These essays were produced twenty-four years since. They were written to serve a special purpose—the subject of art manufacture; being, in 1848, one which was engaging general attention. With a few verbal corrections the essays remain in the condition in which they were first published. They indicate, however—and they aim at nothing more—with sufficient clearness, a source from which the ingenious artist might multiply his forms for ornamentation. It must not be forgotten that during the past twenty-four years the science of geology has achieved wonders, and the cabinets of the palæontologist have been crowded with the most beautiful forms of organic creation. If then there existed a store of choice and rare forms, these are multiplied by thousands now.
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