The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number Of volumes issued during the
week ending April g 1897, is 2S90, a daily
average OF 4S2.
Among tho additions OF the past week are
Siam, on the Meinam, ETC., by NJ. Somervile.
iOi4.52; Socialism, by Sir Henry wrixon.
s035.4l; Cotton Weaving, by II. Marsden,
70S3.57; An Introduction to Geology, by W.
b. Scott COS 49, and Mr. Hamertons posthu
nous volume, The Mount. a06L5'.:
The following references on Book Illustra-
tion may be given in connection with the
works on Arts and Crafts, now shown at the
III rary: Mo lern Illus ration. 1895. by Joseph
Tsnnell, 9709j: Picture and Text 1893, 070. CO ;
OF the Decorative Illustrati en- of Books. Old
and New, 1896 by Walter Crane, lO3946; The
Graphic Arts, 1882, by Philip Gilbert Hamer.
ton. 90Jl3; Japanese Illustration. 1885, by
Edward +. Strange; The Making OF Pictures.
1886, by Mrs. Sarah w. Whitman, $40. 81; Fine
Prints, 1895, by Frederick Wedmore. 907.22:
An Introduction to the Study and Collection
of Ancient Prints, 1873, W, 9O7 l6; The Print
Collector, ed. 1879. by J. Maberly, 9O7.3:
Etching and Etchers, 1896. by Philip Gilbert
Hamerton, COLL; Etching in England 1895.
by Frederick Wedmore. 0U.2l; Etchin; in
America, 1856, by J. Ripley W. Hitchcock,
volume Practical Designing, lsg3 9O95e: Pen
Pictures and How to Draw Them, 1885, by
Eric Meade. 9058l; Pen Drawing end Pen
Draughtsmen, ed. 1894, 9O5. 22. b; Modern Re
productive Graphic Processes, by J. s. Petit,
9Js.5; Modern Methods of Illustrating Books
1887, by II. T. Wood, 9Os.9; The Color Printer,
1892, by j. II. Earhart, 5072. l6; also the por-
tions relating TO iithography and color print
IA. - al. m.
1892, 72.l5; Henri Touchots Tho Printed
Book, cd. 1887, l0399.1; and Loclkwood's Ame.
rican Dictionary of Printing and roolsmak
ing, 1894. 7l72.ll; also the following relating
to illuminating: Wyatts History. Theory
and Practice OF Illuminating. 1861, ooo.16
Jewitts Manual of Illuminating and Missal
about 1861 and Bradley's Diction.
airy of Mniaturists, Illuminators, Calligraph.
ers and Copyists, 1889, ", go 20: and also in
this connection several articles on the ana
logous treatment of decorated margins in
black and white, cited in reference list on
William Morris, in the Monthly Bulletin, v.
2, p. 274-5; also the works on alphabets and
initial letters, respectively by Shaw. 900 s6;
Owen Jones' 9O93 33: Strange, 900. 80: BullnVer.
Dl9l.l and the Gorham Manufacturing Com
pany, 97o55; also .Pctzendorfer's schriftcn
by Hiatt, eOc.sl Alexandra.
Dc0.si; Bolton, 9o086; and the Rhode Island
School OF Design catalogue. 9l033; also
Husson- -Flcurys Historic dc In Caricature
9J07S Special portions Of the
general subject will be found in Tredwell's
Monograph on Privately illustrated Books.
1880, l036.l7; and J. IT, Hunnewell's illustrated
Americana, chiefly before lsOO, l03Ggo The
numbers, as we'll as the bound vol
umes, of the following periodicals should also
be consulted: The Inland Printer. Printers
Ink, Modern Art, Tho Collector and the
journals also numerous ar
ticlcs i'm the periodicals. as Mr. Coffin's in
Scribner's, " IL, p. l06 and 333. 05i.59.1l: and
also MIR. Bloomticld'~ article, OF Book nlustra-
tion and Book Decoration, in the English
Arts and Crafts Essays, 1892, 97O5l.
As Wednesday, April Z, is "A legal holiday,
election day. the reading room only will be
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