Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 16th October 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1042

AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF WORDS USED IN ART AND ARtMOLOCY . Explaining Terms frequently used in Works on Architecture , Arms , Bronzes , Christian Art , Colour , Costume , Decoration , Devices , Emblems , Heraldry , Lace , Personal Ornaments , Pottery , Painting , Sculpture , & c , with their Derivations . tty jr . ^ w . i ^ oi ^ x ^ ett * s *^ ., Offictrb db ^ 'Instruction Publiqur ( Fkakce ) ; Authok of * £ ifb of Rsmbbaxbt & c . Illustrated with about 750 TFiwtf Engravings . Small 4 to . strongly bound in cloth , 15 s . [ Ready Oct . 16 . gether the The decoration recent unknown remarka of a modern few ble years and homes rap ago id , ) h spread is ave still created of to the the ( % stud new general y popu of ancient public lar literature a art subject and 0 the of / which doubt application the and vocabulary hesitat of its ion form . ( al s B to to y - all this that doubt can the be expression said , a great of deal independent more on the lay instinct opinion of is good embarrassed taste than on on questions any tradition which . depend , after The ' Dictionary of Art Terms' is intended to be a vade mecum to all who have at times felt their gestions and wide information of fiel the d to of jog large at connected fault the class memory . It subj of is su ects , not and bjects , on it references is any which a safe of the may to guide subjects standard he and politel referen that works y described it ce , touches are for all the as that exhaustive groundwork ' things are required foi , but of ^ ot , . the / spreading for stud which y of over each sug a - , possible The compass necessari consistent ly large subject with the of Greek purpose and of Roman the book Antiquities ; and for has the others been kep , the t down princi to the ple narrowest has been adopted Architecttjue known . of This treating , app Costume lies at to the certain , Ancient greates technical t Armouk length details the , aDd most of such Old obscure subjects English and as least Wobi Hebaldby > likel 8 , Music y , to Christian be , Needlework already Antiquities popularl , and y , Embroidery . Engbavikg The Tine hare A been rts of worked Painting upon princi and Sculptube ples special , to and each the ; necessarily newest inventions excluding in a reproduction range of subject by which are all would that hare is descri swelled bed ; the in work Sculpt to ure fi — fty material volumes , such methods as this , and . In something Painting— of pi allusion gments and to tho method great s world the processes -knovi u chefs and - the d ' eeu tool vre * of are anti all quity that ; hare in . Engraving been dealt , with Etching . , acd the new photographic processesreading An ; attempt and nothing has been has made contributed to render more the to Dictionary this than livel the y ( authori and readable sed ) insertion as a book of a for few consecut charming ive nat illust ions rations , and and extract explanations s and euta of 3 from Irs . B BouteU ury Palliser ' s Heraldry ' s Historic , Jacquemart Devices of ' s the Pottery chivalry , and of all other ages great and taken unfamiliar monog There to rap make hs , remains but of the special which descri a large branched the ption new cla s ss of of movement of this aesthetic words class with record full has broug and which . free ht tho into from average prominent technical read myste notice er was ry . , at Great until the recentl same care time has y total been that ly Puttkby the substance , Fubnitukk of them , has and been every drawn branch from of Decorative sources now Art classical in iro in n their Btone prov lass ince or . wood These . as subjects well aa are in can Kensington the more he Final consulted precious ly , Museum the by whole ivory the , indisputab , work reader silver has , who gold ly been the , wishes an comp best d gems for specia iled . furth in l library the er knowled reading in the -room world of , a of detail , where the , g Art and all Library where the works , of referred the work South to of consequence , in every language and of every period , is available ge for reference . , every : London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE , & R 1 VINGTON , ; Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , E . C . ( 676 ) II ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ V ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ B ^^^ HM ^^^^^^^ VVI ^^^ HMI'M ^^ VHQIBVMVHIil ^^ V ^ BHlMfHMVVVMHVVMtfVMHpVVHIflViMMtfl ^^ PB ^ flBMfltH ^ P ^^^ v ^^

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