Mr. E. Arnold Has Published A Portfolio Of The National
Gallery of Scotland (.e10 10s. net). The work is of large size, with well- executed photograv - ures, and has a preface by the Duke of Argyll. To make a selection of......
The Peculiarities Of Style Have A Tendency To Harden Into
mannerisms, and the strange masses of black which used to seem inevitable in the portraying of the face and body now seem some- times as if they were put there for some......
The Age Of Shakespeare. By Thomas Seccombe And J. W.
Allen. 2 vols. (G. Bell and Sons. 7s.)—These two volumes belong to the series of "Handbooks of English Literature" appearing under the general editorship of Professor Hales.......
Sidelights On Charles Lamb. By Bertram Dobell. (published...
Author. 5s. net.)—Mr. Dobell's careful book is another proof of the curiously affectionate regard in which the memory of Charles Lamb (above that of any English author) is held......
Some Books Of The Week.
[Under this heading we =tics such Books of the week as have sot ban reserved for review in other forms.] Explorations in Bible Lands during the Nineteenth Century. By H. V.......
The Variety Of Effect He Gets Out Of Wood Engraving
is large. When at his best these reproductions of famous portraits are very fine, and more like the originals than the now fashionable mezzo- tints. The tendency to use lines......
Mezzotints Will Be Interested By This Book, Which Is...
a catalogue of Green's works. As p:eces of texture and surface, mezzotints of the first rank are undoubtedly beautiful. But as a rule they are only reproductions of paintings,......
The Society For The Protection Of Ancient Buildings Has...
an admirable little book called Notes on the Repair of Ancient Buildings (B. T. Batsford). The Easter vestry meetings are just over, and Church Restoration Committees are......
Current Literature.
ART BOOKS. Scottish Portraits. Edited by J. L. Caw. (T. C. and E. C. Jack. 21s.)—This portfolio of twenty-four photogravure reproductions of historical portraits has an......
"the Connoisseur" Portfolio (2s. 6d.) Gives A Selection...
works of Velasquez. There is also a well-written preface. We cannot, however, agree that the colour-process prints here given are successful as representing the colouring of......
• Catalogue Of The Pictures In The Fitzwilliam Museum. By
F. R. Earp. (Cambridge University Press. 15s.)—This gallery contains many good pictures, notably several by Venetians of the second rank. The descriptions and histories of the......
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