6 A CATALOGUE OF 
THE VAN EYCKS AND THEIR ART. By 
W. H. James Weale, with the co-operation of Maurice 
Brockwell. With numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 
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*** The large book on "Hubert and John Van Eyck” which Mr. Weale 
published in 1908 through Mr. John Lane was instantly recognised by the 
reviewers and critics as an achievement of quite exceptional importance. It is 
now felt that the time has come for a revised and slightly abridged edition of that 
which was issued four years ago at £5 5s. net. The text has been compressed in 
some places and extended in others, while certain emendations have been made, 
and after due reflection, the plan of the book has been materially recast. This 
renders it of greater assistance to the student. 
The large amount of research work and methodical preparation of a revised 
text obliged Mr. Weale, through failing health and eyesight, to avail himself of 
the services of Mr. Brockwell, and Mr. Weale gives it as his opinion in the new 
Foreword that he doubts whether he could have found a more able collaborator 
than Mr. Brockwell to edit this volume. 
“The Van Eycks and their Art,” so far from being a mere reprint at a popular 
price of "Hubert and John Van Eyck,” contains several new features, notable 
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public auction in any country from 1662 to 1912 of pictures reputed to be by the 
Van Eycks. An entirely new and ample Index has been compiled, while the 
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of the book have been brought abreast of the most recent criticism. Detailed 
arguments are given for the first time of a picture attributed to one of the brothers 
Van Eyck in a private collection in Russia. 
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care, read through the proofs and passed the whole book for press 
The use of a smaller format and of thinner paper renders the present edition 
easier to handle as a book of reference. 
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