204 pages of text, with 56 full-page Photographic Plates of Views of
Rooms, Doors, Ceilings, Fireplaces, various pieces of Furniture, &c.,
from the Renaissance period. Large square 8vo, cloth gilt, price 12_s._
6_d._ net.
This volume, written by an American Lady Artist, and an Architect,
describes and illustrates in a very interesting way the Decorative
treatment of Rooms during the Renaissance period, and deduces principles
for the decoration, furnishing, and arrangements of Modern Houses.
"... has illustrations which are beautiful ... because they
illustrate the sound and simple principle of decoration which the
authors put forward.... The book is one which should be in the
library of every man and woman of means, for its advice is
characterised by so much common sense as well as by the best of
taste."--_The Queen._
THE HISTORIC STYLES OF ORNAMENT. Containing 1,500 examples from all
countries and all periods, exhibited on 100 Plates, mostly printed in
gold and colours. With historical and descriptive text translated from
the German of H. DOLMETSCH. Folio, handsomely bound in cloth, gilt,
price L1 5_s._ net.
This work has been designed to serve as a practical guide for the
purpose of showing the development of Ornament, and the application of
colour to it in various countries through the epochs of history. The
work illustrates not only Flat Ornament, but also many Decorative
Objects, such as METAL-WORK, POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, LACE, ENAMEL,
MOSAIC, ILLUMINATION, STAINED GLASS, JEWELLERY, BOOKBINDING, &c.,
showing the application of Ornament to Industrial Art.
_Just Published._
A MANUAL OF HISTORIC ORNAMENT, being an Account of the Development of
Architecture and the Historic Arts, for the use of Students and
Craftsmen. By RICHARD GLAZIER, A.R.I.B.A., Headmaster of the Manchester
School of Art. Containing 42 Plates and 100 Illustrations in the text.
Demy 8vo, cloth. Price 5_s._
The object of this book is to furnish students with a concise account of
Historic Ornament, in which the rise of each style is noted, and its
characteristic features illustrated. It contains upwards of 400 subjects
drawn by the author, and includes examples of Architectural Detail and
Plastic Ornament, Pottery, Textile Fabrics, Glass, Metal-work, Mosaic,
Painted Faience, &c., &c. of various countries.
A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE ART OF BRASS REPOUSSE FOR
AMATEURS. By GAWTHORP (Art Metal Worker to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales).
Second and enlarged Edition. With 32 Illustrations, many from
photographs of executed designs. Crown 8vo, in wrapper. Price 1_s._ net.
OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS. By F. J. BRITTEN, Secretary of
the Horological Institute. Being an Account of the History of Clocks and
Watches, their Mechanism and Ornamentation, to which is appended a List
of 8,000 Old Makers, with descriptive Notes. Containing over 400
Illustrations, many reproduced from photographs, of choice and curious
examples, of Clocks and Watches of the past in England and abroad,
including the finely-ornamented Bracket Clocks of the XVIIth Century,
with their ingenious mechanism, and the tall and elegant cases of the
XVIIIth Century, also a selection of Portraits of the most renowned
Masters of the Clockmaker's Art. 512 pages. Demy 8vo, cloth, gilt. Price
10_s._ net.
KING RENE'S HONEYMOON CABINET. A Monograph. By _John P. Seddon_,
Architect. Illustrated by 10 photographic reproductions of the Cabinet,
and the Panels, painted by the late SIR E. BURNE JONES, _Dante Gabriel
Rossetti_, and _Ford Madox Brown_. With a chapter on the Hereditary
Earls of Anjou, by G. H. BIRCH, F.S.A. Large 8vo, cloth, price 5_s._
net.
This interesting little work has been issued by the author to make known
and commemorate some early designs by the celebrated artists. Very few
copies are printed for sale.
_A small remainder, just reduced in price._
ANIMALS IN ORNAMENT. By Professor G. STURM. Containing 30 large
collotype plates, printed in tint, of designs suitable for Friezes,
Panels, Borders, Wall-papers, Carving, and all kinds of Surface
Decoration, &c. Large folio in portfolio, price 18_s._ net (published L1
10_s._).
A new and useful series of clever designs, showing how animal forms may
be adapted to decorative purposes with good effect.
A HISTORY OF DESIGN IN PAINTED GLASS.--From the Earliest Times to the
end of the Seventeenth Century. By N. H. J. WESTLAKE, F.S.A. Containing
467 illustrations with historical text. Four volumes, small folio,
cloth, price L5 10_s._, net L4 8_s._
_Very few copies remain for sale of this valuable work._
MR. LEWIS F. DAY'S TEXT BOOKS OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGN.
SOME PRINCIPLES OF EVERY-DAY ART.--INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS ON THE ARTS NOT
FINE. Forming a Prefatory Volume to the Series of Text Books. Second
Edition, revised, containing 70 Illustrations (Third Thousand). Crown
8vo, art linen, price 3_s._ 6_d._, net 3_s._
"Authoritative as coming from a writer whose mastery of the subjects
is not to be disputed, and who is generous in imparting the
knowledge he acquired with difficulty. Mr. Day has taken much
trouble with the new edition."--_Architect._
"A good artist, and a sound thinker, Mr. Day has produced a book of
sterling value."--_Magazine of Art._
THE ANATOMY OF PATTERN.--Containing: I. Introductory. II. Pattern
Dissections. III. Practical Pattern Planning. IV. The "Drop" Pattern. V.
Skeleton Plans. VI. Appropriate Pattern. Fourth Edition (Ninth
Thousand), revised, with 41 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, art
linen, price 3_s._ 6_d._, net 3_s._
"... There are few men who know the science of their profession
better or can teach it as well as Mr. Lewis Day; few also who are
more gifted as practical decorators; and in anatomising pattern in
the way he has done in this manual--a way beautiful as well as
useful--he has performed a service not only to the students of his
profession, but also to the public."--_Academy._
THE PLANNING OF ORNAMENT.--Containing: I. Introductory. II. The Use of
the Border. III. Within the Border. IV. Some Alternatives in Design. V.
On the Filling of the Circle and other Shapes. VI. Order and Accident.
Third Edition (Fifth Thousand), further revised, with 41 full-page
Illustrations, many of which have been re-drawn. Crown 8vo, art linen,
price 3_s._ 6_d._, net 3_s._
"Contains many apt and well-drawn illustrations; it is a highly
comprehensive, compact, and intelligent treatise on a subject which
is more difficult to treat than outsiders are likely to think. It is
a capital little book, from which no tyro (it is addressed to
improvable minds) can avoid gaining a good deal."--_Athenaeum._
THE APPLICATION OF ORNAMENT.--Containing: I. The Rationale of the
Conventional. II. What is Implied by Repetition. III. Where to Stop in
Ornament. IV. Style and Handicraft. V. The Teaching of the Tool. VI.
Some Superstitions. Third Edition (Sixth Thousand), further revised,
with 48 full-page Illustrations and 7 Woodcuts in the text. Crown 8vo,
art linen, price 3_s._ 6_d._, net 3_s._
"A most worthy supplement to the former work, and a distinct gain to
the art student who has already applied his art knowledge in a
practical manner, or who hopes yet to do so."--_Science and Art._
ORNAMENTAL DESIGN.--Comprising the above Three Books, "ANATOMY OF
PATTERN," "PLANNING OF ORNAMENT," and "APPLICATION OF ORNAMENT,"
handsomely bound in one volume, cloth gilt, price 10_s._ 6_d._, net
8_s._ 6_d._
NATURE IN ORNAMENT.--With 123 full-page Plates and 192 Illustrations in
the text. Third Edition (Fifth Thousand). Thick crown 8vo, in handsome
cloth binding, richly gilt, price 12_s._ 6_d._, net 10_s._
CONTENTS: I. Introductory. II. Ornament in Nature. III. Nature in
Ornament. IV. The Simplification of Natural Forms. V. The Elaboration of
Natural Forms. VI. Consistency in the Modification of Nature. VII.
Parallel Renderings. VIII. More Parallels. IX. Tradition in Design. X.
Treatment. XI. Animals in Ornament. XII. The Element of the Grotesque.
XIII. Still Life in Ornament. XIV. Symbolic Ornament.
"Amongst the best of our few good ornamental designers is Mr. Lewis
F. Day, who is the author of several books on ornamental art.
'Nature in Ornament' is the latest of these, and is probably the
best. The treatise should be in the hands of every student of
ornamental design. It is profusely and admirably illustrated, and
well printed."--_Magazine of Art._
"A book more beautiful for its illustrations, or one more helpful to
Students of Art, can hardly be imagined."--_Queen._
A HANDBOOK OF ORNAMENT.--With 300 Plates, containing about 3,000
Illustrations of the Elements and Application of Decoration to Objects.
By F. S. MEYER, Professor at the School of Applied Art, Karlsruhe. Third
English Edition, revised by HUGH STANNUS, Lecturer on Applied Art at the
Royal College of Art, South Kensington. Thick 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt top,
price 12_s._ 6_d._, net 10_s._
"A Library, a Museum, an Encyclopaedia and an Art School in one. To
rival it as a book of reference, one must fill a bookcase. The
quality of the drawings is unusually high, the choice of examples is
singularly good.... The work is practically an epitome of a hundred
Works on Design."--_Studio._
"The author's acquaintance with ornament amazes, and his three
thousand subjects are gleaned from the finest which the world
affords. As a treasury of ornament drawn to scale in all styles, and
derived from genuine concrete objects, we have nothing in England
which will not appear as poverty-stricken as compared with Professor
Meyer's book."--_Architect._
"The book is a mine of wealth even to an ordinary reader, while to
the Student of Art and Archaeology it is simply indispensable as a
reference book. We know of no one work of its kind that approaches
it for comprehensiveness and historical accuracy."--_Science and
Art._
A HANDBOOK OF ART SMITHING.--For the use of Practical Smiths, Designers
and others, and in Art and Technical Schools. By F. S. MEYER, Author of
"A Handbook of Ornament." Translated from the Second German Edition.
With an Introduction by J. STARKIE GARDNER. Containing 214
Illustrations. Demy 8vo, cloth, price 6_s._, net 5_s._
Both the Artistic and Practical Branches of the subject are dealt with,
and the Illustrations give selected Examples of Ancient and Modern
Ironwork. The Volume thus fills the long-existing want of a Manual on
Ornamental Ironwork, and it is hoped will prove of value to all
interested in the subject.
"Charmingly produced.... It is really a most excellent manual,
crowded with examples of ancient work, for the most part extremely
well selected."--_The Studio._
"Professor Meyer's work is a useful historical manual on art
smithing, based on a scientific classification of the subject, that
will be of service to all smiths, designers, and students of
technical and art schools. The illustrations are well drawn and
numerous."--_Building News._
_Published with the Sanction of the Science and Art Department._
FRENCH WOOD CARVINGS FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS.--A Series of Examples
printed in Collotype from Photographs specially taken from the Carvings
direct. Edited by ELEANOR ROWE. Part I.: Late 15th and Early 16th
Century Examples; Part II.: 16th Century Work; Part III.: 17th and 18th
Centuries. The Three Series Complete, each containing 18 large folio
Plates, with descriptive letterpress. Folio, in portfolios, price 12_s._
each net; or handsomely bound in one volume, L2 5_s._ net.
"Students of the Art of Wood Carving will find a mine of
inexhaustible treasures in this series of illustrations of French
Wood Carvings.... Each plate is a work of art in itself; the
distribution of light and shade is admirably managed, and the
differences in relief are faithfully indicated, while every detail
is reproduced with a clearness that will prove invaluable to the
student. Sections are given with several of the plates."--_The
Queen._
"Needs only to be seen to be purchased by all interested in the
craft, whether archaeologically or practically."--_The Studio._
HINTS ON WOOD CARVING FOR BEGINNERS.--By ELEANOR ROWE. Fourth Edition,
revised and enlarged, Illustrated. 8vo, sewed, price 1_s._ in paper
covers, or bound in cloth, price 1_s._ 6_d._
"The most useful and practical small book on wood-carving we know
of."--_Builder._
"... Is a useful little book, full of sound directions and good
suggestions."--_Magazine of Art._
HINTS ON CHIP CARVING.--(Class Teaching and other Northern Styles.) By
ELEANOR ROWE. 40 Illustrations. 8vo, sewed, price 1_s._ in paper covers,
or in cloth, price 1_s._ 6_d._
"A capital manual of instruction in a craft that ought to be most
popular."--_Saturday Review._
DETAILS OF GOTHIC WOOD CARVING.--Being a Series of Drawings from
original work of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. By FRANKLYN A.
CRALLAN. Containing 34 large Photo-lithographic Plates, with
introductory and descriptive text. Large 4to, in handsome cloth
portfolio, or bound in cloth gilt, price 28_s._, net 22_s._
"The examples are carefully drawn to a large size ... well selected
and very well executed."--_The Builder._
PROGRESSIVE STUDIES AND DESIGNS FOR WOOD-CARVERS. By Miss E. R. PLOWDEN.
With a Preface by Miss ROWE. Consisting of five large folding sheets of
Illustrations (drawn full size), of a variety of objects suitable for
Wood Carving. With descriptive text. Second Edition, enlarged. 4to, in
portfolio. Price 5_s._ net.
ANCIENT WOOD AND IRONWORK IN CAMBRIDGE.--By W. B. REDFARN, the
Letterpress by JOHN WILLIS CLARK. 29 folio Lithographed Plates drawn to
a good scale. Cloth gilt, a handsome volume, price 10_s._ 6_d._, net
8_s._ 6_d._
This Work, giving an interesting and useful series of Examples, is but
little known. Very few copies remain.
HEPPLEWHITE'S CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S GUIDE; or Repository of
Designs for every article of Household Furniture in the newest and most
approved taste. A complete facsimile reproduction of this rare work,
containing nearly 300 charming Designs on 128 Plates. Small folio, bound
in speckled cloth, gilt, old style, price L2 10_s._ net. (1794.)
_Original copies when met with fetch from L17 to L18._
"A beautiful replica, which every admirer of the author and period
should possess."--_Building News._
CHIPPENDALE'S THE GENTLEMAN AND CABINET-MAKER'S DIRECTOR.--A complete
facsimile of the 3rd and rarest Edition, containing 200 Plates of
Designs of Chairs, Sofas, Beds and Couches, Tables, Library Book Cases,
Clock Cases, Stove Grates, &c., &c. Folio, strongly bound in half-cloth,
price L3 15_s._ net. (1762.)
SHERATON'S CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S DRAWING-BOOK.--A complete
Facsimile Reproduction of the scarce Third Edition. With the rare
Appendix and Accompaniment complete. Containing in all 434 pages and 122
Plates. 4to, cloth, price L2 10_s._ net.
EXAMPLES OF OLD FURNITURE, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. Drawn and described by
ALFRED ERNEST CHANCELLOR. Containing 40 Photo-lithographic Plates
exhibiting some 100 examples of Elizabethan, Stuart, Queen Anne,
Georgian and Chippendale furniture; and an interesting variety of
Continental work. With historical and descriptive notes. Large 4to,
gilt, price L1 5_s._, net L1 1_s._
"In publishing his admirable collection of drawings of old
furniture, Mr. Chancellor secures the gratitude of all admirers of
the consummate craftsmanship of the past. His examples are selected
from a variety of sources with fine discrimination, all having an
expression and individuality of their own--qualities that are so
conspicuously lacking in the furniture of our own day. It forms a
very acceptable work."--_The Morning Post._
FURNITURE AND DECORATION IN ENGLAND DURING THE XVIIITH CENTURY.--By J.
ALDAM HEATON. Two volumes, each of two parts, bound in four, large
folio, cloth, price L7 net. Containing upwards of 150 plates of
photographic reproductions from the published designs of R. & J. Adam,
Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Shearer, Pergolesi, Cipriani, Darly,
Johnson, Richardson, and all great English designers and cabinet-makers
of the period.
This work forms an encyclopaedic and almost inexhaustible treasury of
reference for all Furniture Designers, Painters, Interior Decorators,
Cabinet-makers, &c., since no artist of importance is unrepresented, and
a fair selection is in every case given of his work.
REMAINS OF ECCLESIASTICAL WOOD-WORK.--A Series of Examples of Stalls,
Screens, Book-Boards, Roofs, Pulpits, &c., containing 21 Plates
beautifully engraved on Copper, from drawings by T. TALBOT BURY, Archt.
4to, half-bound, price 10_s._ 6_d._, net 8_s._ 6_d._
FLAT ORNAMENT: A PATTERN BOOK FOR DESIGNERS OF TEXTILES, EMBROIDERIES,
WALL PAPERS, INLAYS, &C., &C.--150 Plates, some printed in Colours,
exhibiting upwards of 500 Historical Examples of Textiles, Embroideries,
Paper Hangings, Tile Pavements, Intarsia Work, &c. With some Designs by
Dr. FISCHBACH. Imperial 4to boards, cloth back, price L1 5_s._, net
20_s._
EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH MEDIAEVAL FOLIAGE AND COLOURED DECORATION.--By JAS.
K. COLLING, Architect, F.R.I.B.A. Taken from Buildings of the XIIth to
the XVth Century. Containing 76 Lithographic Plates, and 79 Woodcut
Illustrations, with Text. Royal 4to, cloth, gilt top, price 18_s._, net
15_s._ (published at L2 2_s._)
PLASTERING--PLAIN AND DECORATIVE. A Practical Treatise on the Art and
Craft of Plastering and Modelling. Including full descriptions of the
various Tools, Materials, Processes and Appliances employed. With over
50 full-page Plates, and about 500 smaller Illustrations in the Text. By
WILLIAM MILLAR. With an Introduction, treating of the History of the
Art, by G. T. ROBINSON, F.S.A. Thick 4to, cloth, containing 600 pages of
text, price 18_s._ net.
"This new and in many senses remarkable treatise ... unquestionably
contains an immense amount of valuable first-hand information....
'Millar on Plastering' may be expected to be the standard authority
on the subject for many years to come.... A truly monumental
work."--_The Builder._
A GRAMMAR OF JAPANESE ORNAMENT AND DESIGN.--Illustrated by 65 Plates,
many in Gold and Colours, representing all Classes of Natural and
Conventional Forms, drawn from the Originals, with introductory,
descriptive, and analytical text. By T. W. CUTLER, F.R.I.B.A. Imperial
4to, in elegant cloth binding, price L2 6_s._, L1 18_s._ net.
DECORATIVE WROUGHT IRONWORK OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES.--By D. J.
EBBETTS. Containing 16 large Lithographic Plates, illustrating 70
English examples of Screens, Grilles, Panels, Balustrades, &c. Folio,
boards, cloth back, price 12_s._ 6_d._, net 10_s._
_A Facsimile reproduction of one of the rarest and most remarkable Books
of Designs ever published in England._
A NEW BOOKE OF DRAWINGS OF IRONWORKE.--Invented and Desined by JOHN
TIJOU. Containing severall sortes of Iron Worke, as Gates,
Frontispieces, Balconies, Staircases, Pannells, &c., of which the most
part hath been wrought at the Royall Building of Hampton Court, &c. ALL
FOR THE USE OF THEM THAT WORKE IRON IN PERFECTION AND WITH ART. (Sold by
the author in London, 1693.) Containing 20 folio Plates. With
Introductory Note and Descriptions of the Plates by J. STARKIE GARDNER.
Folio, bound in boards, old style, price 25_s._ net.
Only 150 copies were printed for England, and very few now remain. An
original copy is priced at L48 by Mr. Quaritch, the renowned bookseller.
JAPANESE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF DESIGN.
BOOK I.--Containing over 1,500 engraved curios, and most ingenious
Geometric Patterns of Circles, Medallions, &c., comprising Conventional
Details of Plants, Flowers, Leaves, Petals, also Birds, Fans, Animals,
Key Patterns, &c., &c. Oblong 12mo, fancy covers, price 2_s._ net.
BOOK II.--Containing over 600 most original and effective Designs for
Diaper Ornament, giving the base lines to the design, also artistic
Miniature Picturesque Sketches. Oblong 12mo, price 2_s._ net.
These books exhibit the varied charm and originality of conception of
Japanese Ornament, and form an inexhaustible field of design.
A DELIGHTFUL SERIES OF STUDIES OF BIRDS, IN MOST CHARACTERISTIC AND
LIFE-LIKE ATTITUDES, SURROUNDED WITH APPROPRIATE FOLIAGE AND
FLOWERS.--By the celebrated Japanese Artist, BAIREI KONO. In three
Books, 8vo, each containing 36 pages of highly artistic and decorative
Illustrations, printed in tints. Bound in fancy paper covers, price
10_s._ net.
"In attitude and gesture and expression, these Birds, whether
perching or soaring, swooping or brooding, are
admirable."--_Magazine of Art._
A NEW SERIES OF BIRD AND FLOWER STUDIES. BY WATANABE SIETEI, the
acknowledged leading living Artist in Japan. In 3 Books, containing
numerous exceedingly Artistic Sketches in various tints, 8vo, fancy
covers. Price 10_s._ net.
ARTISTS' SKETCH BOOKS.--A SERIES OF FIVE VOLUMES.--Vol. I.: Birds,
Flowers, and Plants, drawn in a Decorative Spirit. Vol. II.: Sketches of
Insects, Plants, &c., drawn for Designers. Vol. III.: Drawings of Fishes
and Marine Animals. Vol. IV.: Natural Scenery, Landscapes, &c. Vol. V.:
Scenes from Japanese Life, &c. 8vo, fancy covers. 7_s._ 6_d._ net.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY.--A General View for the
Use of Students and Others. By W. J. ANDERSON, A.R.I.B.A., Director of
Architecture, Glasgow School of Art. Second Edition, revised and
enlarged. Containing 64 full-page Plates, mostly reproduced from
Photographs, and 100 Illustrations in text. Large 8vo, cloth gilt, price
12_s._ 6_d._ net.
"A delightful and scholarly work ... very fully
illustrated."--_Journal R.I.B.A._
"It is the work of a scholar taking a large view of his subject....
The book affords easy and intelligible reading, and the arrangement
of the subject is excellent, though this was a matter of no small
difficulty."--_The Times._
"Should rank amongst the best architectural writings of the
day."--_The Edinburgh Review._
"We know of no book which furnishes such information and such
illustrations in so compact and attractive a form. For greater
excellence with the object in hand there is not one more
perspicuous."--_The Building News._
A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE FOR THE STUDENT, CRAFTSMAN AND AMATEUR.--Being
a Comparative View of the Historical Styles from the Earliest Period. By
BANISTER FLETCHER, F.R.I.B.A., Professor of Architecture in King's
College, London, and B. F. FLETCHER, A.R.I.B.A. Containing 300 pages,
with 115 Collotype Plates, mostly from large Photographs, and other
Illustrations in the text. Third Edition, revised. Cr. 8vo, cloth gilt,
price 12_s._ 6_d._, net 10_s._
"We shall be amazed if it is not immediately recognised and adopted
as _par excellence_ the student's manual of the history of
architecture."--_The Architect._
"The general reader will read the book with not less profit than the
student, and will find in it quite as much as he is likely to retain
in his memory, and the architectural student in search of any
particular fact will readily find it in this most methodical
work.... As complete as it well can be."--_The Times._
"As a synopsis of architectural dates and styles, Professor Banister
Fletcher's work will fill a void in our literature, and become a
most useful manual."--_The Building News._
THE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE: GREEK, ROMAN AND ITALIAN.--Edited with Notes
by R. PHENE SPIERS, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A. Third Edition, revised and
enlarged, containing 26 Plates. 4to, cloth, price 10_s._ 6_d._, net
8_s._ 6_d._
"A most useful work for architectural students.... Mr. Spiers has
done excellent service in editing this work, and his notes on the
plates are very appropriate and useful."--_British Architect._