The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-12-31
A Representative and Champion or
American Art Tastel
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year
The Aldine,
The Art journal of Ameriea

The A IdiIae.
The Art journal of Ameriea
ISSUED MONTHLY.
4 Magnificent Conception wonderfully carried out
The necessity of popular medium for the
representation of tbs productions of our great ar
fists has always been recognized, and many at
tenpss have been made TO meet he want. The
successive failures which 50 invariably followed
each attempt in fais country TO establish an art
journal, did not pEoye the indifference of the
people OF bmerica to the claims of high ART so
soon as proper appreciation OF the want and
once rallied with enthusiasm TO its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
triumph-THE ALDLAE:
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
tearity, has none OF the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic Of ordinary periodicals. II
Is elegant miscellany Of pure, light and grace
full literature; and a collection of pictures, the
rzrest specimens of artistic skill in black and
white. Although each succeeding number al
ords fresh pleasure to its friends the real VAL
ue and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most
appreciated after II has been bound up at the
close If the year. While other publications ma =
claim superior cheapness, as compared with III
walls Of a similar class, THE EALDIN is unique
and original conception-alone and unapI roach
ed-absOIutely without competition in price or
character. The possessor of complete volume
cannot duplicate the quantity Of fine paper and
engravinRs in any other shaperor number of vol
unes for tn times its eTlIt and fhe's, there are se
1he national feature of THE ALDLHE must
he taken in no marrow sense True art IS COS
mopolitan. While THE ALDLSE is q strictly
American institution, IL does net conhne itself
entirely to the production of native art taste,
one that viii discriminate only on grounds OF
intrinsic merit. Thus, Will placing before the
patrons of THE ALDLNE, leading charae-
Ieristic the productions of the nlGsi noted Amer
lean AZ fists, attention will always be given to
specimens from forei.n masters giving subscri-
tser- all the pleasure and Instruction obtainabie
from home or foreign sources
The artistic illustration of American scenery,
original with THE ALDLNE is an important
feature, and its magnificent plates are of a size
more appropriate to the satisfactory treatment
of details than can be afforded by any inf rioE
page. The judicious interposition of landscape,
marine, figure, and animal subjects, sustain an
unabated i..terest, impossible where the scope
sidgle style of ubject. The literature of THE
ALDINE is q light and graceful accompaniment.
worthy Of the artis -ic features with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
the popular interest of The work.
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