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x» A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY.*
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ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT.* The majority of the...
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The Art Of Authorship.*
merely rhetoric and bad taste . * To write well is to think well ; there is no art of style
distinct from the culture of the mind . ' Mr . Hamerton thinks that good writing is as much a fine art as painting or musical composition .
Mr . Froude-rperhaps the greatest literaryartist still in our midst—declares that he has never thought about style in his lifebut has
always tried merely to express what he , wished little little to say affectation with as much simplicity and rule with as
anectation as as possible Dossible . . * As As a a rule , , when when I striking go over out what superfluous I have written epithets , I find reducing myself
moods superlatives «—9 into into indicative X positives . , and , bring in f . ing mos subjunctive , t instances
passing had seemed my pen while throug I was h writing every it passage to be particu which - larly fine / The Master of BalliolDr . Jowett
lays stress upon simplicity and the , absence of , affectation . ' Connection' he says'is the
soul of good writing , ' and , he shares , Mr . Froude's opinion that figures of speech and
fine passages had better be omitted . Mr . Spurgeon is unquestionably one of the greatest
masters Ang*— lo-Saxon of vi speech gorous JL , , and homel with y , his and words eloquent we
must tear ourselves away from this fascinating into book . their * Tell minds your feel readers its tremendous to get their wei matter ht and then with their , whole hearts endeavour g to ,
impart it to others . The style will come .
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566 The Publishers' Circular May 15 , 1890
X» A Manual Of Typography.*
x » A MANUAL OF TYPOGRAPHY . *
a at t the the Mr . Citv Uit Oldfield and and is Guilds Guilds a lecturer ot of London London on Typograp Institute Institute hy . y
and in the this firs hand t instance y volume / merel of some »/ intended 200 pag to es -- w be -- as - a , , y
text-book for the use , of students of that subject . It was , however , pointed out to
ferent Mr . Oldfield parts * , of by the man country y correspondents »// , that there — in was dif-.
Th grap need e h presen of y in a book t a more which k has comprehensi should accord deal ingl ve with been manne Typo pre r . -
treatment pared , and will in its be pages found a m of ore every or less y thing adequa that te
concerns that many letterpress journeymen printing prin . ters ¦ It is as h notorious well as
thumb apprentices — / and ^ j , m wor know k almos m nothing - — ¦ — ¦ t *— — ¦ en ^~ ^^^ m - ¦ - ° ti whatever » re - ^^ ^^ l y ^ , - » ~^ - ^^ b v y * " ^ ' rule of ~^^ ^^ W ^ ^™ ^ m the ^ 1 * 0 * o f ^ ^— ^
principles which are involved in the art . Mr . Oldfield therefore expounds the theory of the
subj then ect ta , k l ays th str e ess reader on a ri few ght throug road ru h l es , large and
garre printing Special t , attention exp establishment laining is every devoted , th from ing to b asemen composition he goes t to .
making and distribution -up pages , , disp correc lay ting and and colour reading work , ,
casting-off' copy , estimating , and the like . some Special extremel attention useful is devoted hints to are book iven -work in , this and y g
and connection other technical concerning details impos . it The ion , mysteries Locking-up of , stereotyping , zincography , < fcc , cannot , of
* A Practical Manual of Typography \ and Reference Book for B Printer . Menken * . , By Chancery Arthur Lane OJklflold , London . ( Wyirmn , B . C . ' s Technical Series . ) Ds
X» A Manual Of Typography.*
sen sent course t , , but out , be tney thev explained are are not not in a entirely entirely book like passed passed the over over pre- .
and what is said about them is sensible and to , the point . Amongst other subjects dealt with
—x t ? v ficial by Mr . allusion Oldfield , are by the way manufacture of brief , but not of super er - , , pap ,
qualities the preparation of type of metal varnish , wi and th s ink pecime , and ns the of types . At the end of the bookin an appendix
a wages table , the lengths and , widths of pages , for book-work , the number of leads in a
type pound from , and pearl the leads to great required primer to , justif are y given with . Then follow hints on preparation for the City
and Guilds examinati ons . x , and a long list of technical questions specially prepared for typographical classes . Altogether this is a
thoroug written S X «_> X h by , a cl ear , w and ho , af intelli ter giving g *—* ible the handbook student ,
a general survey of the subject , and many useful hints , is sensible enough to admit that minute details of practice can only be properly
acquired by actual experience in a printing
office .
Artistic Copyright.* The Majority Of The...
ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT . * The majority of the existing statutes on the
law and , of in Artistic some Copyri instances ght , are almost badly hopelessl drawn up y ,
obscure even to an average lawyer , to say nothing of an average artist . Mr . Winslow has therefore done well to explain with
welau come thors brevi of ar ty tist ic works simp licity ever the descri right t ion of and also to ive references to y the various p , g
s authorities tatutes concerning on the paintings subject , , drawin and to gs add , photo the
grap A number hs , en o g f le vings al , designs ts , and iven sculp ture the . book for reservi g agreemen the copyright to g the artist ,
conveying copyright to purchaser , assignment by proprietor of copyright in picture to
publisher •/ A , and various »/ oth <_> er forms JL to pro tect artists' and publishers' rights in pictures and
copyri engravings ght . are The clearl nature y exp and lained duration and the of
reme In Mr «/ di . es Winslow for its infringemen 7 s inion % / t t are law bri , efl of y stated tistic . op ,
copyri matter i ght at needa presen t t st ands amended it is not , and surprising , as the
t h _ ^_^ a t ^_ - _ - man y misconcep _ — - ~~ - ' - — — — tions , m prevail among artists ^ i m n ^ 4 ^ regard pn , ^ r l ^ M —* " — ~~ " —^ t — o - ~ - th — — ' eir — ¦ - " — leg al | rig J - h -- ts -- . -- ' - For - _ _ instance - - ,
it is seldom understood that if a painting or drawing is sold without a written agreement ,
si Act gned ( a ) , as 1862 recju , the ired copyri by the ght Fine is entirel Art Copyri y lost ght
bu a resu t the lt never intended by the of Leg what islature has , been enac necessary ted . An consequence eminent Academician
a and ppears having to h ave ld recen his picture tly fallen without into this a written trap , , his iiib
agreement agreemen disgust that t as as the to to purchaser the the coovriirht copyright is reproducing . , finds hnds to to it far and wide as an advertisement for soap , a
treatment he is powerless to resist , the copy-Statutes * The and Law Collection of Artistic of Precedents Copyright ; wit Reginald h an Appen Winslow dix of
M . A ., JLL . B Author ot The Law ot . By Private Arrangements , between Debtors and Creditors' & o .
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1890, page 566, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051890/page/16/
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