+ Nation. 83: 184. Ag. 30, ’06. 430w.
Staley, Edgcumbe. Fra Angelico; with memoir by Edgcumbe Staley, and 64 full-page reproductions of his works in half-tone. $1.25. Warne.
A “Newnes art library” volume. “In five brief chapters Mr. Staley depicts as many phases and periods in the development of an altogether lovable artist—the son of the Mugello, the novice of Cortona, the monk of Fiesole, the theologian of Florence and the saint of Rome.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Both the text and the illustrations are of such an excellent duality that the volume should have a firmly established place on the shelves of the student desiring a general view of the period.”
+ + Critic. 48: 470. My. ’06. 70w.
“A valuable addition to the ‘Newnes art library.’”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 313. My. 12, ’06. 200w. Outlook. 83: 331. Je. 9, ’06. 50w.
Staley, Edgcumbe. Guilds of Florence. **$5. McClurg.
The author says of this work “The cumulated energies of the Florentines had their focus in the corporate life of the trade-associations, and in no other community was the guild-system so thoroughly developed as it was in Florence. A complete and connected history of the guild has never been compiled. The present work is put forth, perhaps rather tentatively than exhaustively, to supply the omissions.” Beginning with chapters on Florentine commerce and industry, and, General history of the guilds, the guilds themselves are taken up under the sub-divisions of, The seven greater guilds, The five intermediate guilds, and The nine minor guilds, after which the life and work in the markets, the religion of the guilds, their patronage and their charity, are fully discussed. A bibliography, chronology, and index are provided and the volume is profusely illustrated after miniatures in illuminated manuscripts and Florentine woodcuts.