. Studio international . tion. Here the workof the leading German illustrators and decoratorsof books was displayed along with many examplesof binding, showing the tendency among the artistswho engage in this work towards simplificationof design. The same tendency was observablein another branch of book production - ?? t j | >ography. The type from which the I Ilogue of the German section was printed wasd for the firm of Klingspor, of Offenbai hon-the-Main, by Trot. \Y. Tiemann, and calledafter him Tiemann Mediaeval. It has the meritof being at once easily legible and graceful inappearance.
. Studio international . tion. Here the workof the leading German illustrators and decoratorsof books was displayed along with many examplesof binding, showing the tendency among the artistswho engage in this work towards simplificationof design. The same tendency was observablein another branch of book production - ?? t j | >ography. The type from which the I Ilogue of the German section was printed wasd for the firm of Klingspor, of Offenbai hon-the-Main, by Trot. \Y. Tiemann, and calledafter him Tiemann Mediaeval. It has the meritof being at once easily legible and graceful inappearance. W. T. The Belgian Committee of the Congres Inter-nationa] de Numismatique et dart de la medaillehaving been inspired by a wish to see includedin the exhibition of Fine Arts at the Palais duCinquantenaire an international Salon devoted tothe art of the medal, laid their proposal before theCommi . 1>> whom their suggestiiin ived, and thi mi msly n Gov* rnment 1 department of Fineerefore made ol thi raving medals. a special class. This step—(I translate thewords of M. Tourneur in his preface to theCatalogue)— of which it is impossible at onceto appreciate the significance, is one of exceedingimportance, for it implies the official recognitionof the contemporary art of the medal as a specialbranch of plastic art.
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