Design & Architecture

Every Man His Own Art Critic

Read by Phil Benson


Patrick Geddes


This collection includes two texts written to accompany two blockbuster art exhibitions: Every man his own art critic at the Manchester Exhi…

Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect

Read by David Wales


Lawrence Weaver


This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…

Fountains Abbey; the story of a mediaeval monastery

Read by Patrick Randall


George Hodges


The story of Fountains Abbey, one of England's most famous medieval monasteries, from its foundation in the twelfth century to its suppressi…

Four Masters of Etching

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Frederick Wedmore


Frederick Wedmore presents short vignettes of influential artists of the 19th century who were noted for their mastery of etching: Seymour H…

How to Paint Permanent Pictures

Read by Bryn Roberts


Maximilian Toch


"How To Paint Permanent Pictures" by Maximilian Toch delves into the intricate art of creating lasting images through painting. To…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 10

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Giorgio Vasari


Volume 10 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton

War Impressions: Being a Record in Colour

Read by Phil Benson


Mortimer Menpes


A personal account of the second Boer War by Australian expatriate artist Mortimer Menpes. Menpes travelled to South Africa as a corresponde…

On Building a Theatre

Read by James R. Hedrick


Irving Pichel


As people live in a house, Or work, day after day, in a store or factory or public building, they become used to inconveniences, bad arrange…

Art in Australia, No. 1, 1916

Read by Phil Benson


Various


In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…

Art in Australia, No. 2, 1917

Read by Phil Benson


Various


In 1916, three prominent identities in the Sydney art world - Sydney Ure Smith, Bertram Stevens and Charles Lloyd Jones - got together to pu…

The Story of Coventry

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Mary Dormer Harris


Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city of Coventry was founded in the early Middle Ages. Earl Leofric and his wife La…

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