , Leonard Williams

Originally published in 1909, this classic book contains a wealth of information on the famous artist Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida and his works, and will make a valuable addition to the bookshelf of anyone with...

La Venus de Milo

by , Félix Ravaisson

Cet ouvrage rare et original, paru à l'origine en 1871, constitue une appréciation de la célèbre sculpture grecque qui est actuellement conservée au musée du Louvre. L'auteur porte une attention particulière...

Modern Technical Drawing, a Handbook Describing in Detail the Preparation of Working Drawings.

by George Ellis

Modern technical drawing a handbook describing in detail the preparation of working drawings, with special attention to oblique and circle-on-circle work, orthographic, isometric, and oblique projections, practical...

Great Singers: An Endangered Species

by Denes Striny

This book supplies detailed explanations for young singers, teachers, and professional singers with 'troubled' voices. Striny's previous book, Head First, discussed this process but without specific instructions...