The Architectural magazine . be crowned with success; not onlyfor the sake of our native city of Glasgow, but on account ofsetting an example which, we tuust, will be followed by othertowns of Scotland, where the hands of our barbarian ancestorsdilapidated so many fine ecclesiastical edifices. Art. IV. The Cabinet-maker s Sketch-Boole of plain and usefulDesigns. Vol. II. consisting of Cabinet-ivork generally. By 4to, containing 36 plates, and 92 designs. London, 1836. W^E expressed our favourable opinion of the first volume ofthis work in Vol. II. p. 512.; we may observe, generally, th
The Architectural magazine . be crowned with success; not onlyfor the sake of our native city of Glasgow, but on account ofsetting an example which, we tuust, will be followed by othertowns of Scotland, where the hands of our barbarian ancestorsdilapidated so many fine ecclesiastical edifices. Art. IV. The Cabinet-maker s Sketch-Boole of plain and usefulDesigns. Vol. II. consisting of Cabinet-ivork generally. By 4to, containing 36 plates, and 92 designs. London, 1836. W^E expressed our favourable opinion of the first volume ofthis work in Vol. II. p. 512.; we may observe, generally, thatthis volume rather excels, than falls short, of the former shall copy a few of the designs from it, which we consideras good ; and some portions of others, to exhibit what we con-sider defects or faults, though these are not numerous. Not afew of the designs resemble those published in our Encyclopediaof Cottage and Villa Architecture atid Furniture; the reason, Cabinet-Maker^s SketchBook. 395 doubtless. being, that. both have been obtainedfrom the same source;viz. the portfoUos orwarehouses of the prin-cipal London manu-facturers. The support to thecard-table {J^g 79.),taken from Mr. Kingsplate 25., strikes us ashaving a good effect,from the concave curveat a, as contrasted withthe convex curve at scroll foo^ as exhibited at r, is rather plain; and would beimproved, as it appears to us, by some such addition as we haveshown at d. Fig. 80. (from plate 26.) is a portion of what is called an oc-casional table, in which the suppoits are made in the form ofa flower. This, we are decidedly of opinion, is in bad taste;because it is not in analogy with what takes place in are exceedingly good ornaments to supports, as they arealso to the capitals of columns; but it is repugnant to correctfeeling and reasoning to employ them as principals. See whatwe have said on the subject of ornament relatively to use* inVol. III. p. 311.
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