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Art History
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
Independent digital catalogue
BUAEV Art & Architecture Library: Public-Domain Works on Art and Architecture
The BUAEV Art & Architecture Library provides access to 94 public-domain books by 127 authors. The collection includes works on nations and peoples, art and visual culture, kingship and the Middle Ages, and painting, architecture and form. This catalogue organizes these titles for easy discovery.
94 public-domain works127 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Subject gateways
Explore by Theme
Move through the collection by subject, historical setting and type of source.
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Painting Sculpture
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Architecture
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Design Photography
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Art & Architecture — Editor’s Selection
A closer look
Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
Design Photography
Architecture — A Reader’s Guide
Authored by Authors: Hitchcock, Henry-Russell,..., 'Architecture — A Reader’s Guide' stands as a notable and significant work within the Design Photography category. Henry-Russell Hitchcock's survey traces architecture from 1800 to mid-century, emphasizing commercial buildings as key innovations. The text contrasts masonry-sheathed skyscrapers with exposed metal-and-glass structures, and highlights reinforced concrete's rise. Hitchcock argues that enlightened commercial patrons often received the best architecture of their day. It serves as a vital entry point into the broader subjects represented in our archive.
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Florentine villas — A Closer Rea...
In Archite...
A short history of architecture ...
In Archite...
On art and artists — Themes and ...
In Paintin...
The model village and its cottag...
In Archite...
Jules Bastien-Lepage and his art...
In Paintin...
Essay on art and photography — B...
In Paintin...
The feather symbol in ancient Ho...
In Archite...
Sculptured tombs of Hellas — A C...
In Archite...
Routes through the collection
Reading Paths
Four routes into the collection for readers approaching the catalogue with different questions.
Begin with Art HistoryOpen a focused route to works connected with Art History.Explore Painting SculptureCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Painting Sculpture.Read through ArchitectureMove from introductory records to related works in Architecture.Browse Design PhotographyUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Design Photography.
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About these records
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Catalogue stewardship
The Editorial Team Buaev
Anthology Editor
The Editorial Team Buaev oversees the overarching architecture of our digital library, comprising 94 books and 127 authors within 4 distinct categories. They guarantee the integrity of our extensive collections.