Art

Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures

Henry Rankin Poore

The book is a systematic treatise on the principles of pictorial composition, aimed at anyone who wants to…

The manufacture of earth colours: With thirty-one illustrations

Josef Bersch

The book is a technical handbook on earth pigments, originally issued as part of a series on pigments and…

The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature

Maurice, Arthur Bartlett; Cooper, Frederic Taber

The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries

Menzies, Sutherland, active 1840-1883

The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 2 (of 3)

Leonard Williams

Give the man room: The story of Gutzon Borglum

Casey, Robert J. (Robert Joseph); Borglum, Mary Montgomery

Jewellery

H. Clifford Smith

Harold Clifford Smith’s Jewellery is a scholarly survey of ornamental metalwork that begins with a meticulous…

Selections From the Works of John Ruskin

John Ruskin

The volume presents a curated assortment of John Rus‑kin’s writings, chosen to give a faithful impression of…

The life, letters and work of Frederic Leighton. Volume I

Mrs. Russell Barrington

The volume is a Victorian‑era biography that blends memoir, correspondence, and critical appraisal of the…

The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry

W. G. Archer

The book is a scholarly survey of Krishna’s presence in Indian visual and literary culture, written by W. G.

Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History

Henri Delaborde

Henri‑Delaborde’s treatise is a scholarly survey of engraving, tracing its roots from ancient metalwork and…

Donatello, by Lord Balcarres

Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of

The work is a scholarly survey of Donatello’s artistic output, positioned as a critical study rather than a…

The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, Etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years

Werge, John, active 1854-1890

The book is a scholarly chronicle of photography’s first half‑century, written by John Werge, an active…

Porcelain

Edward Dillon

The book is a scholarly survey of porcelain, opening with a broad‑ranging assessment of the existing…

Letters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples

Frank Chouteau Brown

Egyptian Art: Studies

G. Maspero

The work is a collection of scholarly essays by Gaston Maspero that span more than three decades, originally…

Modern Painters, Volume 3 (of 5)

John Ruskin

Modern Painters, Volume III is the third installment of John Rus‑kin’s extensive survey of nineteenth‑century…

Dickens and His Illustrators Cruikshank, Seymour, Buss, "Phiz," Cattermole, Leech, Doyle, Stanfield, Maclise, Tenniel, Frank Stone, Landseer, Palmer, Topham, Marcus Stone, and Luke Fildes 2nd. Ed.

Frederic George Kitton

Frederic G. Kitton’s Dickens and His Illustrators is a scholarly catalogue that gathers, for the first time,…

Dress design $b: An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers

Talbot Hughes

The work is a scholarly handbook that treats costume as a living craft rather than a mere decorative art.

The Germ: Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art

Various

The work is a reflective essay on the early Pre‑Raphaelite movement, written by a contemporary who claims…

The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called "Wright of Derby"

William Bemrose

The book is a scholarly biography of Joseph Wright of Derby, the eighteenth‑century English painter whose…

The Industrial Arts in Spain

Juan F. Riaño

The work is a scholarly catalogue of Spanish decorative arts, assembled by Juan F.

Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality

Fritz August Gottfried Endell

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini

The work is the self‑written life story of Benvenuto Cellini, the celebrated Florentine goldsmith, sculptor…