International studio (48.1913)

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THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIO

November, 1912


PHOTO-ENGRAVERS
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achieve a wide and interesting outlook on
that cycle of artistic apprehension which
the Venetian School comprises, and which
marks it as the outcome and the symbol of
a great historic age. The illustrations are
beautiful reproductions of famous pictures.
On the Laws of Japanese Painting: An
Introduction to the Study of the Art of
Japan. By Henry P. Bowie. With
Prefatory Remarks by Iwaya Sazanami
and Hirai Kinza. Illustrated. Size
81 x st, 117 pages, with 66 plates, bound
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Francisco: Paul Elder & Co.) $3.50
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It is unquestionable that there can be
any safer guide for those who covet famil-
iarity with the laws of Japanese painting
than this work of Mr. Henry P. Bowie, who
has lived for many years in Japan, not only
studying Japanese methods but also mas-
tering their practical application. He
studied under the most celebrated Japan-
ese masters, contributed to their galleries,
and won the commendation of the Em-
peror, who accepted some examples of his
work. This is a book that not only illu-
minates the distinctively Japanese art, but
that cannot fail to be of practical value to
Western students of all grades, whether
they wish to acquire Japanese methods cr
not. Mr. Bowie writes from an obvious
desire to help, and from a wide and com-
petent knowledge. Many of the illustra-
tions are by great Japanese artists and are
of striking pictorial value. All of them
are carefully selected and well reproduced.
They are divided into groups demonstrat-
ing the various laws of Japanese technique.
In short, the work is indispensable to any
serious student of Japanese art.
Annual of the Society of Illustrators,
1911. With an Introduction by Royal
Cortissoz. Large 4to. (New York:
Charles Scribner’s Sons.) $3.00 net.
The Society of Illustrators, organized in
New York in 1911, appropriately marks
the tenth year of its existence by publish-
ing a book for which it is itself responsible.
The present volume is the first in a series
of “Annuals” which it is intended to issue
henceforth. It is the aim of the committee
on publication yearly to present in this
way a collection fully expressive of the in-
dividualities concerned in its preparation.
This series will present a distinct historical
value, preserving from year to year the
salient traits of the school of illustration
and exhibiting its progress. One of the
most interesting things about the art for
which this book stands is the fact that
American illustration has a past possessing
landmarks, if not traditions. The 84 illus-
trations which compose this volume are
choice examples of the Society’s best
work.
Replanning Small Cities (Six Typical
Studies). By John Nolen, Fellow of the
American Society of Landscape Archi-
tects. Fully illustrated. 4to, 218
pages. (New York: B. W. Huebsch.)
$2.50 net.
This is the first book to result from the
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distinctive types of small places, ranging
from a sparsely settled village to a thriving
industrial center. In the concrete studies