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Junior course in mechanical drawing

Junior course in mechanical drawing Author: Thorne, William Henry, 1847- [from old catalog] Year: 1888 41 p. 14 x 18 cm View on Archive.org

A practical course in mechanical drawing

A practical course in mechanical drawing Author: Fox, William, M.E Year: 1899 vi, 98 p. 21 cm View on Archive.org

The painters' encyclopaedia : containing definitions of all important words in the art of plain and artistic painting

The painters' encyclopaedia : containing definitions of all important words in the art of plain and artistic painting Author: Gardner, F. B. (Franklin B.) Year: 1887 427 p. : 20…

An Elementary Course in Free-hand Geometrical Drawing ...

An Elementary Course in Free-hand Geometrical Drawing ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1873. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated…

The art of painting restored to its simplest and surest principles

The art of painting restored to its simplest and surest principles Author: Hundertpfund, Liberat, 1806-1878 Year: 1849 Signatures: A-L⁶ M1 View on Archive.org

Treatise on carriage, sign, and ornamental painting ..

Treatise on carriage, sign, and ornamental painting .. is a public domain book, originally published in 1841. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated…

A treatise on photogenic drawing

A treatise on photogenic drawing Author: Bird, Golding Year: 1839 Golding Bird originally published this paper in the Magazine of natural history View on Archive.org

Chromatography, or, A treatise on colours and pigments : and of their powers in painting, &c.

Chromatography, or, A treatise on colours and pigments : and of their powers in painting, &c. Author: Field, George, 1777?-1854 Year: 1835 Spine title: Field on the power of…

A practical essay on the art of colouring and painting landscapes in water colours : accompanied with ten engravings

A practical essay on the art of colouring and painting landscapes in water colours : accompanied with ten engravings Author: Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770-1863 Year: 1807…

A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours

A series of progressive lessons, intended to elucidate the art of landscape painting in water colours Year: 1812 George Reid Collection View on Archive.org

The Fundamentals of Mechanical Drawing

The Fundamentals of Mechanical Drawing is a public domain book, originally published in 1918. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with this work…

A text book of geometrical drawing : for the use of mechanics and schools, in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained ... with illustrations for drawing plans, sections and elevations of buildings and machinery : an…

A text book of geometrical drawing : for the use of mechanics and schools, in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained ... with illustrations for…

Everybody's paint book; a complete guide to the art of outdoor and indoor painting. 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…

Everybody's paint book; a complete guide to the art of outdoor and indoor painting. Designed for the special use of those who wish to do their own work, and consisting of…

The guide to oil painting

The guide to oil painting Author: Templeton, J. S Year: 1849 68 p. : 19 cm View on Archive.org

A guide to landscape drawing in pencil and chalk

A guide to landscape drawing in pencil and chalk is a public domain book, originally published in 1848. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with…

A Manual of Drawing Part 1

A Manual of Drawing Part 1 is a public domain book, originally published in 1920. The complete text is available to read online. Topics associated with this work include Manual…

Outlines of Industrial Drawing: An Elementary Manual for the Self ...

Outlines of Industrial Drawing: An Elementary Manual for the Self ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1888. The complete text is available to read online.…

Mechanical drawing; a manual for teachers and students

Mechanical drawing; a manual for teachers and students Author: Cross, Anson Kent, 1862- Year: 1896 vi, 196 p. 21 cm View on Archive.org

Mechanical drawing (Instruction paper.)

Mechanical drawing (Instruction paper.) Author: International Correspondence Schools Year: 1898 1 v View on Archive.org

A manual of oil painting

A manual of oil painting Author: Collier, John Year: 1887 115 p View on Archive.org

Studio, field, and gallery: a manual of painting for the student and amateur, with information for the general reader.

Studio, field, and gallery: a manual of painting for the student and amateur, with information for the general reader. Author: Rollin, Horace J Year: 1878 In slip case View on…

I.C.S. Reference llibrary : carpentry joinery stair building geometrical drawing estimating and calculating quantites specifications

I.C.S. Reference llibrary : carpentry joinery stair building geometrical drawing estimating and calculating quantites specifications

Painting and painters' materials; a book of facts for painters and those who use or deal in paint materials ..

Painting and painters' materials; a book of facts for painters and those who use or deal in paint materials .. Author: Condit, Charles L Year: 1883 Bibliography: p. [449]-451…

Art topics in the history of sculpture, painting and architecture : with specific references to most of the English standard works of art

Art topics in the history of sculpture, painting and architecture : with specific references to most of the English standard works of art Author: Farrar, Charles Samuel…

John Law. With port. of Queen Anne, after the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, and three etchings by Adrien Nargeot, after paintings by J.L. Gerome Ferris

John Law. With port. of Queen Anne, after the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, and three etchings by Adrien Nargeot, after paintings by J.L. Gerome Ferris Author: Ainsworth…

Embroidery and lace : their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day : a handbook for amateurs, collectors, and general readers

TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREFACE v-viii EMBROIDERY. I. Definitions i II. The Embroidery of Antiquity 17 III. From the Christian Era to the Crusades 38 IV. From the Crusades to the…

Ransom's family receipt book, 1886 : free to everyone it contains many cooking, coloring, painting, and miscellaneous receipts- a calendar, interest and other rules- and many facts worth knowing. New every year

Ransom's family receipt book, 1886 : free to everyone it contains many cooking, coloring, painting, and miscellaneous receipts- a calendar, interest and other rules- and many…

Art and the human spirit; the meaning and relations of sculpture, painting, poetry and music; a handbook of eight lectures

Art and the human spirit; the meaning and relations of sculpture, painting, poetry and music; a handbook of eight lectures Author: Griggs, Edward Howard, 1868-1951 Year: 1908…

Handbook of painting. German, Flemish, and Dutch schools

Handbook of painting. German, Flemish, and Dutch schools Author: Kugler, Franz, 1808-1858 Year: 1898 26 View on Archive.org

The silver sunbeam: a practical and theoretical textbook on sun drawing and photographic printing: comprehending all the wet and dry processes at present known

The silver sunbeam: a practical and theoretical textbook on sun drawing and photographic printing: comprehending all the wet and dry processes at present known

A handbook of the history of the Spanish and French schools of painting, intended as a sequel to 'Kugler's Handbooks of the Italian, German and Dutch schools of painting'.

A handbook of the history of the Spanish and French schools of painting, intended as a sequel to 'Kugler's Handbooks of the Italian, German and Dutch schools of painting'.

An essay on combustion with a view to a new art of dying and painting wherein the phlogistic and antiphlogistic hypotheses are proved erroneous

An essay on combustion with a view to a new art of dying and painting wherein the phlogistic and antiphlogistic hypotheses are proved erroneous Author: Fulhame Mrs Year: 1810…

American masters of painting being brief appreciations of some American painters illustrated with examples of their work

American masters of painting being brief appreciations of some American painters illustrated with examples of their work is a public domain book, originally published in 1854.…

Essays in the study of Sienese painting

Essays in the study of Sienese painting Author: Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959 Year: 1918 26 40 View on Archive.org

The philosophy of painting; a study of the development of the art from prehistoric to modern times

The philosophy of painting; a study of the development of the art from prehistoric to modern times Author: Bell, Ralcy Husted, 1869-1931 Year: 1916 viii, 238 p. 21 cm View on…

A course of geometrical drawing; or, Practical geometry, plane and solid

A course of geometrical drawing; or, Practical geometry, plane and solid is a public domain book, originally published in 1870. The complete text is available to read online.…

The amateur's hand-book and guide to home or drawing room theatricals

The amateur's hand-book and guide to home or drawing room theatricals Author: Denier, Tony, [from old catalog] ed Year: 1866 p. cm View on Archive.org

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