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The history of art of Glass
by Edward DillonGlass is a book which explores the history of the art of glass, a substance which is connected in our daily life. While the book explores only the artistic history, though there has been a chapter into the technicalities or manufacturing part which is essential to narrate the artistic part of it. The connection between the pottery and g..
A Treatise on Painting
by Leonardo Da VinciIf you want to learn the art of painting from none other than the legend Leonardo Da Vinci, you have got the right book “A Treatise on painting”. Though this book was not written as a book by Da Vinci himself, this book is a collection of manuscripts from his observations on painting for many years. Published after his death, this book sta..
Photography in the Studio and in the Field
by Edward EstabrookePhotography in the Studio and in the Field is a non-fiction work on photography written by Edward Estabrooke whose other work is "THE FERROTYPE AND HOW TO MAKE IT." This book is A PRACTICAL MANUAL DESIGNED AS A COMPANION ALIKE TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER.Excerpts The most important improvement in photographic processes tha..
The China Painter Instruction Book
by AnonymousThe China Painter Instruction Book is a comprehensive instructional book for painting which teaches many aspects of painting such as color mixing, color combinations, Tinting, Dusting, Outlining, etc. Published by THAYER & CHANDLER, this book explains painting in various objects like leaf painting, Fruit painting, Figure painting, Enamel ..
On Laboratory Arts
by Richard ThrelfallEXPERIMENTAL work in physical science rests ultimately upon the mechanical arts. It is true that in a well-appointed laboratory, where apparatus is collected together in greater or less profusion, the appeal is often very indirect, and to a student carrying out a set experiment with apparatus provided to his hand, the temptation to ignore the mecha..
Forgers and Forgeries
by W. G. ConstableThe usual idea of a forgery is of something deliberately fabricated to appear to be what it is not; something conceived in sin, and carrying the taint of illegitimacy throughout its existence. In fact, however, many things made for quite innocent and even laudable purposes have been used to deceive and to defraud, by means of misrepresentation or s..
Spanish Painting
by Aureliano de Beruete y MoretTHE exhibition of Spanish Painting held in London in the galleries of the Royal Academy from November to January last, excited a lively interest in the English public and inspired numerous articles on the subject in English journals and reviews. If all of these were not in accord on certain issues and critics adopted various points of view, it may ..
Musical Travels Through England
by George VealI was born in the Parish of Gotham, in the county of Nottingham: my father was a sawyer, and my mother had, for many years before her marriage, cried oysters and Newcastle-salmon about the streets of London. Neither of them are said to have been remarkable for their vocal or instrumental talents. My mother’s voice was, indeed, exceedingly shrill an..