‘A Text-Book of the History of Painting’
July 17, 2007
John Charles Van Dyke’s A Text-Book of the History of Painting was originally published in 1909, meaning that it has now passed into the public domain in many jurisdictions. It is available from Project Gutenberg under the Project Gutenberg License, which is not fully open as it restricts commercial use. However, if all mentions of Project Gutenberg are removed, along with the header, footer and license, then what remains is in the public domain – and is therefore open.
The book is rich with images and though parts of its commentary seem dated, it would be interesting to hear the opinion of someone who is knowledgeable about the subject!
Filed under: art, history, open textbooks
4 Comments Leave a Comment
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sigitsusen | April 25, 2008 at 1:33 am
I do love this webside
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Blaise | July 26, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I don’t understand. Project Gutenburg only stores .txt files containing only the text of the material. It’s impossible to see any of the images referenced in the book and any diagrams or visuals mentioned are functionless. Is there a version that contains images?
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Jonathan Gray | July 28, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Hi Blaise!
There’s a HTML version with images at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18900/18900-h/18900-h.htm
There’s also a ZIP file (7.5 mb) which I believe contains this HTML file, and a folder with all the images:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18900/18900-h.zip
I hope this is helpful!
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F. Corless | February 6, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I don’t see this as a high school text although the index would be a useful resource for students who want to find quickly references to specific artists within the book. The text I suspect would bore most modern students as it doesn’t engage thought and questioning about the artist and works. Perhaps with a more modern companion work book developed for use with this text it may have some merit.
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