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itely illustrated with fine reproductions that 

 indicate, in a most satisfactory manner the 

 beauties of the etchings, mezzotints and en- 

 gravings under consideration. The text of 

 the section devoted to British artists is by 

 Malcolm C. Salaman, that to American ar- 

 tists by E. A. Taylor, who also contributes 

 an essay on the French artists. The art 

 of the etcher and engraver in Holland is 

 discussed by Ph. Zilcken, Austria receives 

 the attention of A. S. Levetus, Germany, 

 that of L. Deubner. and Thornsten Lauren 

 contributes an appreciation of Swedish 

 etchers. Every collector interested in 

 prints should have a copy of "Modern 

 Etchings" and so should the one who has 

 not yet found himself within the thrall of 

 this fascinating art. as it would serve as an 

 inspiring introduction to the subject. 



The Coxstrvctiox of Lombard axd 

 Gothic Vaults. By Arthur Kingsley 

 Porter. Xew Haven : Yale University 

 Press: 1911. Boards, canvas back. 8vo. 

 Illustrated. 29 pp. and numerous plates. 

 Price, S"2 net. 



Modern archaeologists recognize the rib 

 vault as the cardinal and essential feature 

 of Gothic architecture. Recent historians of 

 architecture have abandoned the old-time 

 archaelogical methods of viewing medieval 

 structures as buildings to be analyzed from 

 the purity aesthetic stand alone. Mr. Por- 

 ter's treatise is a careful study of Lombard 

 and Gothic vaulting, and goes into the sub- 

 ject of the influence that had the builders 

 of the transitional period to adopt the rib 

 vault and give it preference over the groin 

 vault, barrel vault and dome. The illus- 

 trations in this book are generous in num- 

 ber, well chosen and beautifully printed. 



Medieval Architecture : Its Origins and 

 Development. By Arthur Kingsley Por- 

 ter. Xew Haven : Yale University 

 Press: 1912. Cloth. Large 8vo. Gift 

 tops. Profuselv illustrated. 2 volumes. 

 681 pp. Price, '$12 net. 

 It has been a fundamental plan on the 

 part of the author of ''Medieval Architec- 

 ture." to assume no previous technical 

 knowledge on the part of the reader. Al- 

 though each technical word or phrase has 

 been explained as it comes up, or is used in 

 such context that its meaning is obvious, 

 the work is truly a scholarly one and should 

 be of value to the more advanced student as 

 well as to the general readers to whom, 

 primarily, Mr. Kingsley has addressed 

 himself for the purpose of putting. such 

 readers in possession of that knowledge 

 which is indispensable for the cultivation 

 of an appreciation and enjoyment of the 

 great masterpieces of Gothic architec- 

 ture. Likewise travellers will find 

 "Medieval Architecture" a vade mecum 

 of somewhat larger scope than hitherto has 

 been attempted although these two volumes 

 do not pretend to cover the entire field of 

 the architecture of the Middle Ages ; certain 

 styles having been reserved for inclusion in 

 a subsequent work. Nevertheless, the 

 author has traced the' formative styles of 

 the period to their origins in Antiquity fol- 

 lowing their unbroken thread to the Renais- 

 sance. These formative or generative styles 

 are the key of medieval architectural his- 

 tory: if the main events of their develop- 

 ment be once firmly grasped (and Mr. Por- 

 ter has presented them clearly and attract- 

 ively j. a perspective of the entire field of 

 medieval art will have been gained, and 

 the various minor styles at once will fall 

 into their due position in regard to the 

 der tendencies of the times. Mr. Por- 

 ter has chosen wisely to write not so much 

 a history of a certain number of more or 



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