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  • Towards a New Architecture

    by Le Corbusier ...
    Originally published in French as a series of essays in the magazine “L’Esprit nouveau (revue)” beginning in 1921, “Towards a New Architecture” by Le Corbusier was published as a book in 1923 and first translated into English in 1927. Le Corbusier’s revolutionary approach to architecture became an instant classic and a highly influential work on the meaning and function of buildings and cities in ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • The City of Tomorrow and Its Planning

    by Le Corbusier ...
    Translated by Frederick Etchells ...
    Series series Dover Architecture
    In this 1929 classic, the great architect Le Corbusier turned from the design of houses to the planning of cities, surveying urban problems and venturing bold new solutions. The book shocked and thrilled a world already deep in the throes of the modern age.Today it is revered as a work that, quite literally, helped to shape our world. Le Corbusier articulates concepts and ideas he would put to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Towards a New Architecture

    by Le Corbusier ...
    Series series Dover Architecture
    For the Swiss-born architect and city planner Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, 1887–1965), architecture constituted a noble art, an exalted calling in which the architect combined plastic invention, intellectual speculation, and higher mathematics to go beyond mere utilitarian needs, beyond "style," to achieve a pure creation of the spirit which established "emotional relationships by ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Training of the Memory in Art and the Education of the Artist

    by Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran ...
    The Training of the Memory in Art and the Education of the Artist aims to teach the reader how to memorise things like form and colour composition so that they may draw and paint from memory alone.This fantastic guide is highly recommended for all artists, and it would make for a worthy addition to allied collections.The contents include:Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and ... Read more

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  • Shorter Prose Pieces

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    *** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS***Synopsis:The first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is no one has as yet discovered. Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others. If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty. Those ... Read more

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  • Landscape Painting

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    by Lovell Birge Harrison, Sophia Farnsworth ...
    In "Landscape Painting," Lovell Birge Harrison presents a comprehensive examination of the techniques and principles vital to capturing the essence of the natural world on canvas. Harrison's approach is characterized by a clear, instructional style that combines practical advice with philosophical reflections on the interaction between artist and landscape. Rooted in the American Impressionist ... Read more

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  • Furniture Style from Baroque to Rococo - The 18th Century in European Furniture Design

    by Peter Philp ...
    The eighteenth century is rightly spoken of as the 'Golden Age of furniture-making', with some of the world's most impressive and exquisite furniture having been produced during this time. This lovely little book contains a detailed treatise on the eighteenth century furniture styles from Baroque to Rococo. A wonderful book full of detailed photographs and intricate descriptions, this text will be ... Read more

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  • When I Was a Photographer

    by Felix Nadar ...
    Translated by Eduardo Cadava, Liana Theodoratou ...
    The first complete English translation of Nadar's intelligent and witty memoir, a series of vignettes that capture his experiences in the early days of photography.Celebrated nineteenth-century photographer—and writer, actor, caricaturist, inventor, and balloonist—Félix Nadar published this memoir of his photographic life in 1900 at the age of eighty. Composed as a series of vignettes (we might ... Read more

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  • A Motor-Flight Through France

    by Edith Wharton ...
    In the early years of the 20th Century, Edith Wharton took the road trip of a lifetime across France with the celebrated author, Henry James (author of 'Turn of the Screw,' later adapted for TV, featuring 'Downton Abbey' star Michelle Dockery). Accompanied by Edith's husband, their chauffeur, and Wharton's two dogs, they travelled the French countryside, stopping wherever inspiration struck.The ... Read more

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  • Architecture and Democracy

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Architectural Influence on Democratic Principles in the Progressive Era

    by Claude Fayette Bragdon, Shane Payne ...
    In "Architecture and Democracy," Claude Fayette Bragdon presents a profound exploration of the inherent relationship between architectural form and democratic ideals. Through eloquent prose and vivid imagery, Bragdon articulates his vision of an architecture that transcends mere function, advocating for an aesthetic rooted in the principles of democracy. Drawing on both historical examples and ... Read more

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  • Whistler

    by T. Martin Wood ...
    Whistler written by T. Martin Wood. Masterpieces in colour edited by T. Leman Hare. Published in 1834-1903 and now republish in ePub file.At the time when Rossetti and his circle were foregathering chiefly at Rossetti’s house, quiet Chelsea scarcely knew how daily were associations added which will always cluster round her name. Whistler’s share in those associations is very large, and he has left ... Read more

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