A magyar művészet a XIX. századig    by Kampis Antal
Price: $2.99 USD. 33990 words. Language: Hungarian. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on May 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art history.
A honfoglalás és az államalapítás korának művészete - A román stílusú művészet - A gótikus stílusú művészet - A reneszánsz művészet - A barokk stílusú művészet

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.

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).

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

The Potter's Keeper    by Kevin Cochrane
Price: $3.95 USD. 25730 words. Language: English. Published on May 3, 2010. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Economics.
Have you ever wondered why your cell phone doesn’t have an antenna anymore? What did the Spanish do with all that New World gold and what’s up with the Neanderthals? Inspired by globe-circling travels, Cochrane shows how the crude pottery made by cavemen is directly related to modern day space exploration. It’s Freakonomics meets the DaVinci Code!

The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta & Claribel Cone    by Mary Gabriel
Price: $9.99 USD. 74520 words. Language: English. Published by Bancroft Press on March 12, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
For four and a half decades, Etta and Claribel Cone roamed artists' studios and art galleries in Europe, building one of the largest, most important art collections in the world. In 1949, they awarded all their holdings to the Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2002, that collection was valued at nearly $1 billion, making them two of the most philanthropic art collectors of our age. This is their story.