Design & Architecture

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'…

Understanding English Cathedrals: Terminology, Architecture, Organization, And …

Read by David Wales


Esther Singleton


This recording comprises chapters from two different works: How To Visit The English Cathedrals (1912) by Esther Singleton, and The Cathedr…

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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Various


This publication of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of the Black Hills presents the history and description of one of the most …

The Color of a Great City

Read by Lee Smalley


Theodore Dreiser


Theodore Dreiser was highly acclaimed for his novels and other writing. This non-fiction work takes place in many areas of New York City in …

The Dial, May 1920

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Various


An example of one of the leading literary magazines of the early 20th Century. Poetry by e.e. cummings and Louise Bryant (aka Mrs. John Reed…

A Short Description of Torre Abbey

Read by Garth Burton


Hugh Robert Watkin


Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the time of Henry VIII, a significant part of the buildings of Torre Abbey, particularly the…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 8

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'…

A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania

Read by Tatiana Chichilla


Margaretta Archambault


This book was curated by the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women for tourists' use on a journey to Pennsylvania. Each of Pennsylvania's 6…

Impressions of Ukiyo-ye, the School of the Japanese Colour-print Artists

Read by Bryn Roberts


Dora Amsden


Ukiyo-ye prepared Japan for intercourse with other nations by developing in the common people an interest in other countries, in science and…

The Story of Cairo

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Stanley Lane-Poole


Although Cairo is most famous for the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Giza located at its outskirts, the city as we know it today dates back on…

Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art

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William Henry Holmes


A study of ceramics in the Americas: its form, function and ornamentation as well as its history. Produced by the Smithsonian's Department o…

The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Goldsmithing and Sculpture

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Benvenuto Cellini


Benvenuto Cellini, a 16th century Florentine goldsmith and sculptor, is perhaps better known for his colorful autobiography than his works o…

The Story of London

Read by Paul Lawley-Jones


Henry B. Wheatley


A non-exhaustive history of London from the earliest settlement up to early modern times, focusing on the daily lives of its citizens, the a…

Gloves Past and Present

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Willard M. Smith


From the preface: "For thirty years I have devoted myself to the practical problems of the glove industry, and my connection with one o…

The Revolutions of Civilization

Read by Leon Harvey


William Matthew Flinders Petrie


British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome & medieval Europ…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 9

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Giorgio Vasari


Volume 9 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters

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Elbert Hubbard


Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…

Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect

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Lawrence Weaver


This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…

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…

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