International studio . her metal cast-ing, and electrotyping. The book pro-duction school is on the second floor,and includes a complete printing equip-ment ; and classes for writing, letteringand illumination, etching, line engravingand mezzotint, wood engraving, musicengraving and lithography; as well aseverything connected with third floor is almost monopolizedby the school of furniture, in which56 excellent work shown is produced bythe pupils of Mr. Charles Spooner andhis colleagues. The furniture shop isone of the largest in the building. Adjoin-ing it are rooms for uphols
International studio . her metal cast-ing, and electrotyping. The book pro-duction school is on the second floor,and includes a complete printing equip-ment ; and classes for writing, letteringand illumination, etching, line engravingand mezzotint, wood engraving, musicengraving and lithography; as well aseverything connected with third floor is almost monopolizedby the school of furniture, in which56 excellent work shown is produced bythe pupils of Mr. Charles Spooner andhis colleagues. The furniture shop isone of the largest in the building. Adjoin-ing it are rooms for upholstery andfurniture designing, a studio for generaldrawing, and a woodcarving school. a On the fourth floor is a large studiofor general modelling ; rooms for modell-ing from the life, both for men and womenstudents ; the book illustration class underMr. Noel Rooke ; and a stone carvingstudio, a a a a a a There are no passenger lifts at presentat the Central School, but the ascent by THE CENTRAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS. BEATRICE V. HOOD MRS. CAYLEY ROBINSON GERTRUDE E. COHEN POTTERY DESIGNED AND EXECUTED BY STUDENTS OF THE CENTRAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS numerous stairs to the topmost heightis worth making apart from the prospectof examining the studios and workshopson the fifth floor, for the great buildingin Southampton Row towers above theneighbouring houses, and from its summitis to be obtained a marvellous view ofLondon and the country round it formany miles, spread out like a map. Here, out of the din, is the stained-glass studiowhere the pupils of Mr. Karl Parsonsand Mr. A. J. Drury are taught to doeverything with window glass exceptactually to make it. Here, too, is theschool of textiles and costume, where,within the last year or two, looms havebeen set up, and the swiftly movingfingers of men and women can be seen
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