The Makers of British Art.
A Series of Illustrated Monographs
Edited by
James A. Manson.
Illustrated with Photogravure Portraits; Half-tone and Line
Reproductions of the Best Pictures.
Square Crown 8vo, Cloth, $1.25 net.
Nothing in the social history of the later Victorian era was more remarkable than the growth of popular interest in Art. Doubtless this was largely due to the spread of education, which has not only disseminated knowledge, but also improved public taste. Nevertheless much of the credit must be ascribed to the influence exerted by the many Exhibitions, local as well as international, which have been held since the inaugural Show in London in 1851.
Extraordinary as was the development referred to, the most hopeful sign is that it has proved to be no mere passing symptom but has become a permanent feature of civic life. This new-birth has been fostered by municipal and private munificence alike. The leading corporations, such as those of the City of London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, and Nottingham in England; of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee in Scotland; of Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide in the Australian Commonwealth; of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago in the United States, vie with each other in honourable rivalry for the acquisition of the greatest examples of old and modern masters.
In these circumstances it would be surprising if an irresistible popular demand had not grown up for information, of both a biographical and critical character, respecting the famous painters whose work has been so generally admired and whose names have become household words. In the case of the Old Masters this want has already been met, but no really satisfying series exists dealing avowedly with the most typical painters of the British School.
The Walter Scott Publishing Company, Limited, have accordingly made arrangements for the publication of a series of volumes bearing the title—
Makers of British Art.
Each book will be produced in the highest style of typographical excellence, and be illustrated with several of the choicest and most characteristic specimens of the artist's skill. The aim of the writers will be to narrate the life-history of the various painters in graphic and popular language, keeping the human interest of the subject well to the front, as well as to appreciate the men and their works. Whilst the appeal must be made to the great body of the art-loving public, the volumes will be commended to the student by Appendices giving in chronological order a list of the chief examples of each painter, together with such other relevant matter as will tend to make the series of lasting value both for the library and as works of reference.
VOLUMES READY.
LANDSEER, SIR EDWIN. By the EDITOR.
REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA. By ELSA D'ESTERRE-KEELING.
TURNER, J.M.W. By ROBERT CHIGNELL, Author of "The Life and Paintings of Vicat Cole, R.A."
ROMNEY, GEORGE. By Sir HERBERT MAXWELL, Bart., F.R.S., M.P.
IN PREPARATION.
CONSTABLE, JOHN. By the Right Honourable LORD WINDSOR.
MILLAIS, SIR JOHN EVERETT. By J. EADIE REID, Author of "The Schools and Methods of Christian Art."
WILKIE, SIR DAVID. By Professor BAYNE.
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NEW IDEAS ON BRIDGE.
By ARCHIBALD DUNN, Jun.
The universal reception given to Bridge, and How to Play it, is a sufficient proof of Mr. Archibald Dunn's fitness to give us further views on this increasingly popular and exciting game. In this volume the author deals with the many points of contention at present agitating the minds of Bridge players. In particular, he advances a novel theory as to "Declarations" and "Doubling," which is not unlikely to revolutionise existing methods, and to result in placing these two difficulties of the game on a thoroughly sound and solid basis.
Contents:—Common-sense in Bridge Declarations—Science of Bridge Declarations—Doubling and Re-doubling—Some Points of the Game—Bridge v. Whist—Chaos of Bridge—Great Imperfection of Bridge.