"Not only to apprentices and learners, but also to experienced craftsmen, the book can be most cordially commended. Its value is enhanced by a full glossary and an index."--_Glasgow Herald._
"This volume, which belongs to the admirable Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks, gives practical instruction in one of the most beautiful of man's handicrafts."--_The Newcastle Chronicle._
"We cannot imagine a better aid and supplement to practical experience in the workshop than this handbook. All necessary processes, from the simplest to the most complex, are explained in a methodical and logical order, with the aid of illustrations, in which each touch is eloquent and fresh from the master's hand."--_The Athenæum._
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WOOD CARVING: DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP. BY GEORGE JACK. With 78 Drawings by the Author, and 16 Pages of Collotype Reproductions. 320 Pages. Price 5s. net
"The study of some form of handicraft has become an important matter in the training of an art student, and those who practise wood-carving will find in this admirably written and illustrated book a comprehensive treatise on the subject."--_Morning Post._
"In this notable addition to the Handbooks on the Artistic Crafts, Mr. Jack deals thoroughly not only with the craftsmanship of wood-carving, but also with the theory of design, and the subject-matter which the artist should select to carve."--_Newcastle Daily Journal._
"The illustrations complete in a very appreciable way the value of one of the soundest text-books within the reach of the student of wood-carving."--_Glasgow Herald._
"Quite up to the level of its predecessors."--_Studio._
"His illustrations from both ancient examples and from his own work are excellently chosen and reproduced, and show that he has made himself the master and the pupil of the best traditions of his craft."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"Clear instruction, profusely illustrated, and admirably presented by the publisher."--_Sheffield Daily Telegraph._
"Mr. Jack's love of his art is evidenced by every one of his chapters . . . To read his book is a pleasure, and we can very heartily commend it. It is fully illustrated, and contains a number of fine collotype plates and a good index. It is exceedingly cheap at the published price of 5s."--_Furniture Record._