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The technic of mechanical drafting; a practical guide to neat, correct and legible drawing Author: Reinhardt, Chas. William (Charles William), b. 1858 Year: 1900 36 p. 21 x 28…
Mechanical drawing;a practical manual of self-instruction in the art of drafting, lettering, and reproducing plans and working drawings, with abundant exercises and plates…
Teacher's manual for Prang's new graded course in drawing for Canadian schools Year: 1901 90 p. : 20 cm View on Archive.org
A manual for China painters. being a practical and comprehensive treatise on the art of painting China and glass with mineral colors Author: Monachesi, Nicola di Rienzi Year…
Elementary instruction in the art of illuminating and missal painting on vellum : a guide to modern illuminators : with illustrations (printed in gold and colours) and outlines…
First studies in plant life in Australasia : with numerous questions, directions for outdoor work, and drawing and composition exercises Author: Gillies, William. nr 89014573…
The Painter, gilder and varnisher's companion : comprising the manufacture and test of pigments, the art of painting, graining, marbling, staining, sign-writing, varnishing…
A guide to tapestry painting and stenciling in liquid tapestry dyes and tapestry oil colors : with a full list of the materials used and illustrations of the stencil patterns…
Teacher's Guide: Companion to Bartholomew's Primary-school Drawing-cards. Series For Teachers ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1871. The complete text is…
Materials for Permanent Painting: A Manual for Manufacturers, Art Dealers, Artists and Collectors is a public domain book, originally published in 1911. The complete text is…
Light and shade with chapters on charcoal, pencil, and brush drawing : a manual for teachers and students Author: Cross, Anson K. (Anson Kent), 1862-1944 Year: 1901 Includes…
Cotton manufacture: a manual of practical instruction in the processes of opening, carding, combing, drawing, doubling, and spinning of cotton, and the methods of dyeing and…
A history of French painting from its earliest to its latest practice : including an account of the French academy of painting, its salons, schools of instruction and…
How to get workmen: drawing on your labor sources and handling applicants; how a factory weeded out a hundred men--yet scored an output record; Author: Worman, H. A. [from old…
How to Do Architectural Drawing: A Text Book and Practical Guide for ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1914. The complete text is available to read online.…
Catalogue of the very choice collections of printed books, autograph letters and book illustrations; also drawing by Thomas Rowlandson, the property of the late Henry William…
Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing, or the Process by Which Natural Objects May Be Made to Delineate Themselves without the Aid of the Artist's Pencil. Talbot, H…
A manual on flower painting in oil colours from nature : with instructions for preliminary practice, also a section on flower painting in water colours, etc., three…
Teacher's manual for freehand drawing in intermediate schools [microform] Author: Smith, Walter, 1836-1886 Year: 1878 At head of title: Authorized for use in public schools View…
The national drawing master [microform] : on a new principle greatly facilitating self-instruction in landscape and figure drawing, with several hundred illustrations and copy…
How to read a drawing Author: Getty, Vincent C., 1887- Year: 1912 64 p. 25 cm View on Archive.org
The painters' encyclopædia Containing definitions of all important words in the art of plain and artistic painting, with details of practice .. Author: Gardner, F. B. (Franklin…
"Designed for the special use of those who wish to do their own work, and consisting of practical lessons in plain painting, varnishing, polishing, staining, paper-hanging…
Automobile painting and carriage and wagon painting; a practical instruction book covering every detail of the latest and best methods specially designed for the average painter…
Elementary Course in Mechanical Drawing for Manual Training and Technical Schools ... with ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1904. The complete text is…
Mechanical drawing; a practical manual of self-instruction in the art of drafting, lettering, and reproducing plans and working drawings, with abundant exercises and plates…
The science and art of model and object drawing; a text book for schools and for self-instruction of teachers and art students i is a public domain book, originally published in…
"Winsor & Newton Catalogue of colours & materials for oil colour painting etc., etc.": p. 1-36 at end
A manual of topographical drawing. Author: Smith, R. S. (Richard Somers), 1813-1877 Year: 1864 xiii, 62 p. 24 cm View on Archive.org
A Manual of Elementary Geometrical Drawing, Involving Three Dimensions, Designed for Use in High ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1865. The complete text is…
Intended to accompany the Drawing-books for intermediate schools, by the same author
Elementary drawing schools. 1. Addresses delivered by the Superintendents on the necessity of acquiring a power of drawing form. is a public domain book, originally published in…
A manual of fresco and encaustic painting containing ample instructions for executing works of these descriptions : with an historical memoir of these arts from the earliest…
German, Flemish and Dutch schools of painting : based on the handbook of Kugler, re-modelled by the late Prof. Dr. Waagen and thoroughly revised and in part re-written Author…
Art in California : a survey of American art with special reference to Californian painting, sculpture and architecture past and present, particularly as those arts were…
Painting popularly explained, by T.J. Gullick and J. Timbs: Including Fresco, Water-glass, Oil ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1859. The complete text is…
The art of the Netherland galleries : being a history of the Dutch school of painting illuminated and demonstrated by critical descriptions of the great paintings in the many…