I'm not sure if anyone has heard of Project Gutenberg, but if not you can read up on it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gutenberg It is, simply, a huge listing of public domain ebooks.

In the spirit of IslanderNL's Nov 17 posting about the Loomis PDFs (really, thanks ) I'm hoping more of the same can be found. I know very little about possible artists to search for, and searching for 'art'? Over 1000 results. But I did find these:

Speed, Harold - The Practice and Science of Drawing http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14264

Maginnis, Charles, 1867-1955 - Pen Drawing An Illustrated Treatise http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17502

Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page is an American (US) site, so the copy right laws would change accordingly. Just make sure you check out the local laws... or find someone that can translate them. There are Gutenberg projects in other Countries though, to deal with legal issues:

http://pge.rastko.net/ http://www.lonnrot.net/ http://gutenberg.net.au/ http://www.gutenberg.nl/
http://www.gutenberg.ph/

If you find a book that you think might interest others... post about it.

Thanks for that information Wintermind. I'l bookmark it and have a look when I get a chance. Sounds like an interesting project.

Thanks for reminding me of this site!!!! Now that I have my pc up and almost updated again I can go back there and download tons of stuff. Look up Leonardo Da Vinci...I believe they have a pdf book about his life!!! I downloaded it before but my husband wiped it out!!!!
Laura