New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

sHH ssa S9 T FsaSoST IL B0''0n' D.
II m,ebt seem that DR.. Peabody could rest upon
thu record of his beautiful and scnoiai,y pio Low
.hst ~, moro active connection with Harvard
Srn;r.r,tv has been severed, but on the contrary
ILL., h,s venerable colleague, Professor Bowen. no
,.mains producing worker, and the fruits OF tne
1nd;on simmer of his lite are before us IN TINS
American edition of Thucydides VI the merits VI
Professor Jowett's translation 1t Is unneces-
sary TO speak at this time. The hign sIanu-
ing of the author. recognized so long Id Germany
and among our own best Greek scholars as wen az
in England made his work one anxiously awaited
and greeted with a welcome Justly entnusas''c'
But. as Dr. Peabody says ut would De presulnP-
tuous to criticise and superhuous TO commend rio-
lessor Jowetts translation Every creek scholar
Is fully aware of his eminence-it hardly TOO much
TO saw pre-emmence-both as translator ana as
critic" .
Professor Jowett however had in mind during
+he incarnation of this work the requirements ana
searching ,crutiny of Greek scholars and with the
needs of specialists in view added 10 tno
ENGLISH edition q second volume cOntainlnH
critical notes and an essay upon lnscriptions' ~
Peabody rightly considers these notes 'aiu"oIe
indeed Ineligible only to the Greek scnoia' "n1
In b,m only with the Greek text in hand III 'no
American edition. therefore, this second Voiu'no "7
been omitted Those who wish 10 MAKE "Uio
exhaustive study of the translation ana u 'n0
,no+bods ~ the translator can readily secure tho
English edition. but feel safe III assuming 'n"'
49, ,erican reprint will satisfy the requirements
or,ino+r.nine ont of one hundred readers. ms Is
. roruIor presentation of the work, designed 10
nIace il within easy reach of those who can OF VIII
read Thucyddes only IN English" Inc shee'S
have been brought into entire conformity Win 'no
English edition, there are careful marginal suN
,nor.s with few well-considered foOt-notes ex-
nlonatorv and comparative. and the volume Is Is
suea in a convenient and readable f0lm' Inc IT,
snlt is most creditabe to the editor ana OF aGV"n
taCe to the cultured portion OF the readlns poo'0
yFIAZoJIEZ AND MURILLO. Descriptive anu dlI ~
torical Catalogue of their WORKS. ny t,ed wb
STnrts s NJ Large Svo.. PIP. 424 luustr|leu WIZ
original etehiDgs j. W. BoHtoh' ,
T. ~ vo,ure Mr. Curtis has collected with much
rainstaking and faithfulness slassiheu hsV "n"
descriptions of the works of these masters
histories OF the paintings the names OF tneir pres
ont and mast owners accounts OF sales Ill Whlcu 'h''
have appeared and of engravlngs MADE al'er 'hei"
70 these are added lists of lost or unidentified PIC
tures and some account of the lives and WORKS Oh 'e
dsc,nlesofthcse artists together with abbhography
81 ornlete index Mr. Curtis tel is us that tins Work
o,ignated in making a collection Of engravings
nbotoqraphs and drawings, for the study OF the
works of the Spanish masters which he alterW"u
catalocued He has classified the paintings as l"r
as possible according TO chronological sSs.0ii'
especally for the religious-historlcal WORKS winch
has reference 10 the subject rather than 10 he oates
when the pictures were executed - the Es'e"
which Passavant has followed i'll his list Oh the
works of Raphael This method mas hech occ'sloh-
ally interrupted, however, i'll order that ali "llch
,olates TO a particular parsonage cr matter
stu1v and by the aid of Mr.. Curtlss
,,rc,9ca and index his system can be
reodilv understood. Mr. Curtis does wei TO avoid
on, critical notes. His volume presents itseit as
sirouIar,v exhaustive work. compiled from mae
rial sought for the most part at first mana from tue
earliest Spanish and foreign authors those VINO
have been accustomed to rely upon such 1aml'ar
treatises as those OF Stirling, Mrs Jameson foio
and Head will fnd that this volume opens 10 theih
new fields of information and distinct lines Oh III
o,irv Bvaov one who wishes to pursue bis studies
further the photography Will be tound Vaiuaoe
assistance. 1t rs becoming OF more and more pfac-
tical lmpor ancc to the most exact knowledge
in regard toVelazquez with two rs according TO Mr.
Curtsl and Nnrillo The forLe has eXerted strong
influence upon the art of our younger palnters-ah
Influence which has been in the nam hignly peh-
fcal in its use without abuse. At recent cxhloi-
lion an admirable portrait by Nelazquez huhe
among the works of his young followers, ana next
au,umn. when the copies of old masters are hung
in the Metropolitan Museum we shall have better
opportunities than we have heretofore enjoyed Tor
stpdyinc the spirit of Velazquez as ill strated In
faithful reproductions. Murillo has here less OIL
following but MIR Curtiss volume will be indis-
nensable to any one who may be called upon to
PASS Judgment upon of the works attnb-
nted TO him which not lnfrequently reach
u.s. We are justified, therefore, in considering TINS
volume a most import ant contribution to the hstori-
cal side of art literature. Its execution, with the
exception of the etchngs will be found appropriate
and satisfactory. There are two editions, one IN
demy limited TO $50 copies. the other on large
paper. limited to 100 The printing is npon heavy
laid paper while the etchings in the frs EDITION
are upon India paper. and in the second upoa India
manner with the letters and upon heavy Japan paper
before the letters, and upon Holland paper. very
poorly printed are these etchings, however, with a
bluTring of lines and absence OF accentnaton which
render them the most unsatisfactory feature of the
book.