Great Engravers. Edited by Arthur M. Hind. (W. Heinemann. 2s.
6d. net.)—Two volumes bearing this title have been issued, one dealing with Albert Durer and the other with Mantegna and the early Italian engravers. Mr. Hind gives us a page or two of introduction and some notes on the examples he has chosen, and it is needless to say that what he has done is excellent. The reproductions are of a very high quality and the books are in every way desirable. The Italian volume is particularly welcome, as many of the prints are not well )mown ; here we can enjoy the romantic creations of Domenico and Giulio Campagnola, and the delightful and imaginative works by early Florentine engravers, as well as the majestic conceptions of Mantegna. This master produced a good many plates, and they have all the force of his painting ; indeed, his genius for incisive line found complete expression in his works on copper.
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