DOI Heft:
No. 283 (October 1916)
DOI Artikel:Reviews and notices
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Reviews and Notices
ILLUSTRATION TO COUNT LEO TOLSTOl's " HADJI MURAT"
BY E. E. LANCERAY
for the excellence of their reproductions, have
done well to include the volume in their series
of illustrated editions de luxe of masterpieces of
Russian literature. The work of illustrating this
fine edition was assigned to Eugene Lanceray,
who when he made his first appearance in the
magazine "Mir Iskustva " was greeted as a highly
gifted draughtsman and since then has accom-
plished much talented work in this field. He
has approached his task in an earnest and
sympathetic spirit and discharged it in most happy
fashion, a special journey to the Caucasus and
investigation of historic and iconographic sources
helping materially to that end. A series of larger
compositions are reproduced hors texte in colours
or collotype, among them being some of consider-
able independent interest as genre pictures. In
addition there are a number of little scenes,
typical figures, portraits and landscape motives
inserted by way of ornament, tailpieces etc., often
giving much charm to the text. The volume is
certainly one of the best examples of illustrated
literature that have appeared in Russia latterly.
Stitches from Western Embroideries. By
Louisa F. Pesel. (Bradford: Percy Lund and
Co.) \2s. 6d. net.—-This is the third portfolio
which the author has devoted to the various classes
of stitches used in Embroidery, and like the previous
ones, already reviewed in these columns, it is
thoroughly practical and as such valuable to the
needle worker. It contains examples of Spanish
and Portuguese work and some from Moroccan,
Algerian and Hispano-Moresque specimens.
Drawing and Design for Craftsmen.
By R. S. Bowers. (London : Cassell and
Company.) 6s. net.—This volume forms
part of CasselPs Handcraft Library, a new
series designed to give practical, up-to-date
instruction in various arts and crafts, and a
prominent feature of the series is the lavish
use of illustrations. In the present volume
there are nearly 800, while in one on " Furni-
ture Making," which bears the name of the
same author, this number is greatly ex-
ceeded. The scope of this book on Drawing
and Design is almost encyclopaedic, embrac-
ing as it does freehand, plane geometric and
scale drawing, perspective, brushwork, letter-
ing, landscape and figure drawing, sketching
in various mediums, and multitudinous appli-
cations of drawing to design. Though each
phase of the subject is necessarily dealt with
somewhat summarily, the author has been at
some pains to embody all that is essential,
and his text abounds with practical hints and
suggestions which should prove very helpful to
the student. In the illustrations the work of
many artists besides the author himself is repre-
sented.
ILLUSTRATION TO COUNT LEO TOLSTOIS " HADJI MURAT "
BY E. E. LANCERAY
53
ILLUSTRATION TO COUNT LEO TOLSTOl's " HADJI MURAT"
BY E. E. LANCERAY
for the excellence of their reproductions, have
done well to include the volume in their series
of illustrated editions de luxe of masterpieces of
Russian literature. The work of illustrating this
fine edition was assigned to Eugene Lanceray,
who when he made his first appearance in the
magazine "Mir Iskustva " was greeted as a highly
gifted draughtsman and since then has accom-
plished much talented work in this field. He
has approached his task in an earnest and
sympathetic spirit and discharged it in most happy
fashion, a special journey to the Caucasus and
investigation of historic and iconographic sources
helping materially to that end. A series of larger
compositions are reproduced hors texte in colours
or collotype, among them being some of consider-
able independent interest as genre pictures. In
addition there are a number of little scenes,
typical figures, portraits and landscape motives
inserted by way of ornament, tailpieces etc., often
giving much charm to the text. The volume is
certainly one of the best examples of illustrated
literature that have appeared in Russia latterly.
Stitches from Western Embroideries. By
Louisa F. Pesel. (Bradford: Percy Lund and
Co.) \2s. 6d. net.—-This is the third portfolio
which the author has devoted to the various classes
of stitches used in Embroidery, and like the previous
ones, already reviewed in these columns, it is
thoroughly practical and as such valuable to the
needle worker. It contains examples of Spanish
and Portuguese work and some from Moroccan,
Algerian and Hispano-Moresque specimens.
Drawing and Design for Craftsmen.
By R. S. Bowers. (London : Cassell and
Company.) 6s. net.—This volume forms
part of CasselPs Handcraft Library, a new
series designed to give practical, up-to-date
instruction in various arts and crafts, and a
prominent feature of the series is the lavish
use of illustrations. In the present volume
there are nearly 800, while in one on " Furni-
ture Making," which bears the name of the
same author, this number is greatly ex-
ceeded. The scope of this book on Drawing
and Design is almost encyclopaedic, embrac-
ing as it does freehand, plane geometric and
scale drawing, perspective, brushwork, letter-
ing, landscape and figure drawing, sketching
in various mediums, and multitudinous appli-
cations of drawing to design. Though each
phase of the subject is necessarily dealt with
somewhat summarily, the author has been at
some pains to embody all that is essential,
and his text abounds with practical hints and
suggestions which should prove very helpful to
the student. In the illustrations the work of
many artists besides the author himself is repre-
sented.
ILLUSTRATION TO COUNT LEO TOLSTOIS " HADJI MURAT "
BY E. E. LANCERAY
53