“ ... has illustrations which are beautiful ... because they illustrate the sound and simple principle of decoration which the authors put forward.... The book is one which should be in the library of every man and woman of means, for its advice is characterised by so much common sense as well as by the best of taste.”—The Queen.
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, with a List of 8,000 Old Makers, with descriptive Notes. Containing over 400 Illustrations, many from photographs, of choice and curious examples, of Clocks and Watches of the past, including the finely-ornamented Bracket Clocks of the XVIIth Century, and the tall cases of the XVIIIth Century. 512 pages. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt. Price 10s. net.
FLAT ORNAMENT; A Pattern Book for Designers of Textiles, Embroideries, Wall Papers, Inlays, &c., &c.—150 Plates, some printed in colours, exhibiting upwards of 500 Examples of Textiles, Embroideries, Paper Hangings, Tile Pavements, Intarsia Work, &c. By Dr. Fischbach. Imperial 4to boards, cloth back. Price 25s. Net 20s.
EXAMPLES OF OLD FURNITURE, English and Foreign.—Drawn and described by Alfred Ernest Chancellor. Containing 40 Photo-lithographic Plates exhibiting some 100 examples of Elizabethan, Stuart, Queen Anne, Georgian and Chippendale furniture; and an interesting variety of Continental work. With historical and descriptive notes. Large 4to, gilt. Price £1 5s. Net £1 1s.
“In publishing his admirable collection of drawings of old furniture, Mr. Chancellor secures the gratitude of all admirers of the consummate craftsmanship of the past. His examples are selected from a variety of sources with fine discrimination, all having an expression and individuality of their own—qualities that are so conspicuously lacking in the furniture of our own day. It forms a very acceptable work.”—The Morning Post.
PLASTERING: PLAIN AND DECORATIVE.—A Practical Treatise on the Art and Craft of Plastering and Modelling. Including full description of the various Tools, Materials, Processes and Appliances employed. With over 50 full-page Plates, and about 500 smaller Illustrations in the Text. By William Millar. With an Introduction of the History of the Art, by G. T. Robinson, F.S.A. Second Edition. Thick 4to, cloth, containing 600 pages of Text. Price 18s. net.
“This new and in many senses remarkable treatise ... unquestionably contains an immense amount of valuable first-hand information.... ‘Millar on Plastering’ may be expected to be the standard authority on the subject for many years to come.... A truly monumental work.”—The Builder.
A GRAMMAR OF JAPANESE ORNAMENT AND DESIGN.—Illustrated by 65 Plates, many in gold and colours, representing all classes of Natural and Conventional Forms, drawn from the originals, with Introductory, Descriptive, and Analytical Text. By T. W. Cutler, F.R.I.B.A. Imperial 4to, in elegant cloth binding. Price £2 6s. Net £1 18s.
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