On Divers Arts

On Divers Arts
By:Theophilus (Presbyter.),John G. Hawthorne,Cyril Stanley Smith
Published on 1963 by Courier Corporation

First printed in the 12th century, here is the earliest treatise on the arts written by a practicing artist. Offering an essential understanding of pre-Renaissance art and technology, the Benedictine author details pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, and more — information of great importance to craftsmen and historians of art and science. Includes 34 illustrations.

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This book shouldn't be required reading... reading plays that that you do not want to learn is awful. Reading a play kinda sucks to start with, if it had been designed to be read, then it would be a novel, not just a play. Along with that the teach had us students see the play aloud (on person for each character for a few pages). None folks had see the play before. None folks wanted to learn it (I made the mistake of taking the'easy'english class for 6 years). The teacher picked students that looked like they weren't paying attention. All this compounded to make me pretty much hate reading classics for something similar to 10 years (granted macbeth alone wasn't the problem). I also hate iambic pentameter. Pure activism there. STOP the mandatory reading of plays. It's wrong, morally and academically. Plus it can really fuck up your GPA. 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