to the
end of the Seventeenth Century. By N. H. J. WESTLAKE, F.S.A. Containing
467 illustrations with historical text. Four volumes, small folio,
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MR. LEWIS F. DAY'S TEXT BOOKS OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGN.
SOME PRINCIPLES OF EVERY-DAY ART.--INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS ON THE ARTS NOT
FINE. Forming a Prefatory Volume to the Series of Text Books. Second
Edition, revised, containing 70 Illustrations (Third Thousand). Crown
8vo, art linen, price 3_s._ 6_d._, net 3_s._
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knowledge he acquired with difficulty. Mr. Day has taken much
trouble with the new edition."--_Architect._
"A good artist, and a sound thinker, Mr. Day has produced a book of
sterling value."--_Magazine of Art._
THE ANATOMY OF PATTERN.--Containing: I. Introductory. II. Pattern
Dissections. III. Practical Pattern Planning. IV. The "Drop" Pattern. V.
Skeleton Plans. VI. Appropriate Pattern. Fourth Edition (Ninth
Thousand), revised, with 41 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, art
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the way he has done in this manual--a way beautiful as well as
useful--he has performed a service not only to the students of his
profession, but also to the public."--_Academy._
THE PLANNING OF ORNAMENT.--Containing: I. Introductory. II. The Use of
the Border. III. Within the Border. IV. Some Alternatives in Design. V.
On the Filling of the Circle and other Shapes. VI. Order and Accident.
Third Edition (Fifth Thousand), further revised, with 41 full-page
Illustrations, many of which have been re-drawn. Crown 8vo, art linen,
price 3_s._ 6_d._, net 3_s._
"Contains many apt and well-drawn illustrations; it is a highly
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improvable minds) can avoid gaining a good deal."--_Athenaeum._
THE APPLICATION OF ORNAMENT.--Containing: I. The Rationale of the
Conventional.
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