DOI issue:
No. 329 (August 1920)
DOI article:Reviews
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21401#0056
REVIEWS
"THE SOUTHERN PASTURES"
AQUATINT BY F. A. CAMPBELL
with the great art of the past." To give
even the barest outline of the history of
art as here planned is no small under-
taking, but it is surprising how much in-
structive information has been garnered in
the 700 and odd pages of the book—and
in these are included nearly 300 illustra-
tions. We should have liked to see more
space given to the Art of the Far East,
which occupies only about a dozen pages.
The Ideals of Indian Art.—By E. B.
Havell (London : John Murray.) Second
edition, 215. net.—The first edition of
this work, in which the author reviews
the principal achievements of Hindu
sculpture and expounds the leading ideas
of the mythology by which that art was
inspired, made its appearance nine years
ago, and we welcome this new edition,
because its publication implies that the
author's strenuous endeavour to enlist
the interest and sympathy of the Western
world in the more spiritual art of India
have borne fruit. Though, as he notes,
this art has not yet become a subject of
general interest for the public, European
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critics are beginning to discover in it
qualities which command respect, 0 0
The Naval Front. By Gordon S.
Maxwell, Lieut. R.N.V.R. Illustrated
in colour and monochrome by Donald
Maxwell, Lieut. R.N.V.R.—Our Italian
Front. Painted by Martin Hardie.
Described by Warner Allen. (London :
A. and C. Black) 25s. net each. These
two volumes deal with particular aspects
of the great War, and if the chief events
described have long been familiar, the
personal experiences of the writers give
a piquant interest to their narratives.
Lieut. Gordon Maxwell took part in the
Zeebrugge raid on St. George's Day,
1918, and gives a thrilling account of that
famous exploit, while Mr. Warner Allen,
as a Press correspondent, was in close
touch with events on the Italian front.
Both volumes are lavishly illustrated,
and here, too, additional interest accrues
from the fact that the two well-known
artists whose drawings are reproduced
have been in personal contact with the
places and scenes described. 0 0
"THE SOUTHERN PASTURES"
AQUATINT BY F. A. CAMPBELL
with the great art of the past." To give
even the barest outline of the history of
art as here planned is no small under-
taking, but it is surprising how much in-
structive information has been garnered in
the 700 and odd pages of the book—and
in these are included nearly 300 illustra-
tions. We should have liked to see more
space given to the Art of the Far East,
which occupies only about a dozen pages.
The Ideals of Indian Art.—By E. B.
Havell (London : John Murray.) Second
edition, 215. net.—The first edition of
this work, in which the author reviews
the principal achievements of Hindu
sculpture and expounds the leading ideas
of the mythology by which that art was
inspired, made its appearance nine years
ago, and we welcome this new edition,
because its publication implies that the
author's strenuous endeavour to enlist
the interest and sympathy of the Western
world in the more spiritual art of India
have borne fruit. Though, as he notes,
this art has not yet become a subject of
general interest for the public, European
40
critics are beginning to discover in it
qualities which command respect, 0 0
The Naval Front. By Gordon S.
Maxwell, Lieut. R.N.V.R. Illustrated
in colour and monochrome by Donald
Maxwell, Lieut. R.N.V.R.—Our Italian
Front. Painted by Martin Hardie.
Described by Warner Allen. (London :
A. and C. Black) 25s. net each. These
two volumes deal with particular aspects
of the great War, and if the chief events
described have long been familiar, the
personal experiences of the writers give
a piquant interest to their narratives.
Lieut. Gordon Maxwell took part in the
Zeebrugge raid on St. George's Day,
1918, and gives a thrilling account of that
famous exploit, while Mr. Warner Allen,
as a Press correspondent, was in close
touch with events on the Italian front.
Both volumes are lavishly illustrated,
and here, too, additional interest accrues
from the fact that the two well-known
artists whose drawings are reproduced
have been in personal contact with the
places and scenes described. 0 0