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“A notable attempt to show the mathematical origin and structure of the plastic arts.... [it] deals principally with harmony, balance and rhythm.”—N. Y. Times.


“The reasoning is clear and in most respects convincing; it would be entirely so but for a false note at the outset, in a definition of harmony which virtually makes it synonymous with unity and takes no note of the accordance of correlations.”

+ −Dial. 43: 215. O. 1, ’07. 350w.

“The impression given by a reading of Professor Ross’s volume is a singular one. Each definition seems precise, each paragraph logical, and the sequence of ideas seems clear, the argument convincing, yet one goes on the end with an increasing dissatisfaction, a growing sense that something is wrong.”

+ −Nation. 84: 506. My. 30, ’07. 2270w.

“Endless discussion is invited by every point he makes. There is no doubt, however, that perusal of his volumes will stimulate the faculty of artistic precision in production and criticism.”

+ −N. Y. Times. 12: 300. My. 11, ’07. 450w.

Ross, Edward Alsworth. Foundations of sociology. *$1.25. Macmillan.