New-York tribune., 1884-11-29

-..--.. .....--. = navA Adopted something amiIar
). .h,. IN rnhlicatiou have now on hand Ho VIII
attempt 70 do by machinery what was tnen "o""S ~
band and there are those who peiicve 'n"' ~ s'"o
future day books may approach tue po'o0.. ,u
ancient monuments Of art There are many FEATURES ~
tho fyro,er exhibition we'll worth stuiying but 'hcre
has been some regret expressed that New
Amerca--aoes not yet appreciate the Importance VI
these examples OF the book-making ART
Tn the collection Ia one mssai OF the fifteenth century
Of French execution which looks as rosh as ono VI 0
modern books inst from the press It's IN rohark"'
state Of preservation the veum still presenting 'nat
milk white anpearance rarely seen even IN the most
valuable manuscripts Here Is the work of three hahus
u,on this page one did the script anosher tno por"o
third the miniature. and yet the pageis un'arn''ne"
There the slightest error visible IN me exc a
and the old gold pure aud iich as ne !. mae
fashioned into so much beauty The lines nie d so,me
times 40 faint nc and delicate that one IA almost forced
=" heeye that they were made under macniiylns
glass AMI that the artists life was spent III o "
Probably no mo,e beautiful specimen can he rouna
than the small duodecimo volume ekecu,oa !" :, has
only len short ne lines OF script TO the page ana tne
border il Illuminated with many pictures OF Dus 'ov'e
and aowers These will challenge the ihina,es. w. c G
a,npation The bees to be actually on the VIM. M ~
the birds to be singing and the flowers wai'ny ,,nes ~,
| nIuckcd Another of the sixteenth century Nou','.s
Contains re,narkable miniature drawing fepieson,@ni @
King Henry " Of France IN the ssI o. into thu Order
of the Holy Ghost The faces are no larger ,nsn
when the drawing Is placed oesdc s s ths identity
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| OF the pcrsonages. e.. ..,.s ,,,,.,,a +,
history OF development OF Great japan. me mmn r
scrut IL illustrated with native water-coo
drawings only one OF which, unfortunately - etpo.eu
10 view THAT however ~ drawing o gIeat sWengtn'
one which all who u l'nger over. snip WIN mt.
bent sail Is mounting the furious wayeso OF p,cnns
seo which break yer her bows woman u III tnc NV
~ eat inc overheard and the horriied crew are staring
In hanh anaznent ut the deed The cture contair !
many OF the recua,ics OF Japanese art anu 10 seo iS
| 10 admire " .. -. 49, ,....... =, t,.,s,,,
Attention NAV he called 10 two miniatures OF fefsmn
rteru,isn witch he trained IN one ~ the eases " soo
ctnns uii chinese drawings on SIR paret ~ uoe' H.
irr,re- i,nIan-uf the sevcnteenth century. III, VIZ
o,irnn ,nnlrd nnrurro hlndng with me sea pi,nrneu
la rrrrh nissai ,teru,cd fOr the Chlirh ~ ion w
the sttecuth century ehpige nnd bganun' n t
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it,h lhs wbth Ia Uf English e,ecnton ahh ~ 'a"eu
Maat ANe nissals a,e owpe,i w Ateilea, nlh he ine
~ snl utl,A,e edep,dns " reNhUih ctntin,a pnm-
| hpt w magnificent etaMrlps lhe ielnt nnh NI,nn' NII,n'
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