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Pen drawing; an illustrated treatise, by Charles D. Maginnis

Pen drawing; an illustrated treatise, by Charles D. Maginnis Author: Maginnis, Charles Donagh, 1867-1955 Year: 1921 121 p. illus. 20 cm Bar code: 32790 View on Archive.org

Illustrated catalogue and price-list of drawing and tracing papers, sun print papers and equipments, drawing instruments and materials, surveying instruments, accessories, etc. / Kolesch & Company.

Illustrated catalogue and price-list of drawing and tracing papers, sun print papers and equipments, drawing instruments and materials, surveying instruments, accessories, etc.…

Directions for Painting a Screen Panel with Tapestry Dyes

"Directions for Painting a Screen Panel with Tapestry Dyes" is an article from The Decorator and Furnisher, Volume 15 . View more articles from The Decorator and Furnisher .…

Directions for painting on china for amateurs

Directions for painting on china for amateurs Author: Klimke, August Year: 1890 90 p. : 20 cm View on Archive.org

Directions for Drawing Abstracts of Title: With Observations on the ...

Directions for Drawing Abstracts of Title: With Observations on the ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1840. The complete text is available to read online.…

A study of the teaching of mechanical drawing in the public schools, colleges and universities of Ohio

A study of the teaching of mechanical drawing in the public schools, colleges and universities of Ohio Author: Svensen, Carl L. (Carl Lars), 1884- Year: 1922 47 p. 24 cm View on…

American mural painting : a study of the important decorations by distinguished artists in the United States

American mural painting : a study of the important decorations by distinguished artists in the United States Author: King, Pauline Year: 1902 1 View on Archive.org

A course of water-colour painting

A course of water-colour painting Author: Leitch, R. P. (Richard Pettigrew) Year: 1880 36 p., 24 leaves of plates : 19 x 25 cm View on Archive.org

Descriptive key to the painting of the repulse of Longstreet's assault at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863

Descriptive key to the painting of the repulse of Longstreet's assault at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863 Author: Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Year: 1870…

Painting machines by means of compressed air, construction workshops "Charmic" ...

Painting machines by means of compressed air, construction workshops "Charmic" ... Author: Charles Michel & Cie. Year: 1900 1 portfolio (ca. 65 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm. trade…

A survey of the evolution of painting with reference to the important pictures of the Louvre

A survey of the evolution of painting with reference to the important pictures of the Louvre Author: Heywood, Florence Year: 1905 295 p. 19 cm View on Archive.org

A treatise on practical surveying and topographical plan drawing: With Plates

A treatise on practical surveying and topographical plan drawing: With Plates is a public domain book, originally published in 1829. The complete text is available to read…

Machine drawing, for use of students in industrial and continuation schools

Machine drawing, for use of students in industrial and continuation schools Author: Wirick, Lewis Arthur [from old catalog] Year: 1914 12 p., 13-18 numb. l., 20 cm View on…

Free-hand drawing, light and shade and free-hand perspective : for the use of art students and teachers

Free-hand drawing, light and shade and free-hand perspective : for the use of art students and teachers Author: Cross, Anson K. (Anson Kent), 1862-1944 Year: 1904 x, 172 p.…

Art for art's sake; seven university lectures on the technical beauties of painting

Art for art's sake; seven university lectures on the technical beauties of painting is a public domain book, originally published in 1856. The complete text is available to read…

Lectures on Painting: Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy

Lectures on Painting: Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy is a public domain book, originally published in 1883. The complete text is available to read online. Topics…

Perspective and geometrical drawing adapted to the use of candidates for second and third-class teachers' certificates

Perspective and geometrical drawing adapted to the use of candidates for second and third-class teachers' certificates Author: McGuirl, Thomas H. [from old catalog] Year: 1887…

Outline of drawing lessons for grammar grades

Outline of drawing lessons for grammar grades Author: Cross, Anson Kent, 1862-1944 Year: 1895 2 p. l., [iii]-vi, 57 p. 21 cm View on Archive.org

Drawing in public schools by the use of the Smith books condemned : the inaccuracy of the examples in these books, the lack of systematic arrangement, the exhibition of inartistic taste in the grouping of examples and in the general arrangement of the…

Drawing in public schools by the use of the Smith books condemned : the inaccuracy of the examples in these books, the lack of systematic arrangement, the exhibition of…

Lectures on Architecture and Painting: Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853

Lectures on Architecture and Painting: Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 is a public domain book, originally published in 1853. The complete text is available to read…

A course of lectures on painting, ed. by F. Howard

A course of lectures on painting, ed. by F. Howard is a public domain book, originally published in 1848. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with…

Treatise on landscape painting in water-colours;

Treatise on landscape painting in water-colours; Author: Cox, David, 1783-1859 Year: 1922 26 View on Archive.org

Carriage painting : a series of practical treatises on the painting of carriages and wagons

Carriage painting : a series of practical treatises on the painting of carriages and wagons Author: Maire, F. (Frederick) Year: 1911 Veterinary Library's copy part of the John…

Three essays on Oriental painting

Three essays on Oriental painting Author: Taki, Seiichi, 1873-1945 Year: 1910 Originally published in the "Kokka" View on Archive.org

An elementary text-book on mechanical drawing

An elementary text-book on mechanical drawing Author: Jagger, John Ernest Year: 1910 x, 251 p. : 26 cm View on Archive.org

A descriptive treatise on mathematical drawing instruments : their construction, uses, qualities, selection, preservation, and suggestions for improvements, with hints upon drawing and colouring

A descriptive treatise on mathematical drawing instruments : their construction, uses, qualities, selection, preservation, and suggestions for improvements, with hints upon…

Three essays: On picturesque beauty; On picturesque travel; and On sketching landscape: with a poem on landscape painting

Three essays: On picturesque beauty; On picturesque travel; and On sketching landscape: with a poem on landscape painting is a public domain book, originally published in 1724.…

Instructions for the preparation of manuscripts and drawing for engineering experiment station publications

Instructions for the preparation of manuscripts and drawing for engineering experiment station publications Author: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) Engineering…

Practical instructions in enamel painting on glass, china, tiles, etc. : to which is added full instructions for the manufacture of the vitreous pigments required, with twelve pages of illustrations

"Brodie & Middleton's boxes of colours and materials for enamel painting on china, tiles, porcelain ... " ([32] p.) inserted at end

Directions for laying off ships on the mouldloft floor. With some instructions for drawing Ships in perspective, etc

Directions for laying off ships on the mouldloft floor. With some instructions for drawing Ships in perspective, etc

The science of drawing. Being a progressive series of the characteristic forms of nature ... Part III. The human figure

The science of drawing. Being a progressive series of the characteristic forms of nature ... Part III. The human figure Author: Howard, Frank, 1805-1866. n 86021502 Year: 1839…

Portrait of a man : an oil painting on canvas, Italian (Venetian) work of art of the early XVI century

Portrait of a man : an oil painting on canvas, Italian (Venetian) work of art of the early XVI century Author: Veneto, Bartolommeo, 1480/90-1555 Year: 1913 [5] leaves : 55 cm…

Elements of Mechanical Drawing: Their Application and a Course in Mechanical Drawing for ...

Elements of Mechanical Drawing: Their Application and a Course in Mechanical Drawing for ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1904. The complete text is…

An outline course in mechanical drawing

An outline course in mechanical drawing Author: Locke, Warren S., 1854-1912 Year: 1903 iv p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

The art of the Belgian galleries : being a history of the Flemish school of painting ...

The art of the Belgian galleries : being a history of the Flemish school of painting ... Author: Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 Year: 1909 369 p. : 20 cm View on Archive.org

Isometric drawing; a treatise on mechanical illustrating dealing with typical constructions and outlining; a course in the art

Isometric drawing; a treatise on mechanical illustrating dealing with typical constructions and outlining; a course in the art Author: Jamison, Alpha Pierce Year: 1911 viii, 69…

Senior course in mechanical drawing, comprising a complete system of working drawings

Senior course in mechanical drawing, comprising a complete system of working drawings Author: Thorne, William H. (William Henry), b. 1847 Year: 1890 105 p. 14 x 18 cm View on…

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