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<strong>Art</strong> Instruction 1kOn Drawing Trees <strong>and</strong> NatureA Classic Victorian Manual with Lessons <strong>and</strong> ExamplesJ. D. HardingThis classic of art instruction is the work of James Duffield Harding (1798–1863),who served as drawing master <strong>and</strong> sketching companion to the great Victorian artcritic, John Ruskin. Harding’s magnificent sketches are among the most beautifulchalk <strong>and</strong> pencil nature drawings ever published. They are accompanied by aseries of lessons that emphasize both practical <strong>and</strong> theoretical considerations.This edition will be supplemented by 23 outst<strong>and</strong>ing plates from the author’sLessons on Trees.Unabridged republication of Elementary <strong>Art</strong>: or, the Use of the Chalk <strong>and</strong> Lead PencilAdvocated <strong>and</strong> Explained, Third Edition, David Bogue, London, 1846. Appendix.Supplement.• Reproduced directly fromrare originals• No competitive editions• Secondh<strong>and</strong> copiescomm<strong>and</strong> upward of $100160pp.9 1 ⁄4 x 12 (23.5 cm x 30.5 cm)0-486-44293-4July 2005$16.95 US£16.95 UK/$25.50 Can.Related Titles28679-7 Pitz—Drawing Outdoors $8.9541801-4 Borgman—Pen <strong>and</strong> Pencil Drawing Techniques $19.95Light <strong>and</strong> ShadeA Classic Approach to Three-Dimensional DrawingMrs. Mary P. MerrifieldOriginally published in the mid-nineteenth century, this book was thefirst to provide art students with instructions for correctly drawingperspective outlines of various objects. An art historian noted for herclassic reference works, Mrs. Mary Merrifield clearly demonstratesthe principles of light <strong>and</strong> shade by revealing the effects of commondaylight, sunshine, <strong>and</strong> c<strong>and</strong>le or artificial light on geometricalsolids. Her simple explanations are accompanied by illustrations ofcubes, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, spheres, ovals, <strong>and</strong> cones.Unabridged republication of H<strong>and</strong>book of Light <strong>and</strong> Shade, SixteenthEdition, published by George Rowney <strong>and</strong> Company, London,1890–1899.• No competing editions• As useful <strong>and</strong> practical todayas it was when first publishedwell over a century ago64pp.5 3 ⁄8 x8 1 ⁄2 (13.7 cm x 21.6 cm)0-486-44143-1May 2005$4.95 US£4.95 UK/$7.50 Can.Related Titles22201-2 Wolchonok—<strong>Art</strong> of Three-Dimensional Design $14.9543293-9 Merrifield—<strong>Art</strong> of Fresco Painting $12.9540440-4 Merrifield—Medieval <strong>and</strong> Renaissance Treatises $36.9515

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