DOI Heft:
Nr. 156 (February 1910)
DOI Artikel:Reviews and notices
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19868#0528
Reviews and Notices
The Rivers and Streams of England. Painted
by Sutton Palmer. Described by A. G. Bradley.
20s. net.—Egyptian Birds. By Charles Whymper.
20s. net. — Hungary. Painted by Adrian and
Marianne Stokes. Described by Adrian
Stokes. 20s. net.—Isle of Man. By W. Ralph
Hall Caine. Illustrations in colour by A. Heaton
Cooper. 73-. 6d. net.—Eton. Painted by E. D.
Brinton. Described by Christopher Stone.
Reminiscences by Rev. E. D. Stone. js. 6d. net.
— The Flowers and Gardens of Madeira. Painted
by Ella du Cane. Described by Florence du
Cane. js. 6d. net. (London: A. & C. Black.)
These six volumes are recent accessions to
Messrs. Black's series of Beautiful Books which
owe their popularity chiefly to the coloured illus-
trations so plentifully supplied with each volume,
though in every case the publishers have taken
care to provide interesting reading matter from the
pens of able writers. The " Rivers of England,"
treats of the principal rivers of the country—
the Thames, the Severn, the Wye, the two Ouses,
the Dart, the Dove, the Derwent, the Tees, the
Avon, and many others, whose charming scenery
is so well portrayed by Mr. Sutton Palmer and
described by Mr. Bradley. Mr. Whymper has
had exceptional opportunities of observing and
studying the birds he has described and portrayed in
his volume, the purpose of which, he states, is to
assist the many visitors to Egypt in identifying the
birds they see in the Nile Valley. The book is
deserving of a far wider public than this obviously
limited one, for these admirable drawings, with their
faithful representation of plumage and environment,
give evidence of an intimate knowledge such as only
comes to those who devote themselves ardently
to natural history pursuits. We are glad to see a
volume devoted to Hungary, a country whose
interesting people and places are not so well known
as they ought to be. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes have
explored the country pretty thoroughly, and Mr.
Stokes has given a most entertaining narrative of
their travels and adventures. Many of the illustra-
tions remind us that the country is one in which
the inhabitants outside the large cities still retain
their traditional dress. The Isle of Man is more
familiar ground, but of the thousands who go
thither every summer we wonder how many know
even a tithe of the interesting facts concerning the
island and its institutions and legends which Mr.
R. Hall Caine narrates. The book on Eton,
which embodies the reminiscences of an " old
boy" (the Rev. E. D. Stone), appeals primarily,
of course, to other "old boys"; but the college
338
has played so great a part in English history
that the book will afford pleasant reading to
many others besides. The vision of Madeira's
floral beauty, which Miss Du Cane gives, will turn
the thoughts of many to this sunny island where
vegetation of almost tropical luxuriance flourishes
throughout the year.
French Cathedrals. By Joseph & Elizabeth
Penneli.. (London : T. Fisher Unwin.) 20s. net.—
There is perhaps no pen-draughtsman of our time,
who, disregarding decorative restrictions, has been
able to make a spontaneous impression seem part
of the book so well as Mr. Joseph Penneli. Mr.
Pennell's illustrations are always printed the
right size. He counts on the reduction to give
them that slightness which provides a sympathetic
and unobtrusive accompaniment to the text. By
a happy co-operation with his wife in writing the
book and a draughtsman's pen, which is fresh for
every scene it encounters, no one can illustrate books
of " tours " better, or with more delicacy, variety
and freedom of pen. His drawings suggest atmo-
sphere, and an unusual sense of the picturesque
enables him to make almost anything seem pic-
turesque ; this, too, without falsification, but by the
use of a trained instinct for the salient artistic
features of any scene. There are 183 pictures in
this book, also plans and full-page reproductions
from etchings and engravings.
Altschweizerische Baukunst. Neue Folge. Von
Dr. Roland Anheisser. (Berne: A. Francke.)
Mks. 28.—In his first series of drawings illustrating
the picturesque old architecture of Switzerland, pub-
lished some three or four years ago, Dr. Anheisser
gave prominence to the old Bernese type as being the
most specifically Swiss among the various types
of building to be met with in this country of
ethnological diversity. In this new series, con-
sisting of a hundred plates, further examples are
given of the same type, but numerous illustrations
are also given of other types which have less claim
to be considered indigenous, such as the Rha?tian
on the Austrian border, the Burgundian in the
west, and the Italian in the Rhone Valley. Besides
having an extensive knowledge of the subject,
the author possesses marked talent as a draughts-
man, his drawings (all executed with the pen)
having a distinctly pictorial quality, at the same
time that they are sufficiently precise to be
of service to the student of architecture, to
whom also the numerous drawings of details
will prove useful. Ample information concern-
ing the buildings illustrated is given in the letter-
press.
The Rivers and Streams of England. Painted
by Sutton Palmer. Described by A. G. Bradley.
20s. net.—Egyptian Birds. By Charles Whymper.
20s. net. — Hungary. Painted by Adrian and
Marianne Stokes. Described by Adrian
Stokes. 20s. net.—Isle of Man. By W. Ralph
Hall Caine. Illustrations in colour by A. Heaton
Cooper. 73-. 6d. net.—Eton. Painted by E. D.
Brinton. Described by Christopher Stone.
Reminiscences by Rev. E. D. Stone. js. 6d. net.
— The Flowers and Gardens of Madeira. Painted
by Ella du Cane. Described by Florence du
Cane. js. 6d. net. (London: A. & C. Black.)
These six volumes are recent accessions to
Messrs. Black's series of Beautiful Books which
owe their popularity chiefly to the coloured illus-
trations so plentifully supplied with each volume,
though in every case the publishers have taken
care to provide interesting reading matter from the
pens of able writers. The " Rivers of England,"
treats of the principal rivers of the country—
the Thames, the Severn, the Wye, the two Ouses,
the Dart, the Dove, the Derwent, the Tees, the
Avon, and many others, whose charming scenery
is so well portrayed by Mr. Sutton Palmer and
described by Mr. Bradley. Mr. Whymper has
had exceptional opportunities of observing and
studying the birds he has described and portrayed in
his volume, the purpose of which, he states, is to
assist the many visitors to Egypt in identifying the
birds they see in the Nile Valley. The book is
deserving of a far wider public than this obviously
limited one, for these admirable drawings, with their
faithful representation of plumage and environment,
give evidence of an intimate knowledge such as only
comes to those who devote themselves ardently
to natural history pursuits. We are glad to see a
volume devoted to Hungary, a country whose
interesting people and places are not so well known
as they ought to be. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes have
explored the country pretty thoroughly, and Mr.
Stokes has given a most entertaining narrative of
their travels and adventures. Many of the illustra-
tions remind us that the country is one in which
the inhabitants outside the large cities still retain
their traditional dress. The Isle of Man is more
familiar ground, but of the thousands who go
thither every summer we wonder how many know
even a tithe of the interesting facts concerning the
island and its institutions and legends which Mr.
R. Hall Caine narrates. The book on Eton,
which embodies the reminiscences of an " old
boy" (the Rev. E. D. Stone), appeals primarily,
of course, to other "old boys"; but the college
338
has played so great a part in English history
that the book will afford pleasant reading to
many others besides. The vision of Madeira's
floral beauty, which Miss Du Cane gives, will turn
the thoughts of many to this sunny island where
vegetation of almost tropical luxuriance flourishes
throughout the year.
French Cathedrals. By Joseph & Elizabeth
Penneli.. (London : T. Fisher Unwin.) 20s. net.—
There is perhaps no pen-draughtsman of our time,
who, disregarding decorative restrictions, has been
able to make a spontaneous impression seem part
of the book so well as Mr. Joseph Penneli. Mr.
Pennell's illustrations are always printed the
right size. He counts on the reduction to give
them that slightness which provides a sympathetic
and unobtrusive accompaniment to the text. By
a happy co-operation with his wife in writing the
book and a draughtsman's pen, which is fresh for
every scene it encounters, no one can illustrate books
of " tours " better, or with more delicacy, variety
and freedom of pen. His drawings suggest atmo-
sphere, and an unusual sense of the picturesque
enables him to make almost anything seem pic-
turesque ; this, too, without falsification, but by the
use of a trained instinct for the salient artistic
features of any scene. There are 183 pictures in
this book, also plans and full-page reproductions
from etchings and engravings.
Altschweizerische Baukunst. Neue Folge. Von
Dr. Roland Anheisser. (Berne: A. Francke.)
Mks. 28.—In his first series of drawings illustrating
the picturesque old architecture of Switzerland, pub-
lished some three or four years ago, Dr. Anheisser
gave prominence to the old Bernese type as being the
most specifically Swiss among the various types
of building to be met with in this country of
ethnological diversity. In this new series, con-
sisting of a hundred plates, further examples are
given of the same type, but numerous illustrations
are also given of other types which have less claim
to be considered indigenous, such as the Rha?tian
on the Austrian border, the Burgundian in the
west, and the Italian in the Rhone Valley. Besides
having an extensive knowledge of the subject,
the author possesses marked talent as a draughts-
man, his drawings (all executed with the pen)
having a distinctly pictorial quality, at the same
time that they are sufficiently precise to be
of service to the student of architecture, to
whom also the numerous drawings of details
will prove useful. Ample information concern-
ing the buildings illustrated is given in the letter-
press.