Part 34

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 5s.

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 Faïence, &c., &c. of various countries.

A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE ART OF BRASS REPOUSSÉ 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 1s. 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 10s. net.

KING RENÉ'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 5s. 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 18s. net (published £1 10s.).

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 £5 10s., net £4 8s.

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 3s. 6d., net 3s.

"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 3s. 6d., net 3s.

"... 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 3s. 6d., net 3s.

"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."--Athenæum.

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 3s. 6d., net 3s.

"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 10s. 6d., net 8s. 6d.

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 12s. 6d., net 10s.

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.