Art

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 …

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 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 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'…

Six Ways To Vermeer


Radio Netherlands


Six ways to Vermeer A montage documentary about one of the greatest of the Dutch Masters, Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) of Delft, u…

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

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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…

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

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…

The History of the Popes During the Last Four Centuries, Volume 1

Read by Pamela Nagami


Leopold Von Ranke


Leopold von Ranke was a German Lutheran historian and a founder of modern historical writing based on primary sources. This is a panoramic a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Arts and Crafts Essays (Version 2)

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Arts And Crafts Exhibition Society


The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society was active from the late 1880s until the outbreak of WWI. It was influential in the development of th…

Fräulein Else


Arthur Schnitzler


Else T., Tochter eines Wiener Rechtsanwalts, befindet sich für einige Urlaubstage in einem italienischen Kurort. Dort bekommt sie einen…

Every Man His Own Art Critic

Read by Phil Benson


Patrick Geddes


This collection includes two texts written to accompany two blockbuster art exhibitions: Every man his own art critic at the Manchester Exhi…

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.…

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