New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Hrr;oTyPE COPIES OF TURNER'S ETCHlNGs FOR
THE IIBER sTUDloRUM.

llDEH VI.
The Heliotype Printing Company. NO. 22o
peyonshircst Boston, sends five specimen plates OF
new edition of their In fac-simile OF thirty
three echines from Turner'S Lbes Studorum together
with circular relating "a the publication, extraeteu
from The American Architect aud written by Professor
G. f. NortoD OF Harvard University. The new EDITION
Is printed on paper specially manufactured in France
for the purpose and subscribers the enterprise are as
sured pas have been taken to secure exceptional
excellence IN the fac-sime and that every impression
viii be carefully inspected In order that no mpeiect
plate may be issued The price 10 SUBSCRIBERS Nio'
and we may be permitted 10 smile az the parody! un
conscious no doubt, on Mr.. Ruskin's whimsical, but
wholly unsuccessfu plan for circumventng the wicked
by to let them buy his books in the ordinary
way, but compelling them 10 apply TO Mr.. George
Allen Sunny side. Orpingon. Kent. which they may uo
ifthey care take the trouble and II they DON'T why
they Just order the books. If they were merely
human publications, of the first bookseller SO the
devOtecs MIR. Ruskn In Boston who nave repuosheu
these etchngs OF Turner cannot direct us enso 10 inc
familiar shops but told that subscriptions VIII
be received by Mr.. W. Rowland. No go Devohshre-
st., Boston, Mass; and lest this should appear 700
commonplace, by the Rev. ]. b. Harrison, Franklin
Falls New-Hampshre il the matter in question were
set Of proofs fine steel engraving the labor
OF wears on the part shy Of genius, we could
understand his exageeratng its importance 10 the pun
lie and could easily it, But, really this parade
of faculties about so purely mechanical thiug AS Z"
lClQtg print-Wnich can bc mulDpncu 10 du
extent that copy could be put into the hands OF
every man woman and child on the globe, and every
one AS good as another and the last struck of as good as
the hrsts free from the suspicion OF humbuggefN'
The same may he said of the imported French paper
which sounds mposngly 10 the ear, but practically Is
OF little Importance This is not the FIRST nor the see
ond time we have been obliged 10 explain that
the common technical ways OF talking about en-
craving proper-of proofs" and paper" OF ths OF
thai quality French" Holland" India."" WHAT
man and what not-have little no meaning as appeo
10 Photographic reproductions especially TO hehoNpS
the bold aud dull effect OF which does not seem 10 DC
mitigated or enlivened by any treatment Mr.. Ruskn
writes The Liber studiorum fac-smiles are per
fecty lovely and for all practical purposes Whatever us
good the original y but IN spite OF this complete sat
isfacton md 1t Impossible to do more than thahk
the Heio,ype Company and Professor Norton for what
they have attempted since, 10 our eye these copies
have abundance those faults Of spone>s aud dead
ness which, for the present at least seem to be INSOFAR
able from The heO;ype process The etchings OF Inc
IAber Studiorum neither spotty nor oeau'
and as these faults uncomfortably oDtrnslNe
IN these reproductions they cannot be said TO he fac
SMILES in any but merely mechanical sense, ana oil
course not absolutely even In that sense. What Mr.
Euskin-who. however ferocious and il-mannered he
b. with his enemies is too goodnatured by hall IN
Judging The works OF his friends-may mean Dy say ng
that for all practical purposes whatever these fac
smiles are good the original" is not clear to u.s.
but we DO not get relation OF light and shade. and
though get the general direction o. MS nes we ire
quenty lose their continuity and hnoSt always ther
deiicacy. The study OF these qualities IN turner :
matter but we cannot consider beauty aud
agrceabeness any less practical, since we take H. ~
ratTe and T mixing that repop Agreeable to the eye that
Turner undertook his task But though ms purpose Is
lg tuly carried out IL is certainly not evident IN these
copies They wall not De ke we I" sesNS , .ne
better acquaintance with The orignfs IhOugh we can
not think the attempt reproduce etchngs OF the cr-
of az The IlDsr. dcfclcnt IN
artistic qualities as the helotyne wise one YET tUr
he found useful Meanwhile we a little wonder
what the devotees Of the Lber Will 10 the
dscov ~ Oi Mr. Islwlinson-the cow to use Mr. Elmer
sons figure. from which most OF the Lher milk rather
ostontatiousy oh-rod us IN the American market Is
Grdwn-that Turner did not bite his own etehlngs nut
only drew them on the copDet and then gave them over
the evidence on this subject be found In the Novem
Der number of The Portfolio What becomes, IN this
ings and as evidence Of Turner's delicate and
varied skill with the needle Aud though TOO
what Turner himself really put into these DESIGNS VIII
not the praise that has bee1 lavished upon the
execution of these plates have 10 be more justly dstrb
uted among The various persons VINO helped turner
We confess we fail to these reproductions or
in the original eichiugs one OF the most important
contributions which have vet been made la all OF useful
instruction in drawing" great deal of the enthusiasm
that ia lavisned the plates OF the Lbsr seems
some measure by the original plates. has a
very suspicions sound when repeated IN the ires-
OF these copies We believe that the LABOR plates
better than any other - Nat models, ny
Whatever
pils since believe that drawing from the " Nat "
should he pIactsed as lite as possible Direct study
from nature much the time alone, but much OF the
time also uidnr the guidance OF some experienced eve
the only OF reaching good result in Art
Turner particularly dangerous model 10 set before
the young learner His msnuerisDs, and he ahcunds In
them his tricks, hls Alterations, anu the lOrdiy wlu
which ne subdues nature to his purpose are very
taking he is Ovcrnastcriug ~ rant az shasespeare
or Michel Angelo We know OF dcz-n respectable tai
PROGRESS AND POVERTY. BY HENRY GEORGE
svo, PIP. 5l2. san Francisco.
The received principles of political economy
II that be applicable 10 any OF the current heo-
ries of that socaled scienceare here submitted TO
fresh examination by courageous hinkerwho, though
familiar learning OF the books, follows the con
of ms reasoning rather than the
OF eminent teachers His argument leads 10 the result
that private properly land is Incompatible With the
development highest civilization. He does not.
however. advocate any rash violent changes in the
present OF real estate He urges the adoption of
system OF taxation founded exclusively Tbs owner
ship OF land which shall diminish the present Unequal
ies Of property alleviate the evils OF existing
civilization and introduce higher order Of social cul-
tnr character, and happiness. In arriving at tins
result the author from the principle that the
land exclusive OF the productveness OF