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No. 175 (October, 1907)
DOI Artikel:Reviews and notices
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Reviews and Notices
difficult the path of investigation is may be seen
from the fact that even in contiguous islands in
this South Sea group there is considerable diversity
of decorative style. The value of Dr. Stephan's
work is greatly enhanced by an extensive series of
illustrations (including many in colour) of objects
collected during his visit, and now housed in the
Museum fur Volkerkunde in Berlin, and there are
also some capital reproductions of photographs
showing amongst other things the tattoo marks
borne by the natives.
Among Messrs. T. C. & E. C. Jack's new publica-
tions this autumn are a series of capital reprints of
the Waverley Novels, each volume containing a
complete novel printed in the clear, bold type
of the Edinburgh Waverley, and twelve repro-
ductions in colour of original drawings by selected
artists of repute. Mr. Maurice Greiffenhagen is
illustrating " Ivanhoe," Mr. H. J. Ford " Kenil-
worth," and Mr. S. H. Vedder " The Talisman,"
the three most popular of the novels. The
volumes are attractively bound, and are issued
at the price of 6s. each net.—Another new and
interesting series with coloured pictures issued by
Messrs. Jack is entitled " Masterpieces in Colour "
(is. 6d. net per volume). The publishers have
secured the services of a number of able writers
for the series; and among the Masters whose lives
and work are to be dealt with are Velasquez,
Reynolds, Turner, Romney, Greuze, Rossetti,
Botticelli, Raphael, Rembrandt, Lord Leighton,
Watts, Holman Hunt.—Messrs. Jack have also
published a collection of Nursery Songs which is
in many respects unique. Each page is specially
designed by Mr. Paul Woodroffe and printed in
colour; and another pleasant feature of the book is
the bold and legible character of the text and
music (arranged by Joseph Moorat).
Messrs. Bell have decided to re-issue in a
cheaper form their admirable series of " Hand-
books of the Great Masters "—a series which has
enjoyed a wide popularity owing to the full and
reliable information given in the volumes forming
it. In this re-issue, though the price is much re-
duced, the letterpress and illustrations will be
identical with those in the dearer edition, but the
binding will be somewhat simpler.
Jung Wien, which comes from the firm of
Alexander Koch at Darmstadt, and forms the
twelfth volume of " Koch's Monographien," con-
tains illustrations of a large variety of designs by
students of the School of Applied Art at Vienna.
The designs illustrated, comprising country houses,
gardens, interiors, furniture, plastic figures, placards,
decorative paintings and wood-engravings, ceramic
objects, ornamental writings, end-papers, textiles,
embroideries, are interesting as showing how
vigorously the rising generation of Viennese artists
are devoting themselves to decorative art. At the
same time, they disclose a tendency here and there
to go to extremes; some of the examples of orna-
mental writing, for instance, have the defect that
they are extremely difficult to read, a serious defect
indeed where there is a whole page of such writing.
On the whole, however, the designs are excellent
and point to a large endowment of decorative
feeling and skilful draughtsmanship.
Recent additions to the series of illustrated
monographs edited by Dr. Muther, and issued
by Messrs. Bard, Marquardt & Co., of Berlin,
under the general title of "Die Kunst," include
interesting accounts,of Munich and Rome as art
centres — Miinchen als Kunststadt, by E. W.
Bredt (Mk. 3), and Rom als Kunststiitie (Mk, 1.50),
by Albert Zacher.
The Fine Arts Publishing Company, of Charing
Cross Road, are issuing a dainty little catalogue ol
their "Burlington Proofs,"—a series of mezzo-
gravure reproductions of pictures by eminent
painters, living and deceased. A glance at this
catalogue, which contains miniature reproductions
by the same process of over fifty of these proofs,
suffices to show how admirably adapted the pro-
cess is for the rendering of tone and subtle atmos-
pheric effects. Included in the series are some of
the most popular landscapes shown at the Royal
Academy during the past twenty years, besides an
interesting selection of figure subjects, including
the famous Venus and The Mirror of Velasquez.
The moderate price at which these beautiful repro-
ductions are published places them within the
reach of people of quite slender means.
Heatherley's School of Fine Art, which for many
years past has been carried on at 79 Newman
Street, Oxford Street, under Mr. John Crompton
as principal, has recently been removed to No. 75
Newman Street, a few doors off, where it is now being
directed by Mr. Henry G. Massey. The school
is said to be the oldest art school in London,
having been founded in 1848 by Mr. James M. Lee,
from whom it passed to Mr. Heatherley, who had
it for nearly thirty years. In the roll of its students
are to be found the names of many who have
attained to eminence as painters in after-life,
more than a score of R.A.'s and A.R.A.'s being
among them.
87
difficult the path of investigation is may be seen
from the fact that even in contiguous islands in
this South Sea group there is considerable diversity
of decorative style. The value of Dr. Stephan's
work is greatly enhanced by an extensive series of
illustrations (including many in colour) of objects
collected during his visit, and now housed in the
Museum fur Volkerkunde in Berlin, and there are
also some capital reproductions of photographs
showing amongst other things the tattoo marks
borne by the natives.
Among Messrs. T. C. & E. C. Jack's new publica-
tions this autumn are a series of capital reprints of
the Waverley Novels, each volume containing a
complete novel printed in the clear, bold type
of the Edinburgh Waverley, and twelve repro-
ductions in colour of original drawings by selected
artists of repute. Mr. Maurice Greiffenhagen is
illustrating " Ivanhoe," Mr. H. J. Ford " Kenil-
worth," and Mr. S. H. Vedder " The Talisman,"
the three most popular of the novels. The
volumes are attractively bound, and are issued
at the price of 6s. each net.—Another new and
interesting series with coloured pictures issued by
Messrs. Jack is entitled " Masterpieces in Colour "
(is. 6d. net per volume). The publishers have
secured the services of a number of able writers
for the series; and among the Masters whose lives
and work are to be dealt with are Velasquez,
Reynolds, Turner, Romney, Greuze, Rossetti,
Botticelli, Raphael, Rembrandt, Lord Leighton,
Watts, Holman Hunt.—Messrs. Jack have also
published a collection of Nursery Songs which is
in many respects unique. Each page is specially
designed by Mr. Paul Woodroffe and printed in
colour; and another pleasant feature of the book is
the bold and legible character of the text and
music (arranged by Joseph Moorat).
Messrs. Bell have decided to re-issue in a
cheaper form their admirable series of " Hand-
books of the Great Masters "—a series which has
enjoyed a wide popularity owing to the full and
reliable information given in the volumes forming
it. In this re-issue, though the price is much re-
duced, the letterpress and illustrations will be
identical with those in the dearer edition, but the
binding will be somewhat simpler.
Jung Wien, which comes from the firm of
Alexander Koch at Darmstadt, and forms the
twelfth volume of " Koch's Monographien," con-
tains illustrations of a large variety of designs by
students of the School of Applied Art at Vienna.
The designs illustrated, comprising country houses,
gardens, interiors, furniture, plastic figures, placards,
decorative paintings and wood-engravings, ceramic
objects, ornamental writings, end-papers, textiles,
embroideries, are interesting as showing how
vigorously the rising generation of Viennese artists
are devoting themselves to decorative art. At the
same time, they disclose a tendency here and there
to go to extremes; some of the examples of orna-
mental writing, for instance, have the defect that
they are extremely difficult to read, a serious defect
indeed where there is a whole page of such writing.
On the whole, however, the designs are excellent
and point to a large endowment of decorative
feeling and skilful draughtsmanship.
Recent additions to the series of illustrated
monographs edited by Dr. Muther, and issued
by Messrs. Bard, Marquardt & Co., of Berlin,
under the general title of "Die Kunst," include
interesting accounts,of Munich and Rome as art
centres — Miinchen als Kunststadt, by E. W.
Bredt (Mk. 3), and Rom als Kunststiitie (Mk, 1.50),
by Albert Zacher.
The Fine Arts Publishing Company, of Charing
Cross Road, are issuing a dainty little catalogue ol
their "Burlington Proofs,"—a series of mezzo-
gravure reproductions of pictures by eminent
painters, living and deceased. A glance at this
catalogue, which contains miniature reproductions
by the same process of over fifty of these proofs,
suffices to show how admirably adapted the pro-
cess is for the rendering of tone and subtle atmos-
pheric effects. Included in the series are some of
the most popular landscapes shown at the Royal
Academy during the past twenty years, besides an
interesting selection of figure subjects, including
the famous Venus and The Mirror of Velasquez.
The moderate price at which these beautiful repro-
ductions are published places them within the
reach of people of quite slender means.
Heatherley's School of Fine Art, which for many
years past has been carried on at 79 Newman
Street, Oxford Street, under Mr. John Crompton
as principal, has recently been removed to No. 75
Newman Street, a few doors off, where it is now being
directed by Mr. Henry G. Massey. The school
is said to be the oldest art school in London,
having been founded in 1848 by Mr. James M. Lee,
from whom it passed to Mr. Heatherley, who had
it for nearly thirty years. In the roll of its students
are to be found the names of many who have
attained to eminence as painters in after-life,
more than a score of R.A.'s and A.R.A.'s being
among them.
87