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This is a list of out-of-copyright books and journals about art and artists, available online to read or download. Includes the visual arts, such as painting, engraving, sculpture etc., only. Includes the visual arts, such as painting, engraving, sculpture etc., only.
Fore-edge painting: a historical survey of a curious art in book decoration, Harvey House, 1966. Weber, Jeff. Annotated Dictionary of Fore-edge Painting Artists & Binders [and] The Fore-edge Paintings of Miss C. B. Currie with a catalogue raisonné. Los Angeles, 2010. Weber, Jeff. The Fore-edge Paintings of John T. Beer. Los Angeles, 2005 ...
Portrait of Samuel Johnson, also known as Blinking Sam, is an oil-painted portrait of English lexicographer Samuel Johnson reading, created by English artist Joshua Reynolds around 1775. The painting highlights Johnson's vision problems, which led Johnson to deride the painting and say that he would not be "Blinking Sam", as quoted in Hester ...
Madonna of the Book; Madonna of the Book (Pontormo) Madonna of the Harpies; Madonna of the Magnificat; Madonna of the Pomegranate; Madonna of the Rose Garden (Verona) Madonna with the Christ Child Writing; Madonna with the Fish; Magdalen in the Desert; The Magdalen Reading; Magdalene with the Smoking Flame; Magdalene at a Mirror; Manchester Madonna
An ex libris (Latin for 'from the books'), [1] [2] also known as a bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), [3] is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. [4] Simple typographical bookplates are termed "book labels". [5]
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Fine press book art follows in the tradition of the book as precious object. Publishers like William Morris's Kelmscott Press, active as part of the British Arts and Crafts movement, was an important precursor to fine press book art. Examples of 20th century fine press book art include works published by Arron Press and The Gahenna Press. [5]