Elements of style in furniture and woodwork Download Elements of Style in Furniture and Woodwork (PDF) by Robert Brook — a richly illustrated guide to design principles, ornamentation, and craftsmanship. This classic text explores historical styles,…
Figure drawing for all its worth by Andrew Loomis Download Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth (1943 PDF) by Andrew Loomis — the legendary art instruction manual covering anatomy, proportion, perspective, and dynamic poses. A must‑have classic for ar…
A Practical Course in Wooden Boat and Ship Building This practical course, authored by Richard M. Van Gaasbeek and published in 1918, provides a comprehensive technical guide for transitionining carpenters and woodworkers into the wooden boat and …
The World of Picasso (1881–1973) The World of Picasso The World of Picasso is a richly illustrated volume from the Time‑Life Library of Art, first published in 1967 and later revised in the 1970s. Though sometimes listed “by Various,” the principal …
Pen pictures and how to draw them Pen pictures and how to draw them A practical handbook on the various methods of illustrating in black and white for process engraving, with numerous designs, diagrams, and sketches From introduction: It is usua…
Sweetheart Playing Cards (1935) (Suitable for printing) Collection of Playing Card with beautiful girls ,not adult Just sexy girls printable. Play card with your friends in funny way standard deck playing card games. A "standard" deck of…
English furniture English furniture The aim of this book is to be of some assistance to those who collect, or want to collect, English furniture. The subjects of the plates, therefore, have been chosen mainly for the purpose of affording a good gene…
Teach Yourself Writing: Fiction and Nonfiction A ten books Collection (PDF) Teach Yourself Writing: Fiction and Nonfiction Whether you are a student, scholar, young writer, or simply a blogger, this collection is for you. It brings together guides…
Artistic anatomy of animals From Introduction: A few lines will suffice to explain why we have compiled the present volume, to what wants it responds, and what its sphere of use may possibly embrace. In our teaching of plastic anatomy, especially a…
The curves of life with numerous illustrations An illustration from the book being an account of spiral formations and their application to growth in nature, to science and to art; with special reference to the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci Sir …
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci - Complete The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci Excerpt from the book preface: In respect to these Leonardo himself in his manuscripts must be accounted as his own best biographer, despite what may appear the enigma…
The book of decorative furniture The book of decorative furniture A Survey of the world's beautiful woodwork is before us. My first desire is, as an artist, to express gratitude to owners, in this country and abroad, for their assent to the ill…
The business of writing - A practical guide for authors From preface: A man who for some considerable time had been contributing regularly each month an article to "The Bookman" under the pseudonym of "Murray Hill" chanced one a…
Celtic art in pagan and Christian times PDF by J. Romilly Allen (With Illustrations) Excerpt from Introduction: This work is an attempt — whether successful or not the critic must decide — to give a concise summary of the facts at present available…
Collection of the Best 19 Practical Dressmaking, Sewing, and Tailoring Books with Illustrations Dress Making collections Tailors and dressmakers cut, sew, mend, and alter clothing. Traditionally, tailors specialize in menswear such as suits, jacket…
Modern embroidery by Mary Hogarth PDF book (1938) (rug hooking, embroidered panels) It is generally recognized today, and strongly so in the United States, that technical skill is not in itself sufficient to produce work of distinction, but that a b…
What is art? Translation and introduction by Aylmer Maude. From the introduction: What thoughtful man has not been perplexed by problems relating to art? An estimable and charming Russian lady I knew, felt the charm of the music and ritual of the …
