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Nr. 187 (October 1908)
DOI Artikel:Reviews and notices
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Reviews and Notices
devoted by Mr Birch to the seals of ecclesiastical
and monastic dignitaries, corporations and uni-
versities, the noble families of the United Kingdom,
the royal seals of Scotland, some of which are
remarkably fine, various Continental seals, amongst
which those of certain noble ladies of France are
specially beautiful ; and he gives in addition to an
excellent index a very useful glossary of heraldic
and conventional terms.
Yorkshire Vales and Wolds. Painted and de-
scribed by Gordon Home. (London : A. & C.
Black.) 7s. 6d. net.—In his two previous books,
already noticed in these columns, “ Yorkshire Coast
and Moorland Scenes” and “Yorkshire Dales and
Fells,” Mr. Home has dealt with the northern half
of the county, and in the present volume he
completes his description with a survey of the
southern parts. Yorkshire is a county peculiarly
rich in lovely scenery and interesting associations,
and no doubt the task of judiciously selecting from
the enormous quantity of material that lay ready to
his hand was no light one. Mr. Home is gifted
with an engaging style, and he blends very success-
fully historical and archæological allusions with
shrewd remarks about the people and places he
describes. One is rather at a loss however to
understand how, in his very “ Brief description of
the City of York,” of all towns perhaps the richest
Jn mediaeval architecture and historical associations,
he comes to dismiss the subject of York Minster in
twenty lines, while to Selby Abbey he devotes
about six pages. Most interesting is his chapter
‘From Filey to Spurn Head,” and the one devoted
to the charming old-fashioned town of Beverley,
fn his illustrations he is scarcely so happy as in his
text. Bootham Bar, York, is delightful, but the
same cannot be said for all the other illustra-
tes, many of which are painted—or is it perhaps
the fault of the reproductions ?—in rather too bright
colours.
Hungarian Decorative Art. By Stephan Gröh.
(Buda-Pesth : Hungarian Society of Arts and Crafts.)
two parts, 60 kr. complete.—The first of the
two portfolios of which this work consists contains
Slxty sheets of illustrations, showing the traditional
heyices and patterns employed by the peasant in-
stants of Hungary for decorating their dwellings,
furniture, implements, garments and so forth.
db°ut one-third of these sixty sheets exhibit the
^ corative devices used onthe outside of Hungarian
°uses in various parts of the country, and a pretty
c °se kinship of motif is observable in them. The
ucurrence of closely similar forms would seem to
w that they are not intended purely as decora-
tions in these cases, but mainly as symbols, a view
which is strengthened by the occasional introduc-
tion of obviously religious devices. In the remain-
ing sheets examples are given of the ornamental
work of the Slovack and Rouman peasants inhabit-
ing Hungary, in addition to that done by the
Hungarian peasants ; but ethnographically distinct
as these races are the character of the ornamem
tation gives little or no clue to any racial divergence.
Much of the interest of the craftwork done by these
peasants is due to the pleasant combinations of
colour which so many of them present ; but un-
fortunately only one of the sheets in this part has
been printed in colours, and this shows examples
of the carved yokes carried by oxen. It is a pity
that some of the specimens of coloured embroidery
were not shown in this way, and it is a pity, too,
that woven fabrics such as carpets have been
omitted altogether. The second part of the work
consists wholly of designs executed by Prof. Gröh
and his students, and all betray a strong leaning
to the traditional style.
Recent additions to the series of Masterpieces in
Colour, published by Messrs. T. C. & E. C. Jack at
is. 6d. net per vol., comprise volumes on Millais
with text by Mr. A. L. Baldry, Carlo Dolci, by Mr.
George Hay, Tintoretto, by Mr. S. L. Bensusan,
and Gainsborough, by Mr. Max Rothschild. Each
volume contains eight reproductions of typical
works by the respective artists, but we regret to
observe that the promise of the earlier volumes
in regard to the quality of the reproductions is
not fully realised in some of the later numbers, the
illustrations to Millais especially being all more or
less disappointing. On the whole the advantage
rests with the Old Masters.
Mr. Thomas Way, whose lithographic work will
be familiar to readers of The Studio, has recently
issued a series of six postcards, entitled London at
Tivilight, and a similar series of six of the Thames
at Twilight, both of which are artistically greatly
superior to those usually offered to the public.
The selection of views is an admirable one, as
might be expected from one who has for many
years made the historic buildings and remarkable
atmospheric effects of the great city his especial
study. The two sets are published by E. J. Larby,
i Paternoster Avenue, London, at ir. net each.
Erratum.—In our August issue, p. 221,
beneath an illustration of a Hill-side Garden, Herr
H. Wienkoop was given as the designer, but it was
Architect Ludwig Fuchs who designed this garden.
81
devoted by Mr Birch to the seals of ecclesiastical
and monastic dignitaries, corporations and uni-
versities, the noble families of the United Kingdom,
the royal seals of Scotland, some of which are
remarkably fine, various Continental seals, amongst
which those of certain noble ladies of France are
specially beautiful ; and he gives in addition to an
excellent index a very useful glossary of heraldic
and conventional terms.
Yorkshire Vales and Wolds. Painted and de-
scribed by Gordon Home. (London : A. & C.
Black.) 7s. 6d. net.—In his two previous books,
already noticed in these columns, “ Yorkshire Coast
and Moorland Scenes” and “Yorkshire Dales and
Fells,” Mr. Home has dealt with the northern half
of the county, and in the present volume he
completes his description with a survey of the
southern parts. Yorkshire is a county peculiarly
rich in lovely scenery and interesting associations,
and no doubt the task of judiciously selecting from
the enormous quantity of material that lay ready to
his hand was no light one. Mr. Home is gifted
with an engaging style, and he blends very success-
fully historical and archæological allusions with
shrewd remarks about the people and places he
describes. One is rather at a loss however to
understand how, in his very “ Brief description of
the City of York,” of all towns perhaps the richest
Jn mediaeval architecture and historical associations,
he comes to dismiss the subject of York Minster in
twenty lines, while to Selby Abbey he devotes
about six pages. Most interesting is his chapter
‘From Filey to Spurn Head,” and the one devoted
to the charming old-fashioned town of Beverley,
fn his illustrations he is scarcely so happy as in his
text. Bootham Bar, York, is delightful, but the
same cannot be said for all the other illustra-
tes, many of which are painted—or is it perhaps
the fault of the reproductions ?—in rather too bright
colours.
Hungarian Decorative Art. By Stephan Gröh.
(Buda-Pesth : Hungarian Society of Arts and Crafts.)
two parts, 60 kr. complete.—The first of the
two portfolios of which this work consists contains
Slxty sheets of illustrations, showing the traditional
heyices and patterns employed by the peasant in-
stants of Hungary for decorating their dwellings,
furniture, implements, garments and so forth.
db°ut one-third of these sixty sheets exhibit the
^ corative devices used onthe outside of Hungarian
°uses in various parts of the country, and a pretty
c °se kinship of motif is observable in them. The
ucurrence of closely similar forms would seem to
w that they are not intended purely as decora-
tions in these cases, but mainly as symbols, a view
which is strengthened by the occasional introduc-
tion of obviously religious devices. In the remain-
ing sheets examples are given of the ornamental
work of the Slovack and Rouman peasants inhabit-
ing Hungary, in addition to that done by the
Hungarian peasants ; but ethnographically distinct
as these races are the character of the ornamem
tation gives little or no clue to any racial divergence.
Much of the interest of the craftwork done by these
peasants is due to the pleasant combinations of
colour which so many of them present ; but un-
fortunately only one of the sheets in this part has
been printed in colours, and this shows examples
of the carved yokes carried by oxen. It is a pity
that some of the specimens of coloured embroidery
were not shown in this way, and it is a pity, too,
that woven fabrics such as carpets have been
omitted altogether. The second part of the work
consists wholly of designs executed by Prof. Gröh
and his students, and all betray a strong leaning
to the traditional style.
Recent additions to the series of Masterpieces in
Colour, published by Messrs. T. C. & E. C. Jack at
is. 6d. net per vol., comprise volumes on Millais
with text by Mr. A. L. Baldry, Carlo Dolci, by Mr.
George Hay, Tintoretto, by Mr. S. L. Bensusan,
and Gainsborough, by Mr. Max Rothschild. Each
volume contains eight reproductions of typical
works by the respective artists, but we regret to
observe that the promise of the earlier volumes
in regard to the quality of the reproductions is
not fully realised in some of the later numbers, the
illustrations to Millais especially being all more or
less disappointing. On the whole the advantage
rests with the Old Masters.
Mr. Thomas Way, whose lithographic work will
be familiar to readers of The Studio, has recently
issued a series of six postcards, entitled London at
Tivilight, and a similar series of six of the Thames
at Twilight, both of which are artistically greatly
superior to those usually offered to the public.
The selection of views is an admirable one, as
might be expected from one who has for many
years made the historic buildings and remarkable
atmospheric effects of the great city his especial
study. The two sets are published by E. J. Larby,
i Paternoster Avenue, London, at ir. net each.
Erratum.—In our August issue, p. 221,
beneath an illustration of a Hill-side Garden, Herr
H. Wienkoop was given as the designer, but it was
Architect Ludwig Fuchs who designed this garden.
81