. International studio. COUNTRY HOUSE SQUIRES & \\YXKOOP, ARCHITECTS RECENT PUBLICATIONSIn Two-Family and Twin Houses(Comstock) the editor of the Arclii-lecls^ and Builders Magazine reproducesa variety of designs showing the latest ideas adoptedby architects in this country in j^lanning this class ofdwellings in city, village and suburb. The type,which calls for ingenuity in coping with the restric-tions of small-lot areas, has suffered through a lackof well-directed clTort, and the writers suggestionsshould helj) to improve the prevalent detailed specimen specifications are prese


. International studio. COUNTRY HOUSE SQUIRES & \\YXKOOP, ARCHITECTS RECENT PUBLICATIONSIn Two-Family and Twin Houses(Comstock) the editor of the Arclii-lecls^ and Builders Magazine reproducesa variety of designs showing the latest ideas adoptedby architects in this country in j^lanning this class ofdwellings in city, village and suburb. The type,which calls for ingenuity in coping with the restric-tions of small-lot areas, has suffered through a lackof well-directed clTort, and the writers suggestionsshould helj) to improve the prevalent detailed specimen specifications are portfolio of reproductions of Mr. Louis Schaet-tles best mural figure decorations has been ])ub-. Cofyriglit. looM, hy Tht Schrnk Art CompanyMtRAT. DECORATION lished by the Schenk Art Company. The twenty-eight plates form an interesting series, includingfriezes, ceilings, panels, lunettes, amorettes and span-drels. W. Shaw Sparrow has written an untechnicalhistory in The English House; How to Judge ItsPeriods and Styles (John Lane Company). Afaithful sketch of the human side of the subject isafforded. The book is fully illustrated. LinaEpyjendorff, an instructor in Pratt Institute, hasproduced a practical aid for classroom use in herillustrated Handwork Construction, giving sug-gestions for graduated instruction in free weaving,interweaving, wrapping, borders, sewed baskets,bead work and knots. C. R. Ashbee, whose lec-tures in this country have attracted attention, presents some deductionsfrom twenty-one years experience and a record ijfc^Q^ ^i\«*£^5H ^^ ^^^^ workshops of theiji^^T ^ iSfl Guild of Handicraft in his Craftsmanship in Com-jietitive Industry (EssexHouse Pres


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