Design & Architecture
The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Goldsmithing and Sculpture
Read by Rob Marland
Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini, a 16th century Florentine goldsmith and sculptor, is perhaps better known for his colorful autobiography than his works o…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Fountains Abbey; the story of a mediaeval monastery
Read by Patrick Randall
George Hodges
The story of Fountains Abbey, one of England's most famous medieval monasteries, from its foundation in the twelfth century to its suppressi…
How to Paint Permanent Pictures
Read by Bryn Roberts
Maximilian Toch
"How To Paint Permanent Pictures" by Maximilian Toch delves into the intricate art of creating lasting images through painting. To…
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…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 10
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Giorgio Vasari
Volume 10 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
On Building a Theatre
Read by James R. Hedrick
Irving Pichel
As people live in a house, Or work, day after day, in a store or factory or public building, they become used to inconveniences, bad arrange…
War Impressions: Being a Record in Colour
Read by Phil Benson
Mortimer Menpes
A personal account of the second Boer War by Australian expatriate artist Mortimer Menpes. Menpes travelled to South Africa as a corresponde…
Art in Australia, No. 1, 1916
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…
Art in Australia, No. 2, 1917
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…
The Story of Coventry
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Mary Dormer Harris
Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city of Coventry was founded in the early Middle Ages. Earl Leofric and his wife La…