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the link between the art and the craft has yet to be completed. The history 

 of the establishment of this union in the case of the lace industry may be 

 studied with advantage from this point of view. It saved that industry and 

 brought it to its present flourishing condition ; and the application of the 

 same methods to other art industries is a matter which manufacturers and the 

 public should lay to heart, if Ireland is ever to develop her latent capacities 

 in this direction. 



Finally, we may mention the ILLUMINATING and ENGRAVING work, of 

 which Ireland can furnish some admirable specimens. A book plate by 

 Mr. John Vinycomb, M.R.I. A., is here reproduced as evidence of the 

 manner in which the traditions of this art are maintained in Belfast. 



Book-plate by Mr. John Vinycomb, m.r.i.a.» Belfast. 



