Decorative & Applied Arts, Decoration & Ornament
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The China Painter Instruction BookThe China Painter Instruction BookThere are many things of which the beginner in china painting should be reminded. It is most essential that he has clean tools and well mixed colors before attempting any work. To be sure poorly ground colors are more quickly...
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History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2)History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2)Minor errors in punctuation and formatting have been silently corrected. Please see the transcribers note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its...
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History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 1 (of 2)History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 1 (of 2)In 1857 Dr. Samuel Birch issued his well-known work on ancient pottery, at that time almost the first attempt at dealing with the whole subject in a comprehensive manner. Sixteen years later, in...
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The Bases of DesignThe Bases of DesignTHE substance of the following chapters originally formed a series of lectures addressed to the students of the Manchester Municipal School of Art during my tenure of the directorship of Design at that institution. The field covered is an extensive one,...
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Chats on Oriental ChinaChats on Oriental ChinaIf there is one regret that accompanies the issue of these "Chats on Oriental China" it is that the illustrations could not be given in all the beauty of their magnificent colouring. In a photograph, however fine it may be, it...
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The Old Furniture Book, with a Sketch of Past Days and WaysThe Old Furniture Book, with a Sketch of Past Days and WaysEvery effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Four instances of the text "facing page," have been removed as the 'Figure references'...
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Chats on Old EarthenwareChats on Old EarthenwareFive years have now elapsed since the publication of my volume, "Chats on English China," and in the interval a great number of readers have written to me suggesting that I should write a companion volume dealing with old English earthenware....
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JewelleryJewelleryTHE love of ornament prompted by vanity is inherent in the human race. A most primitive instinct of human beings is to make their persons more beautiful, more imposing, or more striking by ornamentation. This inclination is as old as dress itself, nay, perhaps,...
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Writing and Illuminating, and LetteringWriting & Illuminating, & LetteringThe arts of WRITING, ILLUMINATING, & LETTERING offer a wide field for the ingenious and careful craftsman and open the way to a number of delightful occupations. Beyond their many usessome of which are referred to belowthey have a very...
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Chats on Old Copper and BrassChats on Old Copper and BrassThe collection of old metal may at first sight appear a somewhat unattractive hobby; a moment's reflection, however, brings to mind the wonderful art treasures of metal in our museums, gathered together from many parts of the world; not...
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GlassGlassGlass is a substance in so many ways connected with the conveniences and amenities of our daily life, and the word calls up so many varied associations, that I must here at the very beginning make clear with what a comparatively small proportion of...
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Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876WHAT we have attempted has been to gather and present, in a way to be easily understood, the most important facts respecting Pottery and Porcelain. The study of this interesting subject has...
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Evolution in Art: As Illustrated by the Life-histories of DesignsEvolution in Art: As Illustrated by the Life-histories of DesignsNotwithstanding the immense number of books, dissertations, and papers which have been written on pictorial and decorative art, I venture to add one more to their number. I profess to be neither an artist nor...
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Die Ägyptische PflanzensäuleDie Ägyptische PflanzensäuleDas Manuskript zu der vorliegenden Abhandlung war im Oktober 1895 fertig, und es wurde bereits an der Herstellung der Abbildungen fr den Druck gearbeitet, als ich beauftragt wurde, auf lngere Zeit zu wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen nach Aegypten zu gehen. Dies verzgerte die Beendigung...
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Chats on Old ClocksChats on Old ClocksA preface should be personal. An author who writes on such subjects as Old Furniture and Old China, with a view to educating public taste and attempting to show why certain objects should be regarded more lovingly than others, meets with...
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Old Irish GlassOld Irish GlassAll old glass is interesting, but old Irish glass possesses certain unique qualities which make its collection peculiarly fascinating. In it we find an unsurpassed beauty and depth of coloura poetry of design and a velvet softness of touch which are a...
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Palissy the Huguenot Potter: A True TalePalissy the Huguenot Potter: A True TaleThe readers of this little book may ask, with great propriety, What is meant by a true tale? and the answer to this question shall be very explicit, as it is of great importance that there should be...
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The children's library of work and playThe Library of Work and Play: Home DecorationSome pure lovers of art discard the formula, Art for Progress, the Beautiful Useful, fearing lest the useful should deform the beautiful. They tremble to see the drudge's hand attached to the muse's arm. They are solicitous...
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Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse FurnitureChats on Cottage and Farmhouse FurnitureThe number of works dealing with old English furniture has grown rapidly during the last ten years. Not only has the subject been broadly treated from the historic or from the collector's point of view, but latterly everything has...
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Armour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the FirstArmour in England, from the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the FirstIt is the nature of islands to exhibit some peculiarities in their fauna and flora, and this insularity is no less pronounced in the manners and customs of the human beings...
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