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Early English Water-Colour Drawings of the Great Masters
by A. J. FinbergTurner was one of the greatest artists this country has produced, and much of his best work—and nearly all the work by which he has endeared himself to his fellow-countrymen, was done in water-colour; yet water-colour painting, though it has played almost as important a part as oil painting in the history of British art, is not yet recognized by ou..
A History of Sculpture
by Ernest Henry ShortMuch that might properly occur in the preface of this book will be found in its opening chapter. I there set out the ground to be covered, and define the point of view from which I have treated my facts. These few remarks will, accordingly, be addressed to any who may think that a work bearing the title “A History of Sculpture” requires a word of i..
Turner's Water-Colours at Farnley Hall
by A. J. FinbergIt is not known for certain exactly when or how Turner became acquainted with Mr. Walter Ramsden Hawksworth Fawkes of Farnley Hall. Several biographers say that Turner first met Mr. Fawkes about 1802, when the artist was in Yorkshire making drawings for one of the series of topographical works dealing with parts of Yorkshire which Dr. Whitaker, the..
The Three Choirs
by Richard KingThe Three Choirs: A Handbook to the Cathedrals of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester A Complete Description of the Buildings, a History of Each Diocese and Biographical Notices of the Bishops. The single authority for the architectural history of Gloucester Cathedral is Abbot Froucester’s Chronicle of the abbey, including lives of the twenty ..
Plank Frame Barn Construction
by John L. ShawverThis matter was originally presented in the columns of Carpentry and Building, in response to continued requests for information concerning the plank frame system of construction, which for many years past has been growing in popularity in various sections of the country, more particularly the Central West. The author has given a great deal of atte..
Hunting Indians in a Taxi-Cab
by Kate SanbornTo make my title complete, it should read “Hunting Indians in a Taxi-cab with a Camera.”Nature lovers long since found out that the camera was the best weapon to take into the woods, and mighty hunters are now depicted as using the auto to carry them to the wild and to bring back their trophies.It was reserved for one of my friends to follow the tr..
Greek Tragedy in the Light of Vase Paintings
by John H. HuddilstonAlthough the archaeologists and mythologists constitute for the most part the number of those seriously concerned with Greek vases, there still remain many engaged in the study of Greek literature for whom the vases are bound to possess an abiding value, since they often relate the stories that Homer, Pindar, Aischylos, and Euripides tell. One may ..
Rudimentary Architecture for the Use of Beginners
by W. H. LeedsThe study of Architecture, it may be said, has of late years acquired an increased share of public attention; but it has been too exclusively confined to the Mediæval and Ecclesiastical styles, which have consequently been brought into repute and general favour,—a result which strongly confirms what has just been recommended, namely, the policy of ..