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Coasting BohemiaCoasting BohemiaMany of the papers which give to the present volume its title first appeared in the columns of the Daily Telegraph, and are here reprinted by the courteous permission of the proprietors of that journal. A portion of the essay on Burne-Jones was...
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A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in PennsylvaniaA guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in PennsylvaniaThis Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania, commenced by advice of Mrs. Edward Biddle of Carlisle, and fostered by Mrs. Samuel Semple of Titusville, during their presidency of the State...
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VeniceVeniceVenice herself is poetry, and creates a poet out of the dullest clay. It was a poet who spoke, and his clay was instinct with the breath of genius. But it is true that Venice lends wings to duller clay; it has been her...
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Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 1 of 3)Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 1 of 3)During all this time, for some unknown reason, Stuart never sought the acquaintance of West, but the moment that excellent man heard of the young painter and his circumstances, he...
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The art treasures of Scotland 3Notes on the Art Treasures at Penicuik House MidlothianClaiming descent from the Drummonds of Hawthornden, through Elizabeth Henderson, grand-daughter of the poet and first wife of the first Baronet of Penicuik, they have produced, both in the main line and in its younger branches,...
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Kwan Yin: Een boek van de Goden en de HelKwan Yin: Een boek van de Goden en de HelEigenlijk heb ik het land aan voorredes. Maar ik vind het toch heusch noodig even iets vraan dit boek te zeggen. Toen mijn Wijsheid en Schoonheid uit China was uitgekomen, heb ik daar zoo nu...
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Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avila & ZaragozaValladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avila & Zaragoza - An Historical & Descriptive AccountThe six cities of Spain which form the subject of the following pages are little known to English travellers. Yet no one who would understand the country can afford to pass them...
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The Spanish seriesSeville: an historical and descriptive account of "the pearl of Andalusia"There is a charm and compelling fascination about Seville which produces in the traveller visiting the city for the first time a sensation of physical ecstasy. The spell of the Pearl of Andalusia is...
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The Spanish seriesToledo: an historical and descriptive account of the "City of generations"The author would, in the ordinary way, be hard put to it to frame a reasonable apology for compiling a new volume on the subject of the ancient and royal city of Toledo. Artists...
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Forgers and ForgeriesForgers and ForgeriesCopyright 1954 by Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated. Copyright in the United States and foreign countries under International Copyright Convention. All rights reserved under Pan-American Convention. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced without the written permission of Harry...
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Granada and the AlhambraGranada and the Alhambra - A brief description of the ancient city of Granada, with a particular account of the Moorish palaceThe generous appreciation with which my larger book on the Alhambra was received by both the Press and the public in Spain and...
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The children and the picturesThe children and the picturesNATALIE had been left downstairs, there was no doubt about it. She was not in her cradle, she was not in the toy cupboard, she was not on the shelf, she was not on the dresser; she must be downstairs...
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Egyptian Art: StudiesEgyptian Art: StudiesThe following essays were written during a period of more than thirty years, and published at intervals of varying lengths. The oldest of them appeared in Les Monuments de lArt Antique of my friend Olivier Rayet, and the others in La Nature...
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The Spanish seriesMadrid: an historical description and handbook of the Spanish capitalMadrid is but a nursling among the cities of Spain. Marius Fulvius laid siege to Toledo nearly two centuries before the birth of Christ, and it is not until a thousand years later that we...
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Etruscan Tomb Paintings, Their Subjects and SignificanceEtruscan Tomb Paintings, Their Subjects and SignificanceThe following sketch is based upon investigations made in the Etruscan Tombs at Corneto and Chiusi, and on comparison of the original wall-paintings with the facsimiles and drawings made from them and preserved in the Helbig Museum in...
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The wisdom of the East seriesThe Spirit of Japanese ArtIn the Ashikaga age (1335-1573) the best Japanese artists, like Sesshu and his disciples, for instance, true revolutionists in art, not mere rebels, whose Japanese simplicity was strengthened and clarified by Chinese suggestion, were in the truest meaning of the...
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The Mythology of Greece and Rome, With Special Reference to Its Use in ArtThe Mythology of Greece and Rome, With Special Reference to Its Use in Art Myths may be described as poetic narratives of the birth, life, and actions of the old heathen gods and heroes or demigods. Both myth and legend[1] are distinguished from the...
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Iets oor die BoesmankultuurIets oor die Boesmankultuur - 'n Lesing gehou voor die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie op Stellenbosch, Januarie 1920, en gedruk op las van die AkademieDeur hul kuns is my belangstelling in die dwergies eers gewek, en later toe ek besef dat alleen deur n dieper studie...
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Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks:Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks: - with instructions for the connoisseur, and an essay on grace in works of artIf I have been able to do justice to my Author, your Lordships accurate Jugment, and fine Taste, will naturally protect...
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The Real ThingThe Real Thing"May I see it?" asked Smith. The lifeless face of the mathematician brightened as he peered through the quartz top at a dollar bill marked W8265286A. "I can only get the worthless real stuff. Ancient governments always destroyed counterfeits. But you're in...
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