The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26
THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number of volumes issued dur.
Ing the week ending March 2S. 1900, il
| 2747; a daily average OF 457.
A selection of some OF the more inter.
esting volumes on Rome and its ari
Will be found on the shelves OF the lec-
ture room, TO accompany the collection
or photographs on Rome now exhibited
there They include the following: Nib
by's Roma nell ammo 1885" 4Ol 80;
Hare's Walks in Rome" 4O62 SO; Muir
rays Handbook OF Rome" 4l62.2:
Baedeker's Rome" 41623.2: RosseI
Sturgis's European Architecture. ."
9O1.S0; Fergussbns History of Modern
Architecture, 90l.2S: Anderson's His
tory OF the Renaissance in Italy"
90l.S1; and II. Marion Crawford's Ave
Roma Immortalis." 1862 20. on the
Castle San Angelo (the Mausoleum OF
Hadrian), see ]. III. Parkers "Archi-
tectural History of the City OF Rome"
90l22; Letarouilly's Rome Moderne .
971 271: and the curious illustrations IN
Franzinis "Descrizione d Roma Mo
derna." Al. on the Vatican see the
magnificent volume. published IN 1895,
entitled lie Vatican, les Pape3 ct la
Civilisation," by Goyau, PeKlo and
Fabre. 276l.2 with about 500 Ella borate
SOttt vi WHICH are HNUOl-
sltely reproduc ID in colors. also the de-
scriptions of the Vatican in Mrs. Ea-
tons Rome w the Ninsteerrh Cen
tury," v l, 401.125.l; and Taine's ITALY.
Rome Rnd Naples" 40621l; and espe-
cially in Crawford's Ave Roma Im-
mortalis above mentioned), V. ..
4O62.10.2. An excellent portrait uf 90
XIII forms the frontspieCe to Goyau's
great work 2161.2 Several different
studies OF Lenbach's portrait of Leo
XIII are reproduced at y. 50-5l Of Ro-
senberg's Life of Lenbach, 3T09 9.3l:
and one of these is reproduced at y.
22S OF V. ? OF Crawford. 1862. zoe on the
Sistine Chapel see Hare's Walks in
Rome" 4062. 80. ON Michael Angeles
frescoes see the Life OF Michael Angelo.
by Grimm, 3069.35: also that by Hartford.
3OG9.A; that by Black. S069.37; that by
Hurll 936.l.2: that by Knackfuss,
S709.9.4; and that by Symonds. 3069.57.
on Saint Peters. see Ferguson His
tory OF Modern Architecture. y. 52-65.
90l.2S.
To all these descriptions. the collec-
tion of photographs already announced
as on exhibition i'm the lecture room is
admirably supplementary. Visitors
have found two of the photographs. i'm
OF great interest. namely,
that OF the ceiling OF the Sistine Chapel,
with its minute detail. and the exuui-
site "Pieta" OF Michael Angelo. which
the position OF honor on the
wall.
Readers have already learned to make |
much use of the special libraries on the |
upper floors where books are directly |
accessible on the open shelves. but II |
should be stated that they can nj any |
lime have the books sent for. to be |
'harged 20 them az the delivery counter |
IN the ground floor that should best /
,uH their convenience. IL is hoped that \
M readers Will make known their pref /
renccs I'm this particular. IN order that |
he library attendants may be able ID /
meet them. as perfectly as possible. For |
hose who visit the upper floors. Il will |
'e remembered that there has been pro-
'ided a plan Of charging the books I'm
he several rooms without requiring
ne rca Ter 10 40 down 90 the delivery
ounter.