“His doings are sufficiently thrilling to while away some dull hours, but the book is not well enough written to commend itself to a reader of particular taste.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 12: 678. O. 26, ’07. 150w.
=Binns, W. Moore.= First century of English porcelain. *$12.50. Lippincott.
After outlining clearly the leading principles of connoisseurship “Mr. Binns relates with great minuteness the story of the evolution of English porcelain, beginning with the foundation of the first factory at Stratford-le-Bow, and passing thence to consider in chronological order the various establishments which in course of time brought the art to a perfection that aroused the admiration even of the most exacting foreign critics, and also of those later manufactories in which was inaugurated the inevitable decadence.” (Int. Studio.) The work is made complete by a chronological schedule of English ceramics and an index.
“The book will be prized as a real art treasure by its fortunate possessors, quite as much as for its store of information.”
“A work that will be of great value to collectors and connoisseurs, as well as to all who are interested in what may be called the human side of every successful national industry.”
+ + =Int. Studio.= 29: 89. Jl. ’06. 350w.
“While essentially for the collector, the book is written in general, popular phrasing, and the techniques of the art, and some of its secrets are revealed in a pleasantly instructive manner.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 11: 836. D. 1, ’06. 490w.
“The historical side of Mr. Binns’ book is sound as far as it goes; the author has digested a certain number of text-books, and reproduces facts with a commendable air of spontaneity. There are some serious omissions in Mr. Binns’ history.”
+ + − =Sat. R.= 101: 590. My. 12, ’06. 1480w.
=Birch, Mrs. Lionel.= Stanhope A. Forbes, A. R. A., and Elizabeth Stanhope Forbes, A. R. W. S.; with 8 reproductions in color and 32 other il. *$1.50. Cassell.
A monograph from the standpoint of personal friendship on two living artists. It reflects the characteristics of two personalities and the environment in which their work has been done.
“Contains a concise and interesting record, pleasantly tempered by anecdote, of the lives and various works of the two painters of whom it treats.”