Costumes and Textile Designs of India    by Parul Bhatnagar
Price: $9.99 USD. 28080 words. Language: English. Published on January 8, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
For a complete picture of Indian culture, it is necessary that its material aspects should be investigated. There is no dearth of material of Indian Costumes and Textile Designs from contemporary sculptures, paintings and other archaeological finds. The beauty of an Indian costume lies in its richness of weaving, use of brilliant colours and skilful patterning. This book speaks volumes.

Artifice and The Ideal: Classical Figuration Today    by Elsie Russell
Price: Free! 15420 words. Language: English. Published on January 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
A survey and history of contemporary classical painting and the role that the classical arts of the past played in shaping its development.

Exploring da Vinci’s Last Supper    by Catherine Jaime
Price: $0.99 USD. 4970 words. Language: English. Published on November 23, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Renaissance.
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How did Leonardo paint his Last Supper mural? Why is it so famous? Why is it in such bad shape? This short e-book attempts to give the reader a look at those questions and numerous other ones. A great intro those who want "just a little bit more" on this intriguing topic.

Virtuism -- Philosophy and the Aesthetics of Virtue    by Robert Pearson
Price: $3.95 USD. 41780 words. Language: English. Published on October 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
Virtuism is about the aesthetics of human virtue, how virtuous acts produce in us the same experience as great works of art. Witnessing or creating a virtuous act produces the aesthetic experience. The giving of the good feeling of the aesthetic or "art" experience gives evidence that life has a higher meaning. The book "Virtuism" also discusses other philosophical aspects of the virtue and art.

L'Ercole di Piero, tra mito e realtà    by Roberto Manescalchi
Price: $9.99 USD. 23120 words. Language: Italian. Published on September 9, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
Terre di Piero® è una collana dedicata a studi e opere di Piero della Francesca. Un luogo per la mente e la bellezza. www.terredipiero.com

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society    by Karl Ulrich
Price: Free! 41180 words. Language: English. Published on August 25, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
Ulrich's book Design provides a unifying framework for understanding how artifacts are created in society. His audience is students of design, and their instructors, from engineering, industrial design, architecture, or business. The treatment includes both a discussion of elements of design process (e.g., problem definition and exploration) as well as topical issues (e.g., aesthetics in design).

A glimpse into poetry 1    by Badmus Olalekan Ibrahim
Price: $1.50 USD. 1480 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
It's about nature, it's about emotions, experiences, it speaks of the divine; it speaks about you, it also speak about me.

Promenades parisiennes    by Mihail Sebastian
Price: $4.99 USD. 40280 words. Language: French. Published by Editions de  L'Herne  on May 3, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
Mieux qu’un livre d’images ou de photographies le livre de Mihail Sebastian brosse un portrait de la France des années 1930. Sebastian fait surgir la permanence de la ville Lumière, par la description tour à tour passionnée, lucide, attendrie et ironique de ses écrivains, de ses peintres, de ses galeries, de ses ruelles, de la cité universitaire ou du Quartier latin…

You and The Arts -- Why Art Matters    by Ruth Silnes
Price: $1.99 USD. 23280 words. Language: English. Published on October 22, 2010. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
Did you ever wonder? Why the arts are essential besides the giving of pleasure? What makes an artist function? What do the arts all have in common? Do the arts really help our health, education and economy? The answers are in this book YOU AND THE ARTS -- Why Art Matters

Journey from Venice    by Brian Lawrenson
Price: $2.99 USD. 8110 words. Language: English. Published on September 7, 2010. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.
Venice has long been one of the most intriguing cities on earth. Once the leading seaport of the Mediterranean it now is one of Europe’s busiest tourist cities. Everybody loves Venice. This is the story of a couple who went to Venice in search of history, romance and a little adventure. They ate in tratttorias where mainly Italians eat. They then caught the Venice-Istanbul Express to Turkey.