With an art historical focus, this comprehensive collection of over 1,600 full-text titles features everything from African to American art. Like traditional print editions, nearly every online art book features a table of contents and information about the author. Unlike hardcopies, however, the Met’s free online book also include readers’ reviews, a list of any awards won, and helpful links to related reads available on the Met website and in print. Additionally, most books can be both read conveniently online or downloaded as a handy PDF to your device. [vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left[vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid[nectar_btn size=”medium” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” color_override=”#d39206″ icon_family=”none” url=”http://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online” text=”FREE ART BOOK” margin_top=”0″ margin_right=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ margin_left=”0[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner] Find a book you like? Send me a note to tell me about it. Maybe another V-Note subscriber will like it too.
You likely heard the news that Notre Dame burned yesterday. The images of the cathedral burning are stunning. A beautiful horrible romantic tragedy. That’s what Dames are made of Construction of the cathedral began in 1163, and was completed in 1345. The wood used for the framing of the cathedral consisted of 1,300 oak trees, or 2.5 acres …
The League has two different Friday portrait classes this summer. Which one would you rather be in? Would you rather…. Combine drawings from live models with studies from art history? …or study a variety of ages, expressions, and faces? Would you rather…. Add meaningful elements from imagination and intuition? Or measure and exaggerate to pull …
Yesterday I posted about “The Language of Color” in which John H. McWhorter points out that some languages don’t have the words ours does to describe colors. Ancient Greek was one such language, and did not have words for yellow, green, or blue. In The Iliad, Homer refers to “the wine dark sea.” Upon examination, …
We are like crabs I was marveling out loud about how our left and right hands look the same but one works and one doesn’t, when I was gracefully informed by a dancer that one side of our body is best for fine motor skills, and the other is for strength. Could this be true?? …
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The Met: 1,600 Free Art Books Online
With an art historical focus, this comprehensive collection of over 1,600 full-text titles features everything from African to American art. Like traditional print editions, nearly every online art book features a table of contents and information about the author. Unlike hardcopies, however, the Met’s free online book also include readers’ reviews, a list of any awards won, and helpful links to related reads available on the Met website and in print. Additionally, most books can be both read conveniently online or downloaded as a handy PDF to your device. [vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left[vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid[nectar_btn size=”medium” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” color_override=”#d39206″ icon_family=”none” url=”http://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online” text=”FREE ART BOOK” margin_top=”0″ margin_right=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ margin_left=”0[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner] Find a book you like? Send me a note to tell me about it. Maybe another V-Note subscriber will like it too.
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