New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-14

AFT ,aan Fantns ay EdSSrij royner r ana Percy
K nssa ,Y 8y oser sm. T. b TGSy
OF the ROYAL Institute 81 biitsA AN"'''''s' '-"' ~
o3G. SCribneT 4 Wtl0ri
The two books. the titles ot winch ere give"
above, are The Only po'iions TINS sra i'''s'," %
p-omscd series OF sJcil9r volumes on ne h'S'i' ="
na,nting sculpture architecture ana ornament 10 u"
vren by different peas. and to I've edited DIV MI i'l ~
t,, a distinguished English artist iui aim0S 'q@"N
tisir guished for his scholarly aaillG ms h 10 NV
s,rc of hs profess Ihc history 81 i''i"h paul TX
T. 10 be followed by histories OF German f''ish ana
Dutch painilnc by Mr. u. Wnpot BuX,ou' VINO WIZ "S'
write the account Of PAINTING in Ereauf snd A"'rca'
while that of french and Spanish p'"'I'< W" p' II"
dertaken by Mr.. Gerard Smith. OF EX,"f C"''Se' OK
ford 7; would have becl better in oar o. 'in TO make
separate volumes OF the histories OF Fi'a MI" S''S'
painting the subjects having bus E''e f'4"""" 10
one anoher either in origin or in developments ana WHO
rho history OF French painting my w;hoE, mach dni-
Guilty be traced al easily found books there Is 10
good account OF Spanish painting with tae necessary
Illustrations accessible II The E'n Ial lu'He-
e,,rling Maxwelrs spanish Painters Is VIZ
tually out Of the gu saOr. being long s.nco ou' o
PRINT and copies held 1t oXormt2nt prices. Iie pres
ept history OF Italian painting is opened VITA three IN
troau,tory chapers-Pa ntirg In Egypt N Greece ana
IN Rome which last includes accOuntso OF Eruscan Af
o. the Mural Paintings at Pompeh and HcrcuareHm'
az Early Christian Art and the Cataconbs nj Rome Oh
the MOsacs, and OF By ziniiue paiuung Ihesc chaP-
well written aha III Httic SaVt XIV d h''''
deal II Information that Is absolutely essential 10 TIE
understanding of the main story We DO not know any
English manual II which such useful accounts OF Egyp-
Han painting and OF the painters OF Greece are TO be
found these pages. Ia the succeeding pages gwen
the subject proper Of the book, the AUsiId'ohS-
borrowed, however, believe. IA every case nom
French and German chiefly Gcrmar-pubhcaiions are
great relief from the outlines tn't have been 40
much the fashion in English artbooks. They are. in
general Characteristic, wel-chosrn eNlmpeS' a''rac-
tive TO the eve, and easily made uscfnl by well
Informed teacher starring points at least Tor Ill lei
Illustration drawn fiom richer stores. II may be use
fu TO add here that Illustrations for the history of art
are now so easily u be had, aud cheapy. that the
main objection 10 the introduction Of tho study into our
schools is practically done away with. Ne,y fine Pho
tographs taken directly from the pictures ana statues
themselves may be procured by nail from ltay-
and default OF photographs at present the best means
We have. however imperfect of bringing foreign works
Of art before our school classes thoTc many Che0p
publications appearing in Germany and France intended
specially to assist IL the work of irst.ucnon 1iat
most enterprisng publisher A. secInanu OF Leipsic
has recently begun to collect the WoodcUts-many OF
illustrative of objects not hitherto figured ana OBJ
tanned by HIM l;tlc expensc-.hat are scattered
through the many ari-bOoks h has published and Is
issuing them in a classified series expressly intended
foT the schOoroon and lecture om Mr. Louis PrAnS
who seems overlook nothing that can AID the cause
h has much at heart OF sowing Knowledge OF ART
brOaicJs, among orr p"opc, mas lttcJ fcphDe1cu !S
valuable series Of icuis in the same convenient
which they appear IN Germany
Tbe Manual Of the History OF Architecture by Mt 1.
Eo.cr smith is aso an excellent compendium a sub
,oct ior waicn textbook las long been wanting II
covers only the Gothic aud Renaissance periods but IS
soon to be supplemented bv similar volumes fOm The
same pen on Classic and Early CHRISTIAN Architecture
Mr. Roger Smith fully understands MS subject aud ef-
presses himself in ~ ami interesting style. While
The libcrality his Publisher has enabled him to Illus
tra,c his text AT every important point with wecho'en
aud we'll, xecuted woOd-cuts These Wootcu's' Dor
rowcd like those in III. volume Italian parting, al
most exclusively from French and German books, are,
nevertheless pretty ne new To he general reader
aDd in any case cannot but be found of great service IN
TIE study Of . difficult subject
The History OF Italian Painting, edTed by Nj. POyn-
ter is only portion OF an extended scheme which is
beng carried by the pub sAcr with an energy which
wef.aray prove great for the real success OF an en-
terprse deserves best wishes The general hstcy
cfan the schools having been gwen these manuals the
details are to ne filed by the publication OF boGr
piles OF tie chef artists OF these, seventeen
have already appeared and said 70 be in prep
arat.on. Now that The study OF Art - So generally
introJuced INTO our schools books like these ougt
e. Dc welcomed both by teachers and pupils. Untl to-
day has been difficult, Il impossible 20 ind works
OF TIE subject suitable Cor III school classes. All the
books on AIT at present published either too large
and expensive popular use, or II specially intended
FOX the schoor0ouI for the general reader too
slight m texture o. too obviously made at secondhand
20 Dc Of much RAJ worth The present wll DO not
lite toward supplying the need. ana trust the
demand Viii enc age publishers to complete the
work with the thorouShness that Is shown IN thee
FIST volumes.