Studio: international art (26.1902)

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restored, or else replaced by a well-constructed
piece of contemporary workmanship. For a good
example of this useful appeal to the general taste
of the public we may turn to the tall village cross
—The Sign of the Son of Man—which Mr. C.
Harrison Townsend has designed for West Meon,
in Hampshire (page 216). Simple and dignified in

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proportion, it fits in admirably with its surroundings,
book cover by a. de sauty and, while attracting attention, gives pleasure and

provokes thought.

Only a little while ago
several examples of Mr. De
Sauty's bookbindings were
reproduced here, and at-
tention was drawn to the
refinement of their work-
manlike good qualities.
The new specimens repro-
duced this month show
that Mr. De Sauty con-
tinues to progress, the
binding for "Keats," like
that for Mr. Austin
Dobson's " Vignettes in
Rhyme," being very fortu-
nate in the dainty and
decorative treatment of
leaves.

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