The Bases of Design by Walter Crane - Digital BookPREFACETHE substance of the following chapters originally formed a series of lectures addressed to the students of the Manchester Municipal School of Art during my tenure of the directorship of Design at that institution.The field covered is an extensive one, and I am conscious that many branches of my subject are only touched, whilst others are treated in a very elementary manner. Every chapter, indeed, might be expanded into a volume, under such far-reaching headings, to give to each section anything like adequate treatment.My main object, however, has been to trace the vital veins and nerves of relationship in the arts of design, which, like the sap from the central stem, springing from connected and collective roots, out of a common ground, sustain and unite in one organic whole the living tree.In an age when, owing to the action of certain economic causes—the chiefest being commercial competition—the tendency is to specialize each branch of design, which thus becomes isolated from the rest, I feel it is most important to keep in mind the real fundamental connection and essential unity of art: and though we may, as students and artists, in practice be intent upon gathering the fruit from the particular branch we desire to make our own, we should never be insensible to its relation to other branches, its dependence upon the main stem and the source of its life at the root.==================================================All files are in the public domain. . ===================================================== Nothing printed will be sent. the books are in digital format, which after purchase you can download them to your equipment. No shipping and receiving costs super fast in less than 24 hours. If you would like to receive the DVD at your address, there is a postage cost of $ 7.00 which must be added at the time of payment. ===================================================================== ====================Post and Packaging Policy: Download link, sent to buyer within 24 hours. With this link, the buyer can download on your computer all the files that are on the DVD. There is no charge for this type of shipment. ===============================================================================Copyright Notice To eCRATER VeRo Team and Publishers Association. These e-books / magazines are in The Public Domain. All content complies with eCRATER rules and regulations. No trademarks, copyrights, or eCRATER rules have been violated in this listing. This product fully conforms to eCRATER compilation and international media policy and downloadable media policy; it is NOT a copyrighted copy of any other "copyrighted product" and as such does not constitute a Copyright Violation - Unauthorized Item. If there is a legitimate copyright holder, please contact me and I will remove the relevant e-books. To our Valued Customers Our main goal is to make this wonderful Public Domain Material available on CDs and DVDs: the small price you pay for these CDs is for Production, Administration, Post and Packaging. All of our MP3s and ebooks are in compliance with eCRATER rules and regulations. The item is in the public domain, the copyright has expired, we have resale rights to it, or we are the publishers and the sole copyright holders. No trademarks, copyrights or eCRATER rules have been violated in this listing. This product is in full compliance with eCRATER's international media compilation policy and media policy for download.