CATALOG OF DOVER BOOKS 



METHODS AND MATERIALS OF PAINTING OF THE GREAT SCHOOLS AND MASTERS, C. L. Eastlake. 



A vast, complete, and authentic reconstruction of the secret techniques of the masters of 

 painting, collected from hundreds of forgotten manuscripts by the eminent President of the 

 British Royal Academy: Greek, Roman, and medieval techniques; fresco and tempera; varnishes 

 and encaustics; the secrets of Leonardo, Van Eyck, Raphael, and many others. Art historians, 

 students, teachers, critics, and laymen will gain new insights into the creation of the great 

 masterpieces; while artists and craftsmen will have a treasury of valuable techniques. Index 

 Two volume set. Total of 1025pp. 53/8 x 8. T718 Paperbound $2.00 



T719 Paperbound $2.00 

 The set $4.00 



AFRICAN SCULPTURE, Ladislas Segy. First publication of a new book by the author of critically 

 acclaimed AFRICAN SCULPTURE SPEAKS. It contains 163 full page plates illustrating masks, 

 fertility figures, ceremonial objects, etc., representing the culture of 50 tribes of West 

 and Central Africa. Over 859r of these works of art have never been illustrated before, and 

 each is an authentic and fascinating tribal artifact. A 34 page introduction explains the 

 anthropological, psychological, and artistic values of African sculpture. "Mr. Segy is one of 

 its top authorities," NEW YORKER. 164 full-page photographic plates. Bibliography. 244pp. 

 6x9. T396 Paperbound $2.00 



PRIMITIVE ART, Franz Boas. This authoritative and exhaustive work by a great American 

 anthropologist covers the entire gamut of primitive art. Pottery, leatherwork, metal work, 

 stone work, wood, basketry, are treated in detail. Theories of primitive art, historical depth 

 in art history, technical virtuosity, unconscious levels of patterning, symbolism, styles, litera- 

 ture, music, dance, etc. A must book for the interested layman, the anthropologist, artist, 

 handicrafter (hundreds of unusual motifs), and the historian. Over 900 illustrations (50 

 ceramic vessels, 12 totem poles, etc.). 376pp. 53/8 x 8. T25 Paperbound $1.95 



DESIGN MOTIFS OF ANCIENT MEXICO, J. Enciso. This unique collection of pre-Columbian 

 stamps for textiles and pottery contains 766 superb designs from Aztec, Olmec, Totonac, 

 Maya, and Toltec origins. Plumed serpents, calendrical elements, wind gods, animals, flowers, 

 demons, dancers, monsters, abstract ornament, and other designs. More than 90% of these 

 illustrations are completely unobtainable elsewhere. Use this work to bring new barbaric 

 beauty into your crafts or drawing. Originally 417.50. Printed in three colors. 765 illustra- 

 tions, thousands of motifs. 192pp. 77/8 x 103/4. T84 Paperbound $1,85 



DECORATIVE ART OF THE SOUTHWEST INDIANS, D. S. Sides. A magnificent album of authentic 

 designs (both pre- and post-Conquest) from the pottery, textiles, and basketry of the Navaho, 

 Hopi, Mohave, Santo Domingo, and over 20 other Southwestern groups. Designs include birds, 

 clouds, butterflies, quadrupeds, geometric forms, etc. A valuable book for folklorists, and a 

 treasury for artists, designers, advertisers, and craftsmen, who may use without payment or 

 permission any of the vigorous, colorful, and strongly rhythmic designs. Aesthetic and 

 archeological notes. 50 plates. Bibliography of over 50 items. T139 Paperbound $1.00 



PAINTING IN THE FAR EAST, Laurence BInyon. Excellent introduction by one of greatest 

 authorities on subject studies 1500 years of oriental art (China, Japan; also Tibet, Persia), 

 over 250 painters. Examines works, schools, influence of Wu Tao-tzu, Kanaoka, Toba Sojo, 

 Masanobu, Okio, etc.; early traditions; Kamakura epoch; the Great Decorators; T'ang Dynasty; 

 Matabei, beginnings of genre; Japanese woodcut, color print; much more, all chronological, 

 in cultural context. 42 photos. Bibliography. 317pp. 6 x 9V4. T520 Paperbound $2.00 



ON THE LAWS OF JAPANESE PAINTING, H. Bowie. This unusual book, based on 9 years of 

 profound study-experience in the Late Kano art of Japan, remains the most authentic guide in 

 English to the spirit and technique of Japanese painting. A wealth of interesting and useful 

 data on control of the brush; practise exercises; manufacture of ink, brushes, colors; the use 

 of various lines and dots to express moods. It is the best possible substitute for a series 

 of lessons from a great oriental master. 66 plates with 220 illustrations. Index, xv + 177pp. 

 61/8 X 91/4. T30 Paperbound $1.95 



JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS, E. S. Morse. Every aspect of the purely tradi- 

 tional Japanese home, from general plan and major structural features to ceremonial and 

 traditional appointments — tatami, hibachi, shoji, tokonoma, etc. The most exhaustive dis- 

 cussion in English, this book is equally honored for its strikingly modern conception of 

 architecture. First published in 1886, before the contamination of the Japanese traditions, it 

 preserves the authentic features of an ideal of construction that is steadily gaining devotees 

 in the Western world. 307 illustrations by tne author. Index. Glossary, xxxvi + 372pp. 

 55/8 X 83/8. T746 Paperbound $2.00 



FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN ART, A. Ozenfant. An illuminating discussion by a great artist of 

 the interrelationship of all forms of human creativity, from painting to science, writing to 

 religion. The creative process is explored in all facets of art, from paleolithic cave painting 

 to modern French painting and architecture, and the great universals of art are isolated. 

 Expressing its countless insights in aphorisms accompanied by carefully selected illustrations, 

 this book is itself an embodiment in prose of the creative process. Enlarged by 4 new chap- 

 ters. 226 illustrations. 368pp. 6V8 x 9V4. T215 Paperbound $1.95 



