Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1413

Sampson Low , Marston , & Co . ' s Works for the Coming Season . Continued . Large imperial quarto , in tasteful extra binding , gilt edges , price Three Guineas , FLORENCE : its History . THE MEDICI -THE HUM ANIST S—LETTERS—ARTS . By CHARLES YRIARTE . Translated by C . B . PITMAH . Illustrated with Five Hundred Engravings . ' M . Yriarte ' s tc Florence " may claim to rank with even his splendid work on Venice . No pains have a very been beauti spared ful boot to make as well the as Eng a lish valuable edition one . a worth Upwards y rival of of 50 the full- French page illustrations original ; and and the more resul than t is 400 smaller engravings on wood and copper adorn its chapters ; and even the ornamental borders and of half Messrs -titles . have Simon been de cop Colins ied . from In the those selection executed of b these y Italian illustrations artists in M 1543 . Yriarte for the has Grandes put forth Heures ail his " strength are , we believe . The , illustrati altogether ons new of . funeral The portraits monuments of famous in S . Maria Florentines di Fiore , the , Santa tail- Croce pieces , and of the San chapters Miniato , , the addicted designs , and illustrative many other of of the the shows smaller and engravings " triumphs , " have to which been carefull the City y exe of cuted Flowers after was ori especiall ginals in y great national collections or in the poseession of wealthy amateurs /—St . James ' s Gazette . the reviews ' This grea which t work have is been well devoted known to to many it in The of our Tim read es and ers in other the publication original French s have of done the autho full ju r & , and tice to its literary merits , the historical value of its narratives , and the profusion of illustrations , some artistically excellent and all instructive and valuable , with which the text is accompanied/—Times . * One of the most superb artistic works of modern . times/—Mobning Post . Florence ' Altogether would , hav it is e a deli volume hted which inIt Dante woul and d be Michael difficult Angelo to ovenate , much the as resources they in other of the times book loved for amusement , and instruction . g '—Scotsman . . * If you wish for really artistic illustrations you should get this book/—Tbuth . It is ' hard One to of conceive the handsomest how greater books justice of the season could is have "Florence been done : its History to this , " famous by Charles city than Yriarte has . been ... aid achieved him . '— by Glasgow the ardent Hekai love , t > of . the writer for his subject , and the wealth of art which he has had to * We have described M . Yriarte ' s literary work , but it would be an unpardonable omission were in we number not to refer and to which what must gives strike life to almost one familiar every page with . This Florence is the as illustrations admirabltrue , which / are some 500 , every y Leeds Mercury . readers ' Hence in a form it is that substantiall this splendid y identical work with with that its of 500 the choice Paris illustrations edition , beautifull is reproduced y printed for on Eng thick lish paper , and handsomely bou « d in cloth , after the French pattern . '—Daily News . THE HISTORY OP FASHION IN FRANCE ; OR , THE DRESS OF WOMEN FROM THE GALLO-ROMAN PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME . From the French of M . AUGUSTIN" CHALLAMEL . By Mrs . CASHEL HOEY and Mr . JOHN LILLIE . "With 21 Coloured Plates after Water-colour Drawings by F . Lix , and Tailpieces by Scott . Imporial $ vo . f very choicely bound in new satinwood pattern , gilt edges , 28 * . ' This history of female attire is decidedly interesting . '—Saturday Review . 4 A bright and entertaining narrative . .... The drawings , indeed , are works Daily of art . Chronicle ' . but will * Reproduced b © valuable in as the a most book sumptuous of reference sty /— le Thej "World The . volume has not merely a passing interest , trat handsome ion 'May s of wooden the be t dress houg board ht of , s French especiall , its corresponding women y by , head from s typo the of families Gallo and -Roman paper , somewhat , and period , above too to the fascinati all present , its ng richl time a y boolc coloured , it . looks With illus like its - of a positive fashion incitement in which even to luxury male readers and frivolity find instruction The book and is , amusement indeed , a cyclopaedia if not edification of the myaterios . . . . also The book an abundance , , although of devoted sprightl mainl y and y enj to descri oyable may ptions anecdotes of articles /—Specta of drese / toh . , furniture , and tho like , contains , Jl London : SAMPSON LOW rown Buildings , MARST , 188 ON Fleet , SBARLB Street , , & RIVINGTOF , ( 879 ) ^

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