, 1877-12-08

OUTLINES OF THE t!ls1IHf " Ah!. i5
mic lpptttuto ana nt The Al. schen tn Stuttgart.
4 New Translation tsam tho Seventh German
vS'u%s:. eo FaiIs 1a..iaiea. III "a! New sofk
C.. o'ut svo., .Ar pp. III. frise. ii. '
Dr., Lubkc published his Outlines of tho
History of Art" In 1850, when holdIag tho posi-
tlon OF Professor Of Art.l1lstory in Zurich. It
WAS intcpdcd Us handbook for students. an'1
a. such liz mcrts hare been widely ackDnwl.
edged. An early translation was prepared for
English readers, meeting with favorablo TO-
ceptlon; while In German tho work has passed
through seven editions. It was al first The pur-
pose Of tho American publishers to reproduce
Tho old English version, Incorporating with
IL tho corrections aud additions With which
tho nuthor amended tho latest cdl.iou; but
Oh examination, tho original translation proved
80 faulty tlat m entirely new ono waa deter.
mined upon, which l,as hecn accordingly cxe.
cutotl under tho supervision OF Mr. Edward l..
DurlnRau,e. In tllls transaction the enterprise
OF Msssrs. Dodd, MeRl T. Go. II very gratifying,
and will doubtless meet with appropriate coA-
Jho work Of Dr.. Lubko begins with an intro
duetory notice of the wukonug Of sho art.1m-
pulse among prniti3e rasta o. mankind, 81 u
stone monuments Of tho Uclts, tho dolncns OF
tic Dru!tis. tho cyclopic architecture Of tho
Pcruyiat,s, aud other anttcnt peoples VI Amcrl.
ca, ami In this ornaments and implements that
aud iron. aid hronxe, Ths nuthus then passea
10 closer study OF tue ancient art OF the
Eaat,-.-of Egypt. Babylon and Nincyah, Persia
and MEDIA et the rrn'cans, Mosfewf' 9, 9,',s ~
Of Greece, Etrilria, aud home IL next discussed;
otter whrn the inquiry dweils upon medieval
art n II appeared tn carly Christian afchttcct'
OF tho MohAn,mc.tnns. aud In tho works created
during tho aotuInancs ct tho Komanesque
With tho closo of tho 1somanesque period tho
FIRST volume 0f the history Is rouclnacd. 4
vast urea tn thu field of art hA& been tEAvcrsed
In thls portion OF Or. l+utko's work, yet no part
of the gruunA has beca neglected OF esra'e.sly
scanncl. Tho survey has be- Gu com hut
ths lmptc. .sEooa Tint hsys been ga!ncd. and this
judgments expressed, have heen clear and rom.
pctcut, The autAnr has enriched his text with
notes and references, and the4e hare been Gu.
latEed ugaiu by the Amcrlcan editor. THO
Illustrations a1u profusc aud elegant and tue
Looklt oue that astloycr4 may we'll coVet.
JUVENILES.
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| hUtQuE u F. ttaHk " LVs+ VII HusIVAs
| HobsTts Dsos5 Chtcago, jsn.en. AsoIusI 4
CO lbmo;, pr. e7o+ Ptles. o., ~.
| BADf-uAfB: SzLxe1loM OF SQh9s, stoR!Ksy
| ASp rtc1uNxs, ron VEAJ LlTT%1 Polhs. With
| an Introduction hy tbs Edltor Of St. flchof9t.
| Three nundr&d I!lustthtsons New York
senbDsf = GO; .o chte.so: llsdlsy psos Co
The stories b5 Louisa Alcott arc ipiu!table'
Charms oi cue sort or smother Feudsr many oj
the juveniles Of tho day 30 attractive that !.
seems needless or impossible to improve them
aud ret there il certain cEisp. Sparkling, ex
hilarstlug atmosphere pervadIng the fiction. ol
thts author which il ueveT fell 10 kee1ly In tht
! works Of oshers. They poaAeas = powerful
magnetic qual.ly that ent!ees irreststtbly. Th.'
fourth volume OF "Auus 30'a Scrap. Bag" Is
Ike thoso wht:h hAse pssceaed Il. brimful c'
spirited stoste. thAt peves for ncRent Gag II
ahets action and iotssstt" .....
Ths little book named "F. Grant d Co..
which came out two years sgo, was dashsng
| sprtghtly tale, blending useful moral lesaonl
win tts amusing narrative. The second worL
by the same author, Tom, 4 HolaesioFy,'
/. ouits u plea.inx as the dtsa, and Ike It, AIN,
10 scnsey serious Impressions while apparently
occupied With. the effort 10 prove Agreeable
= j, tarant Il fIs-" stsnsa tn taacb hasA hnw +