The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-12
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number of volumes issued during tho
week ending April o, 1885,, is 1886. This is for
five days only, the 7th having been "a holiday,
and the daily average is 467.
Among the additions OF the past week are
American Lands and Letters, by Donald G..
Mitchell, lGss.l9; The Manuscript Journals Of
Alexander Henry and of DAVID Thompson. in
exploring tho West edited by Elliott Cones,
g7sG7: The Procession OF the Flowers, etc, by
T.w. Higginson, 67lOo0;Ta volume of poems by
Henry Van Dyke. including his noteworthy
poem The Builders, delivered Mt the Prince
ton anniversary last October, ~, $40 2SS the new
edition, 1897, of Chambers Ency clopaedia. in 10
vols, OlO25; and the Sta atesman's Year Book,
for iS97 slO.l0.3
The following references on art work in
metal may be given, in connection with the
works on Arts and Crafts now shown at the
library: On art in gold and other metals,
see the South hsBensington Museum Art Hand
books, on Gold and Silversmith's work, by j.
IL, rollen, 1897. 90i.l3: and Russian Art, by A.
Maskell. 1884, 90i.l6; III. B. Wheatley's Hand.
book of Art Industries, 1885, 9O0.G0; and also
his Art Work in Gold and Silver 2 W, 1882
90i.15 William Chaifers' Hall Marks on Gold
and Silver Plate, ed. 1891, 9O4.2S; and his
Gilda Aurifabrorum, 1888, gJL27; a. Lutsch.
aung's Book of Hall Marks, 1872, 9OL2; W.
j. Cripp's Old English Plate, cd. 1891 904. % /:
and his Old French Plate, ed 1893 91l20, the
four books last mentioned relating exclu.
sively TO gold plate; and also Cripp's volume
on silver. College and Corporation Plate,
1891, 004.l2. See also Henry Shaw's Ex.
ampIes of Ornamental Metal Work, 1895,
9o417; j. B. Giraud's Les Arts du Metal,
1881, o1i32; c. G.. Leland's Elementary
Metal Work. 1894, 90L35; and j. Harrison's s
The Decoration Of Metals, 1894, 90i5S7. With
the last mentioned work should also be
named Luthmer's volume on enamelling
metal, Das Email, 1892, 9Oi.29: also Roger.
Miles on La Bijouterie, 1895, 90L36; and p. Z.
Thoms' Dissertation on the Ancient Chinese
Vases (gold, etc., b. c. 1913 to 1896. g0lSa.
See also III. w. Macklin's Monumental Brass
es, 1899, 9Oi 10; G. ID. f. Fortnum's = Bronzes.
1877, 9Olll; and the Gorham Manufacturing
Company's handbook on Bronzes and Bronze
Casting; and the late Mrs. Shedd's The
Ghiberti Gates, 1879. oG23. On iron work
see f. j. Erslxines Bent Iron Work, 1892
foi. 25; Hefner- Alteneck's Eisenwerlxe, ",
gOi ls: Krauth and Meyers Die Kunst und
Bauschlosserei, 90i.24 Walther's Die
Runstschlosserei 10th 10 18th century,
9O4 80; Meyers Handbuch der Schmicdekunst,
1883, 9Oi83: the Wiener Schmiedcwerk, 18th
and 18th centuries, 9JL35; ana Redfarn's An.
cent Wood and Iron Work i'm Cambridge Eng.
land, 1921 Sec also w. II. Lethaby's Lead
work, lsec. ..p048l; also Y. Luthmer's Orna-
mental Jewelry OF the Renaissance, 1882,
eJL20. There should also be mentioned the
various catalogues OF the Gorham aIanufac.
turing Company; also such collections as
that of the South Konsington Museum
Examples of the Works Of ART 930.lS Das
Grune Gewobe, the Green Vaults, at Dres-
den, 9s0.6S; the Collection Basicwsly, 2v.,
lS,J. 970.56, the great collection Of armor Of
the Musee de Tsarslsoo Seo near st. Peters
burg, in two folio volumes. s02l.36; and also
the 50 quarto plates, Russian ornamental
work. published in 1857, 0,9.i0. In the form
Df periodical literature see particularly the
Zitschrift dos Baycrischen Kunstgcwerbc
vereinos also the Jewellers Weekly, the
.Iewelor and L'Art Pcur
rous. and also the annual entitled Der For
G.. Hirth at Munich, o1o5.