A Reprint of “ Percier et Fontaine ” 
A REPRINT OF “PERCIER ET 
FONTAINE.” 1 
ORE faithful records of Roman archi¬ 
tecture have never been made than 
those which resulted from the casual meeting 
at Rome of two comrades from the old 
atelier Peyre of Paris,—Charles Percier and 
Pierre-Francois-Leonard Fontaine. Each 
had obtained the Grand Prix de Rome and 
had gone into Italy shortly after winning the 
celebres Maisons de Plaisance de Rome et de ses 
Environs , a folio volume published at Paris 
in 1812—1813. The work has long since 
been out of print, and the present price of a 
volume, when found at all, is so high as to ex¬ 
clude it from all but a few fortunate libraries. 
It is from the press of an enterprising 
German publisher that we receive an excellent 
reprint of this classic of architectural liter¬ 
ature, with a descriptive text in' German by 
Dr. D. Joseph, an art professor of Brussels. 
ALLEE, VILLA ALBANI 
VILLA ALDOBRANDINI 
honor. There began the intimate acquaint¬ 
ance which moulded these two men into 
almost one personality. Their two names 
are pronounced as one in the history of the 
architecture and architectural research of the 
past century. Their enthusiasm for the 
monuments of antiquity held them for several 
years to the labor of measuring and drawing. 
A number of elaborately published works 
were then given to the world. One of the 
most important was the Choix des plus 
The reproductions are remarkably true to the 
original illustrations and show the curious 
detail of the old-fashioned mode of render¬ 
ing. Twenty-four of the more important 
Roman villas and their gardens are shown 
with plans drawn to scale and the functions 
of the different parts identified. Fragments 
of ornament are added to the several per¬ 
spective views. The convenient size of such 
a record of monumental garden architecture 
adds to the usefulness of its new form. 
T EIE T-Square Club has just issued a 
syllabus announcing the subjects for 
competition among its members for the com¬ 
ing season. In accordance with a recently 
established custom of the Club the subjects 
for study are limited to one department of 
design. Certain phases of city street embel¬ 
lishment are to be taken up at each meet¬ 
ing. Far from encouraging attention to 
purely imaginary studies for beautifying 
thoroughfares without regard to public needs 
the program invites a solution of practical 
problems. Architectural treatment is to be 
suggested for an elevated railway station, a city 
square, facilities for bill-posting, a public wash¬ 
house, street accessories and public conven¬ 
iences. That the question of these improve¬ 
ments is a pressing one in the rapid growth and 
development of our cities is shown by a num¬ 
ber ol instances of actual legislation. It is this 
desire for civic beauty and convenience that 
the T-Square Club recognizes and to which 
it turns its attention with characteristic zeal. 
The competitor whose designs receive the 
highest number of approving votes is awarded 
the T-Square Club Traveling Scholarship. 
1 Romische Villen und Parkanlagen nach Maisons de Plaisance de 
Rome et de ses Environs von Percier und Fontaine, von neuem Her- 
ausgegeben und Textlich auf Grand der neueren Forschungen bearbeitet 
von Dr. D. Joseph. 4to in portfolio. 28pp., 78 plates. Berlin and 
New York, Bruno Hessling. Price, $12.00. 
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