Artist's purpose, How to ascertain, | "Black letter " type, 439
6, 10; purely artistic, not often Blacksmith's work in metal, 182 moral nor social, 9, 642 Blind Stamping in color Printing Artistic conventions in sculpture, 59 (Japanese), 462 Artistic Ideas, Nature of, 3 Artistic splendor in cities of an- tiquity, Influence of on fortunes of the Roman Empire, 174, 175 Artistic Thought, Methods of con- veying, 3; method of conveying in the Arts of Design, 4; method of conveying in Music, 4; expressable by the fingers, 5; may arise even while the hand expresses it, 5 Arts, Decorative, 644; Manual, 644. Assyrian Art and Industries, 50,
Baked clay in building, 68; antiquity of work in, 109; Durability of, preserves many specimens of early work, 109, 111; modelling in (see Pottery)
Blind Tooling, Definition of, 196 note; in leather work, 199 "Boiled leather" (see Cuir bouilli) Bombasted, Definition of, 626 note Bonnet, Silk, 627 Book-binding; charm of material in, 192, 193; in leather, 192 ff.; Mo- rocco for, 192; Vellum for, 192; arms of owners stamped upon, 193; Pigskin for, 199; Stamped with engraved stamps, 199; Inlaid, 338
Books, early illustrated, 453; of Hours (Hora), 454; of the Poor (see Biblia Pauperum) Boston Library, Mural paintings in,
Boucher, painter, 86
Boulevard of modern French cities,
Boulle work a form of inlay, 337 Braces, in building, 271 Bramante, architect and painter, 498
Ballet, most artistic stage-presenta- Brides in lace work, 234, 255
Bark cloth, Printing on, 18, 28, 460 Barrias, Sculptor, 504
Bas-reliefs, in leather work, 201; in plaster in Imperial Roman build- ings, 286, 287
Basse lisse process in weaving, 231 Batalha, Convent of, Portugal, 53 Baths of Stabii, at Pompeii, 286; of Caracalla, Rome, 349 Beham, Barthel, engraver, 383 Bell, in architecture, Definition of, 396 note
Bellarmine jugs, 119 Biblia Pauperum, 377 Biscuit (Porcelaneous); Definition of, 120 note; Modelling in (see Pottery)
Broché surface in weaving, 226 Bronze carved in Japan, 54; finish of, after casting, 179
Bronze, Reproductions, 168; Prepa-
ration of model the artist's chief work in, 177, 178; Retouched by the sculptor, 465 Bronzes; Antique, copying of, 60; once numerous, 170, 171; Loss of, 172 ff.
Bronzes as ornaments on furniture,
Bronzes, found at Herculaneum, 173,
174; found at Pompeii, 173, 174; important for study of antique art, 176; in Naples Museum, 176; Coloring of, 177
Building, method and materials of Capitoline Museum, Art works in,
primitive times, 23 ff.; Definition of, 261 note; Processes of, 270 ff.; Egyptian, 277; Examples of con- sistent, 277; Greek, 277; of Mid- dle Ages, 277; Roman system of, 278; Wooden, in U. S., 278; Complexity of Modern, 569; Commercial purpose an obstacle to artistic result in modern, 570 Buildings, early color decoration of, 23; Plans of, simple and complex, 266
Burin, Definition of, 381 note Burin engraving, Etching for, 381 Burin work, Shortcomings of, 387 "Burr" in dry-point work, 389 Busts and statues in Naples Museum,
61, 173 ff., 499, 501 Buttress, Flying, in Gothic architec- ture (see Gothic architecture)
Caligraphy combined with printing, Cascades, 597
Cameo cut in layers of different colors, Cast iron work, 165
Cast shadows in painting, 412 Casting in metal work, 54, 167, 177 Casts of plaster from sculptors' models, 292, 464
Cathedral at Chartres, 556 Cathedral at Florence, 263; Cathe- dral of Sebenico in Dalmatia, 263 Cathedral at Lucca in Tuscany, Porch of, 332
Cameo-cutting (see Glass) Cameo work in stone, 53; in Na- tional Library, Paris, 434; cutting on large scale; its peculiarities, 434; extended in gold work, 435; work in glass, 53, 436 ff.; cutting, a branch of sculpture, 500 Cameos, materials in which cut, 431; Polychromatic effects in, 431-434; in Art History Museum, Vienna, 355 Austria, 433, 435; Large, antique | Cathedral of Reims, Frieze in, 397; Roman, 433
Cathedral at Monreale, Mosaics in,
Candelabrum, Definition of, 580 note Cathedral of Siena, in Tuscany, 315
Cellini, Benvenuto, sculptor, 435
Cement in plastering, Hard, 291; Cinerary, Definition of, 138 note
Chalcographie du Louvre, Engraved Cloak Greek, or diplax, 623, 624
plates issued by, 388
Chalk drawing, 100
Chalk drawings, Portraits in, 103 Champ in lace, 208
Chapel of the Sorbonne, Paris, 277 Charcoal drawing, 100; Charcoal drawing for painting, 535
Charge, in heraldry, Definition of,
Clodion, sculptor, 67
Cloisons in enamel work, 151
Cloister of S. Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, 357
Cloth of Gold, 225
Coins, in metal work, 166; Value in study of, 416, 417; struck from dies, 428
Colbert, French statesman, 623, 652
Chasing, in metal work, 54, 180; Collars of 16th century, 60
in jeweler's work, 189
Chasing tool in embossing, 73 Château d'Eau, 597, 603 Château de Cadillac, Panels in, 402 Château of Josselin, 557 Château of Maisons-Laffitte, 558 ff. Chaton, Definition of, 186 note Chests, Bridal (see Cassoni); of early times, 301 ff.; Carved, 302; of Renaissance, 303; Painted, 305; Inlaid, 305
Chimneys, their decorative effect, 267, 269
Chiton in Greek Costume, 621 Chisel, Definition of, 51 note; in metal work, 55
Cologne Ware, 119
Colombe, Michel, sculptor, 498 Color, as decoration of primitive build- ings, 23, 24; used in architec- ture, 79, 506, 551; Preparation of for flat work, 81; remarkable beauty of, in Persian enamel wares, 128; combination of, in flat painting, 394 ff.; affected by proximity of other colors, 395; Superimposing of, 402; Local, Definition of, 511 note; dried with an edge, 512; Loaded, in water-color, 515, 516; opaque and transparent, 531, 532; Importance of in a room, 575 ff. Colored lights, Decorative, 609 ff.
Choir and hall screens of Tudor Colored material in sculpture, 498 ff.,
504; material combined with white for busts, 499
Coloring of metals, 190, 191 Colorist and draughtsman differenti- ated, 525
Colors, Little variety in early times, 23, 24; Superimposing of, 394, 397, 398; Soft or delicate, in painting, 526; Primary, Chinese use of, 527 Columns, Prominence of in Doric temples, 548, 549
Corbelled construction, 271, 273 Cordier, Henri Joseph Charles, sculp-
Cordons in lace work, 254, 258 Corot, Camille, painter, 543 Correggio, painter, 83
Corset of 16th century, 629 Costume, Radical changes in, 613- 616; Representations of on the stage, 614; Greek, 614, 621 ff.; Display of wealth in, 615; Need of warmth interferes with beauty of lines, 615; Skirt dancers, 615; Technical side of, 616; Nature of Beauty in, 617; should be tight or in drapery, 617; Decadence of, 619; Roman, 621; Similarity of men's and women's among the Greeks, 624; Greek, nobility of, 625; under Valois kings, 625; of 1594-1610, 625; for men, early 17th century, 626; 16th century, 625, 626, 627, 628, 631; Henri IV, 629; Greek and mediæval contrasted, 632, 633; Difficulty of Study of, 633
Couching in embroidery, 240, 241, 243
Counterchanging, Definition of, 337 note; in Boulle work, Process of, 337
Country houses of America, Gardens
"Dancer," Naples Museum, 490 Dancing, Artistic and for the dancer's pleasure compared, 639; European, 639; of courtly times, 639; of the Levant, 639; of the Pacific Islands, 639; of Far East, 640; of Moham- medan East, 640; neither decora- tive nor representative art, 644 Daumier, illustrator, 104 Décolletage, Modern, 619, 620 Decoration with fresh flowers, 578; of the city for festal occasions, 604 ff.; by Artificial Light, 607 Decorative Art, Definition of, 13 note; effects in plastering, 289,
Decorator, House, Work of, 582, 583
Delacroix, Eugène, painter, 83
Court of Honor, Chicago Exposition, Della Robbia, Luca, 505
Cover lining in book-binding, 199
Crayon, Definition of, 103 note Crayon-powder in drawing, 103 Crochet-work, 207
Depressions in leather work, 200
Desgoffe, Blaise, painter, 642
Design, Growth of, slow, 18; The
Rendering of, in textiles, 211 Dexileos, Relief of, 623
Croscombe Church, choir screen of, " Diamond dust in gem cutting, 424
"Diamond-point gems, 425, 426
Cruikshank, George, illustrator, 104, Diane de Gabies, Statue of, 622
Cuir bouilli, 200
Curbully (see Cuir bouilli)
Diaper pattern, Definition of, 19 note Die-sinking, 72; and gem engraving compared, 417
Die and intaglio compared, 418 Diplax or outer cloak, 623 Dipteral, Definition of, 550 note Distemper, Definition of, 81 note; in flat painting, 81; Process of painting in, 517
Door, 12th century, not framed, 299 Doric temples, Plan of, almost un- varying, 548; Mode of Construct- ing, 550; Non-Constructional re- finements of, 551
Dormer Windows; their decorative effect, 267 ff.
Doublure (see Cover lining) Dowelling in joinery, 300
Downing, A. J., landscape gardener, 594
Dry-point, work in engraving, 381; and etching compared, 389; Def- inition of, 389 note; Process of, 389; engraving, Printing from, 456
Dürer, Albert, engraver, 377, 383 Dyeing, Definition of, 91 note; me- chanical process of, 91; in carpet weaving, 96
EARTHENWARE (see Baked
clay, see also Pottery) Egg-and-dart pattern, 498; Definition of, 401 note
Egyptian Art and Industries, 25, 41, 49, 53, 134, 148, 206, 237, 348, 361, 392 ff., 475, 498, 547
Draped figures drawn nude and then Electric illumination at Paris exhibi-
Draughting, Skill in, 535
Drawing, Primitive, 17 ff., 20-23, 28;
as step to other artistic work, 97; Definition of, 97, 99 notes; and painting compared; in one color, 98; and Engraving compared, 100; Reversed, for printing, 101; Reversed, how made, 102; Skill required in for flat painting, 403 ff.; in the flat and in gradation differ- entiated, 405; Shading in, 522; of Japanese in few strokes, 537; for photographic reproduction (see Photographic reproduction) Drawings as models for carving, 56; of things seen or imagined, 98; of the Renaissance, 103 ff.; for book illustrations, 104, 105; memoranda, confused with artistic work, 104
Electric Tower, Buffalo Exposition,
Eleusis relief in Athens Museum, Copy of, 420 Émail Cloisonné, 158 Emblazoning, in Heraldry, 412 Embossing, Definition of, 63 note Embroidered garments difficult cleanse, 250 Embroidery, antique, Loss of, 237; Earliest specimens of, 238; East Indian, 238; Middle Ages espe- cially favorable to work in, 238, 239; Moslem, 238; Persian, 238; Simple appliances for, 239; Eng- lish medieval, 247, 248; Repre- sentation of natural objects in, 247, 248; Oriental, 248; Durability of Eastern, 250, 251; Chinese, 250; Japanese, 251, 252; in costume, 626, 628, 632; may be a repre- sentative art, 643 Emericus, John, printer, 455 Emery in gem cutting, 424 Enamel, on Persian Wares, 128; Sur- faces of, 151 ff.; Painted, 152;
Drawn work, 254 Drier in painting, Definition of, 84 note; Use of in oil painting, 84 Drill, in carving, 53; in gem en- graving, 422; Revolving, in gem cutting, 424; marks in gems, 425
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