The following books are in active preparation, and prospectuses will be sent, when ready, on application. Monumental Architecture in England, As exemplified by the Neo-classic Buildings of the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries. Illustrated by 80 Plates, reproduced from specially taken Photographs and from Drawings, in addition to many Illustrations in the text. With an account of the Development and Characteristics of the Style, and of the Lives and Work of its chief exponents, also Notes on the Buildings illustrated. By A. E. RICHARDSON, Architect, joint Author of "London Houses from 1660 to 1820," etc. Imperial 4to. This volume will deal with the work which flourished between 1760 and 1860, and will be the first to adequately illustrate and discuss that academic type of classic design which it is felt in an increasing degree has much that is helpful, and suggestive for the solution of modern problems of architectural design. The book illustrates the work of such masters as Sir William Chambers, Elmes, Samuel Pepys, Cockerell, Barry, Smirke, Playfair, Hamilton of Edinburgh, William Pennethorne, and also buildings by such extremely able but less known men as Goodrich, Mulvaney, Brookes, Repton, etc. Much care has been devoted to the selection of points of view, and the fine series of photographs has been specially taken by Mr. E. Dockree under the supervision of the author. Old Halls and Manor Houses of Yorkshire. By LOUIS AMBLER, F.R.I.B.A. Illustrated in a series of 120 examples on 100 Collotype plates, reproduced from Photographs specially taken, chiefly by HORACE DAN, Architect. With analytical and descriptive text, in which are interspersed very numerous Illustrations of interesting features and details, from Drawings and Photographs. Crown 4to. The smaller domestic architecture of Yorkshire, though little known outside a few famous houses, possesses a distinctive character and quiet charm. This monograph illustrates a large number of houses hitherto unpublished, which the author's intimate acquaintance with the district has brought to light. Handcraft in Wood & Metal. A Handbook of Training in the Practical Working of these Materials. For the use of Teachers, Students, Craftsmen, and others. By JOHN HOOPER, late Lecturer and Technical Instructor to the L.C.C., joint Author of "Modern Cabinet Work," and ALFRED J. SHIRLEY, Technical Instructor and Lecturer on Metalwork to the L.C.C. With over 300 Illustrations from the Authors' Drawings and from Photographs. Large 8vo, cloth. Price (approximate) 7s. 6d. net. This volume has been prepared with special reference to Courses for Classes in Manual Training. It includes a Progressive Series of Models of Decorative Objects, with practical notes on their preparation, besides Chapters on the Historic Development of Tool-Forms, and on Decorative Processes, Drawing, Lettering, Perspective, Materials, Tools, and Equipment. Books in preparation-continued. Ornamental Treatment of Floral & Foliated Forms. Mainly from objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum, but including examples from Designs by WILLIAM MORRIS and C. F. A. VOYSEY. Selected and drawn by LINDSAY P. BUTTERFIELD. With Preface and Descriptive Notes by W. G. PAULSON TOWNSEND. Containing eighteen Collotype Plates (size 14 in. by 19 in.), on which are exhibited 100 specimens. Large 4to. The various materials-woven silks, brocades, velvets, printed cottons, embroidery, pottery, woodwork, etc., of the best periods-from which these beautiful examples have been selected, are scattered about, for the most part in remote places, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Designers in all branches of Industrial Art are realising more and more that the greatest inspiration for the evolution of ornamental floral forms is the study of the masterpieces of the past, as shown in the unrivalled collection of textiles in our Museum. Two modern Masters of Design have appreciated, studied, and made proper use of this collection, namely, William Morris and C. F. A. Voysey. The reason their names are included with the old work is because they, more than any others, have caught the spirit of the past. Historic Textiles and their Design. A Short History of the Tradition and Development of Pattern in Modern Technical Drawing. For Students, Foremen, Clerks of Works, Workmen, and others FELLOWSHIP BOOKS A new contribution by various writers toward the expression of the Human Ideal & Artistic Faith of our own day The first six volumes are as follows: MR. B. T. BATSFORD, of 94, High Holborn, London, has much pleasure in announcing the publication of the initial volumes of the above important Series, full particulars of which will be found on the following pages. The volumes are small 8vo in size, and are attractively bound in cloth, gilt. Further notes as to their format will be found on page 69. FELLOWSHIP BOOKS B RIEFLY, the aims of the Series are to recall those simple and essential ideas by which we live and move and have our intellectual well-being, in which rests all that is best and most vital in art and letters. A new wisdom is practically being built up, drawn in large part, it may be, out of the old; but the time has come to formulate this, or at any rate to gather up such a body of thought as may serve to give it an atmosphere in which to develop along its true lines. So far as the Series it will open can, the way for a free expression of opinion that may help on that necessary and natural process. Its main intention is accordingly constructive, not destructive, and its several contributions will be personal, but not contentious, and neither theological nor political. Its publication will, it is hoped, affect all who care for literature or are interested in life, in that it will place within their reach an original treatment of subjects old as life itself. Its volumes will help to revive the elemental things whence springs all that makes life worth living, the factors that increase our common enjoyment of nature, poetry and art. Comradeship is an aid to gladness, and joy “in widest commonalty spread" may come to many through the message of their fellows. It may be well to remember that those whose enthusiasm and imagination still live are largely capable of happiness, especially those who retain within themselves something of the heart of a child, whose capacity it is to "believe in love, to believe in loveliness and to believe in belief." Another and an immediate object of this series is the beguiling of an hour in the pleasure of reading the thoughts of a congenial mind offered on an attractive page and in harmonious form. Whether the test of such a scheme lies in its power to express a new Humanism or to reaffirm an old faith, the value of its office in bringing stimulus into the everyday life of the individual remains the same. It was in this belief indeed that the Publisher was first led to project the idea. Urged by his conviction of the need for colour and hope in the present outlook on life, he set to work to give practical form to his imaginings, and found an editor in Mrs. Arthur Stratton in sympathy with his ideals, intent like himself on their realisation. The next step was to prove encouraging, for the Authors who were appealed to at once showed that their interest was roused. To them finally was given free choice of subject, and thus each has a separate voice in the concert; and all the books are-to change the figure— seed for harvest-contributions to a new philosophy, a new life-Vita Nuova. THE FORMAT. The question of the format has received the fullest consideration. It has been the publisher's aim to make the books show from cover to cover every right quality usually associated-often erroneously-with high-priced volumes issued by private presses. The cover and the typographical ornaments have been designed by James Guthrie, the letterings are by Percy J. Smith, and the printing by The Ballantyne Press, London. |