New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
IN KEEPING WITH THE CONTENTS.
HANDSOME BINDINGS OF THE NOTABLE
ROCKS OF CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS.

-r,a cbeerv Christmas season is usually the time
when the trades OF large city display their goods
in as attractive dress as possible and me pooh
trade is not behindhand in this respect Amons
the handsome OF looks which stock tho
shelves OF the dealers IN this city there are rev
that equal the publications OF Charles Scribners
Sons for beauty and richness OF color. Tne visitor
10 their Fifth-ave. store at any time ~ sure 10 mo
an extraordinary display OF standard WORKS IN me
bindings: but the holidays have brought marked
Increase TO their usual stock and adoeo 10 inc ei-
fectve nature OF their exhibit.
II ,s not possible 10 give adequate notice TO all
the works listed the FIRMS holiday catalogue
this year hut a brief notice OF some OF them may
serve 10 indicate the standard which these punhca-
,ions reach Among the most elaborate OF the new
hooks published by Charles STibners Sons IS a
work OF descriptive history. France Under Louis
XIV" written by Emile Bourgeois. who draws MS
information from such sources as Notairc oaih'-
Simon Nine de Sevigne and La Bruyere Inc
French edition OF this work, which has been trans
lated for the Scribners by Mrs. Cashel-Hoey was
commented upon with special favor by Tho Lon
don Spectator" in It's edition OF June a. The
Snectator's' review touches upon the magnincence
OF the epoch which the reign OF Louis XIV marked
IN the history OF art and letters as well as OF
France and adds M. Bourgeois writes OF these
matters with an engaging enthusiasm difffcult to
resist The Illustrations are an education In
themselves and II would not be possible even FOR
the most desutory OF readers TO skip through the
pages without attaining very fair notion OF
French life in the seventeenth century Louis
himself is made the central figure In the treat
ment OF NJ Bourgeois. The history OF his life from
carly boyhood till the time OF his misfortunes and
death is prominent In the story and the hgures
of his family courtiers. bourseoble ana peasah,ry
revolve about him. They are reproduced WIN
clearness fidelity and a touch Of human Interest,
giving the reader an extensive view Of the times.
the people the tendencies and the customs whch
the writer Is discussing Caivinism, JansenisH'
Ouietism the Church and religion hnance. nterat-
- md the fine arts receive their due attention
TIL. ;r,nortance of the period which witnessed inc
work of Cornelle, Racine. La Fontaine ana Mohere
.rd tho revocation OF the Edict or Nantes sue-
costs the value Of work Ike this NJ. bourseo'S
has been assduous in collecting MS materlai ana
arranging # In attractive form. and his descrip-
zion is supplemented by copious and authentic IL
,,s,r..,ons taken from almost every known source
=, ,,nor,ance There are 800 engravings In all.
NTH twenty-two copper-pates. The WORK OF inc
enerayer the painter. the sculptor anu VI ."e
roaLor of medals, bronZes furniture ana taPesuy
s reproduced in the illustrations OF TINS Vo'"e' -
comes In imperlai oc'"'o'
richly gilt cloth
~. nu scr,bner edition OF Giorglo Vasari's Lives
~ IN. Painters is book OF ike arustic merit.
,rh. 6rst edition Of the Lives" appeared IN io" anu
econ attained high standard as a WORK OF recoe-
,ved vaIue II Is now being presented to the pubhc
IN a vastly improved form. and the nrm may rea-
ahlv look for a prompt and decided growth In
-. nopularty This is the first annotated Ehshsh
a,,,on q, yssaris Lives" that has appeared since
,e.o ard eus A demand which has been felt for
or,. wears II is edited and annotated IN the Iight
- raoer, dscoveries) by f. II. Bashheld Inc WE'LL
,..nurr artist and art critic: his wife, Mrs. T. W.
p,.sbeeld and A. A. Hopkins wealth of docu-
,.n,s canvases and frescoes hitherto almost un-
Lnown, has been brought TO light and the editors
who are in thorough touch with Renaissance ART
have searched libraries, archives and private COL
,.ct,on. for the material necessary to make their
lahors effective An essay on Vasaris Work as
arust and biographer and a critical digest on the
york Of each OF the whose lives are reproduced
add 10 the value of the publication The iIiustra-
fons consist Of forty-eight pnotogravu!!,ss HoI 1
rthochromatc photographs OF the paintings @ ana
sfatuary which these men producen. TnlpeT.
Vinci. Correggio. Fra Bartclommeo. Raphael.
Michael Angelo and Titan are thus Iep!esennrSu "a
rhe Tile OF this edition is Lives OF seventy or the
Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects
Onv those craftsmen who are admitteoiy Oh mr. mr.
ynr rank have been left out The editors have used
,t To English translation OF Mrs Jonathan Foster
The edition is limited TO 800 copies In TINS county
isree number Of which have been aireaoy SOLO
The hook comes in four volumes. nicely pouhd' ana
printed deckel,edged papGs,,d paper /. 60, n music
nv several well-known composers; rs q Work OF iar
Sirercnt description, but one which VIII perhaps,
~ cie as popular. The exquisite sentiment OF the
p,,oets verses for children has met 700 wIue ap-
Tmend much comment Reginald De koven mas
nnunoser the music for about half the songs; and
.p rost has been written by Arthur Foote. Gerrt
c,o,th CLAYTON Johns and others. The volume Is
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