Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 2nd April 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 294

DEDICATED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH , K . G ., K T UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT WORK ON ORIENTAL ART . Nearly ready , Part I a . ( being the first half of Part One ) , to be issued in a few days . \ SUPPLIED TO SUBSCRIBERS ONLY . The ORNAMENTAL ARTS of JAPAN . Illustrated with about and Photogravure One Hundred Reproductions Plates—Seventy from -four the of which most will beautiful be in Colours Originals and , Ancient Gold , and and the Modern remainder , with will General be Autotyne and of Descriptive the Asiatic Text Society . By of George Japan , one Ashdown of the Authors Audsle y of , Fellow the * Keramic of the Royal Art of Institute Japan / of British Architects , Member ' PROSPECTUS . . The purposes of the present Work , entitled « The ORNAMENTAL ARTS of JAPAN / are twofold . Firstly , it is com- I J hands piled apanese with of Art Art the lovers Work view , of a preserved comprehensive illustrating in " Ensrlish the series more , American of importan Plates , , t representing and branches Continental of truthfully the Collections Art Industries , in colours . Second of , the gold ly country , , it & c . is , the so ; and finest arranged placing examples , and in the its of Plates Decoration are so , richly of the supplied highest with value ornamental to Designers accessories in all , branches that it forms of Art an Manufacture exhaustive work . Artists on Japanese will find the Ornament work of and the silk highest The , wood Arts interest , & which c . ; , Embroidery and are a veritable fully described on Silk storehouse ; Orn and amental illustrated of most W original eavin are Drawing g and in sil suggestive , k Eng and raving gol material d , ; Painting Applicat . , ion and , Incrusting Colour Printing , and Inlaying , on paper , in touched vario Gold , us Silv coloured upon er , so Bronze far mate as , rials and they ; Iron are Lacquer related ; and Working to Cloisonne the Arts , on Enamelling above different enumerated materials . Architecture , b ; ut Carving are , not Keramic in illustrated Wood Art and . , and Ivor certain y ; Meta minor l Wo Arts rking are in Seventy « The -four ORNAMENT of which AL are ARTS to be of in JAPA colours N , gold will , contain and silver One , produced Hundred directly Folio P from lates ( the measuring Original 16 Objects inches by , by 11 \ the inches mo 3 ) t graphic Sixteen talented most distinguished printing Plates and skilful are processes to Chromo Chromo be in , Monochrome by -lithographer -lithographic which absolute , in produced Artists the fidelity world in fro Pari , is m M secured . Japanese s Lbmercier , under . the Indian personal , Officer ink of direction Drawings the Legion of and the of Honour Wood Author E , ; ngravings & and c . The printed remaining by photo by the - names In addition of the Collectors to the Introductory in whose possession and General the objects Text , all are the . Plates will be attended by Descriptive Notices , giving the CONDITIONS OF PUBLICA . TION . The Work , forming Two handsome Folio Volumes , will be issued in Four Parts enclosed in Portfolios , at intervals of about The six Entire months Edition —the for First sale Half in -Part England to be ^ issued America in , April and the 1883 Colonies , and the is Fecond strictly Half limited -Part to a 1 few , 250 week copies s la , 550 ter . of which are specially reserved for America ; the ' English * Edition will therefore number only 700 copies . The Author and Publishers bind issue themselves of each nei Part ther . to print further copies nor publish any smalle ? ' Edition . The Stones will be destroyed three months after the The WORK will be SUPPLIED to SUBSCRIBERS ONLY , at the following prices during publication :-. ARTIST Author 'S PROOF Only Fifty Copies COPIE printed S , printed Sale . £ on 21 . finest Japanese paper , numbered and signed by the All the above Artist ' s Proof copies have been subscribed for . GENERAL NOTE . —On the issue COPIES of Part / , printed April next on finest to the Origi plate paper l Subscribers . Onl , the y 1 price , 200 cop the ies General printed Copies for will sale . advanced £ 12 . 12 s . j £ 14 . 14 * ., and on the issue of the Concluding Part the price will be further advanced fo- £ 16 . 165 . INTENDING SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD SECURE COPIES WITHOUT DELAY . SPECI and AL orders NOTICE for . — upward The whole s of One of the Hundred ARTIST and 'S PROOFS Fifty of the were General ordered Copies immediately have also on the been first received issue of . this The Prospectus Publishers , any have one now wishing prepare to d at see great them expense , on the 500 receipt specimens of Four of the Shillings Chromo , 9 whi . Thep ch sum e th will ey are be will allo ing wed to to forwar a Subscriber d , post free for the , to Work . To secure tlie Subscription , at tlie lower price of £ 12 . 12 s . orders must "be sent in immediately . I DEDICATED BY SPECIAL PERMISSION Beady TO early HER in MOST April . GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN . The LITERARY WORKS of LEONARDO DA VINCI . C Geography ontaining , all Geology his Writings , and Astronomy on Painting , Philosophi ( ' Libro cal della Maxims Pittur , a Hu ' ) , morous Sculptur Writings e , and A , rchitecture his Letters , his , and Observations Miscellaneous on 1 Note Forty s - two Personal Autograph Events Manuscripts , on his Contemporaries existing in the , on Public Literature Libraries , & c . of No Londo w Published n and Mila for n , the in the first Royal time Library from the at Engra the Windsor Bavarian vings , and ( process Order other of Private Dujardin St . Michael Libraries of Paris , & c in ) . and Engl Two about and Volumes , Paris 450 other in , and imperial Facsimil Italy . 8 vo By e . Illustrations containing Jean Paul 220 . Riciite Price Original EIGHT r , Drawings Ph . Dr GUINEAS ., Knight in Photo of to - Subscribers before publication , pa < able on the completion and delivery of the Work . On the Day of Publication the price will be raised to TWELVE G-UINEAS . CONTENTS OP THE VOLUMES . and Vol Shade . I . — — Introduction Aerial Perspec —Th tive e — Theory The Theory of the of Art Colours of Painting —Tbe Proportions ( 481 Chapters and ) : Linear Movements Perspective of the —Six Human Books Body on Lig ( ht 82 Chapters Artist ' s Education )—Botany — for The Artists Studio— and The the Preparation Elements of of the Landscape Picture— Painting Portrait ( and 83 Chapters Figure Paintin )—The g P — ractice Hints for of Painting Compositions : the fou —The r preparatory Artist ' s Materials Drawings —Philosophy for the * Vierge and History aux Kocliers of the , ' nine Art of Studie Painting s for — the Leonardo * Last Supper ' s Notes , ' and on bis ten Pictures for the * ( including Battle of Anghiari ' ) , and many Studios for Festival Decorations . , " over ( commente Vol One . II Hundred . d — on Writings by Baron Drawings on Scul Henry : pture Designs de , Geymuller with for Twenty New , of Towns -four Paris Drawings , , for Hon Cnstlea . Member for and the of Villa Sforza the s , Royal fox Monument Ch Institute urche — s The and of British Wri Cathedral tings Architects on s , Architecture the Treatise ) , with Ex Zo on ology tracts Cupolas — from Astr , Desi onomy the gns Writings fo ( r 58 Palaces Chapters on Naval , several )—Physical Wara Theoretical , on Geog Sports raphy Treatises , and ( 76 on Chapters — Music Extracts —M ) - oral from Topograph Philosophy the Writings ical Notes ( 79 on Chapters ( 113 Anato Chapt my )— , e 10 Phy rs » ) and siology Fables Maps , and and — " * on Prophecies Events of '— hia Lette own rs Life , including , ou his Facsimiles Scholars , Ac of . — all Inventories ihe Documents and Miscellane which refer ous to Notes his . Engagements in the East- Remarks * % ? Orders received by all Booksellers , or by the Publishers , SAMPSON Crown LOW Buildings , MARSTON , 188 Fleet , SBARLB Street , London , & E RIYINGTON . C . , ( l 86 )

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