This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/lives-of-the-most-eminent-painters-sculptors-and-architects-vol-5-by-giorgio-vasari/
Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are already in the catalog:
https://librivox.org/lives-of-the-most-eminent-painters-sculptors-and-architects-vol-1-by-giorgio-vasari/
https://librivox.org/lives-of-the-most-eminent-painters-sculptors-and-architects-vol-2-by-giorgio-vasari/
https://librivox.org/lives-of-the-most-eminent-painters-sculptors-and-architects-vol-3-by-giorgio-vasari/
https://librivox.org/lives-of-the-most-eminent-painters-sculptors-and-architects-vol-4-by-giorgio-vasari/
Volunteers outside the USA: Gaston du C. de Vere died in 1955. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955), UNLESS the rule of shorter term applies. <p>
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri, as it was originally known in Italian, is a series of artist biographies written by 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, which is considered "perhaps the most famous, and even today the most-read work of the older literature of art", "some of the Italian Renaissance's most influential writing on art", and "the first important book on art history". The title is often abridged to the Vite or the Lives. ( Wikipedia)
- How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
- New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
- Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
- Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28421
- Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Art, Design & Architecture; *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/History /Early Modern
Keywords that describe the book: art, biography, renaissance, Italy, sculpture, art history, painting, architecture, italian art, renaissance italy, renaissance art
============================================ - BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
START of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Volume 5. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- Say:
"Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 5, by Giorgio Vasari. Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere Life of [Artist's name]"
END of recording- At the end of the section, say:
"End of Chapter [number]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Volume 5, by Giorgio Vasari. Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere ( - 1955)"
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording
Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The latest versions of Audacity have much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
lives5_##_vasari_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. lives5_01_vasari_128kb.mp3)
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(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: knotyouraveragejo
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
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Pronunciation guide:
Coming soon!
A note on abbreviations. The abbreviation "S." should be read in the following ways:
Saint if name is English. (example: Saint John)
Santa if name is Italian and feminine. (ex: Santa Margherita)
Sant if name is Italian and begins with a vowel (masc or fem). (ex: Sant'Ilario)
Santo if name is Italian, masculine, and starts with ST. (ex: Santo Stefano) (There are other cases where this should be used--Z or S+any consonant--but they are rare)
San for any other Italian masculine name (ex: San Francesco)
If you're not sure, feel free to ask.
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