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CLASSICS OF ART
UNDER the above title Messrs. Methuen are publishing a
new Library of Art, which will be specially distinguished
by profuseness and completeness of illustration. There are
already many series dealing with Art before the public, but
the Library which Messrs. Methuen have planned presents features
which render it unique, and give it special claims to the attention of
the student and lover of Art.
The Library is divided into two sections. The first deals with
Great Artists. The text, by highly competent critics, is concise but
sufficient, and there are Chronological Tables, a Bibliography, and such
Lists and Catalogues as a student may require.
The Illustrations, for the most part full page plates, will be
printed with the greatest care, and will be very numerous; reproduc-
ing all the Master’s pictures, as far as that is practicable. The first
volumes in this section are ‘ Velazquez,’ ‘ Rubens,’ and ‘ Titian,’
and the number of illustrations assigned to each volume will show
that the promise of lavish illustration has been fulfilled.
The second section deals with various Arts or branches or periods
of Art, and the books are all written by men of recognised authority.
In these the literary matter will comprise a general survey of the Art
in question, with a sketch of its origin, development and affinities, and
a systematic and complete account of its various departments. A
Bibliography and Chronological Tables and Lists, if necessary, will
also be given. The Illustrations will include typical and famous
examples chosen to represent different periods and styles, and Draw-
ings and Diagrams explanatory of technical processes will find a place.
The first volumes in this section are ‘ The Art of the Greeks ’ by
H. B. Walters, and ‘Florentine Sculptors of the Renaissance’
by Dr. Bode of Berlin.
The volumes are handsome in appearance, of the size of this
Prospectus, the illustrations are as large as is consistent with con-
venience, and the type is that of this page. Despite their size, and
the unusual scale of illustration, the books are published at a com-
paratively low price. They are under the editorial supervision of
Dr. J. H. W. Laing.
UNDER the above title Messrs. Methuen are publishing a
new Library of Art, which will be specially distinguished
by profuseness and completeness of illustration. There are
already many series dealing with Art before the public, but
the Library which Messrs. Methuen have planned presents features
which render it unique, and give it special claims to the attention of
the student and lover of Art.
The Library is divided into two sections. The first deals with
Great Artists. The text, by highly competent critics, is concise but
sufficient, and there are Chronological Tables, a Bibliography, and such
Lists and Catalogues as a student may require.
The Illustrations, for the most part full page plates, will be
printed with the greatest care, and will be very numerous; reproduc-
ing all the Master’s pictures, as far as that is practicable. The first
volumes in this section are ‘ Velazquez,’ ‘ Rubens,’ and ‘ Titian,’
and the number of illustrations assigned to each volume will show
that the promise of lavish illustration has been fulfilled.
The second section deals with various Arts or branches or periods
of Art, and the books are all written by men of recognised authority.
In these the literary matter will comprise a general survey of the Art
in question, with a sketch of its origin, development and affinities, and
a systematic and complete account of its various departments. A
Bibliography and Chronological Tables and Lists, if necessary, will
also be given. The Illustrations will include typical and famous
examples chosen to represent different periods and styles, and Draw-
ings and Diagrams explanatory of technical processes will find a place.
The first volumes in this section are ‘ The Art of the Greeks ’ by
H. B. Walters, and ‘Florentine Sculptors of the Renaissance’
by Dr. Bode of Berlin.
The volumes are handsome in appearance, of the size of this
Prospectus, the illustrations are as large as is consistent with con-
venience, and the type is that of this page. Despite their size, and
the unusual scale of illustration, the books are published at a com-
paratively low price. They are under the editorial supervision of
Dr. J. H. W. Laing.