ARCHITECTURE AND ART. 



The Story of Architecture. 



An Outline of the Styles in all Countries. By Charles 

 Thompson Mathews, Fellow of the American Institute of 

 Architects ; author of " The Renaissance under the Valois," 

 etc. Illustrated. i2mo. Cloth, $3.00. 



" The book will be found to be of constant value to travelers as well as 

 to students, while in its comprehensiveness, informing quality, and the 

 extent of the illustrations it seems certain to fill a place with the general 

 reader which has been long vacant." — Philadelphia Press. 



'* Mr. Mathews has given us a very worthy book, which adequately 

 accomplishes the task which he set before him at the outset. His work is 

 especially noteworthy for his clear, lucid descriptions." — Brooklyn Eagle. 



"The book shows good workmanship from beginning to end, and can 

 be honestly recommended to all who are interested in this fascinating sub- 

 ject." — New York Herald. 



Schools and Masters of Sculpture. 



By A. G. Radcliffe. With 35 full-page Illustrations. 

 i2mo. Cloth, $3.00. 



"A comprehensive and judicious history of the art of sculpture, each 

 chapter giving a clear and distinct account of the condition, character, 

 and progress of the art. . . . Gives a very excellent account of the collec- 

 tions of sculpture in the American galleries and museums." 



— Boston Transcript. 



" It would be difficult to name another work that would be so valuable 

 to the general reader on the same subject as this book. . . . All has been 

 set down that it is necessary for the laj' reader to know." 



— San Francisco Bulletin. 



" Invaluable as a history of sculpture that can be understood by the 

 general reader." — Philadelphia Press. 



Schools and Masters of Painting. 



With an Appendix on the Principal Galleries of Europe. 

 By A. G. Radcliffe. Illustrated. Entirely new edition, 

 revised and partly rewritten. i2mo. Cloth, I3.00 ; calf, $5.00. 



" The volume is one of great practical utilitj^ and may be used to 

 advantage as an artistic guide-book by persons visiting the collections of 

 Italy, France, and Germany for the first time. The twelve great pictures 

 of the world, which are familiar by copies and engravings to all who have 

 the slightest tincture of taste for art, are described in a special chapter, 

 which affords a convenient stepping-stone to a just appreciation of the 

 most celebrated masters of painting. An important feature of the work, 

 and one which may save the traveler much time and expense, is the sketch 

 presented in the appendix of the galleries of Florence, Rome, Paris, 

 Venice, Dresden, and other European collections "^ — JS/eiv York Tribune. 



D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. 



