. Modern book-bindings & their designers. nd-white illustration, is even more admir-able, and certainl)- no less original, in cover-designs, of which his Silver-points occurs tous as the best illustration. In this daintyand wonderfully fit design, the decorativeuse of vertical lines, popularised by AubreyBeardsley and imitated by Louis Rhead andothers of the trail left by that meteor in thewake of his genius, is most effective. Theart of Laurence ITousman, which has over-run design into literature, has been largelyassociated with that of the pre-Raphaelites,from his cover of Christina Rossetti
. Modern book-bindings & their designers. nd-white illustration, is even more admir-able, and certainl)- no less original, in cover-designs, of which his Silver-points occurs tous as the best illustration. In this daintyand wonderfully fit design, the decorativeuse of vertical lines, popularised by AubreyBeardsley and imitated by Louis Rhead andothers of the trail left by that meteor in thewake of his genius, is most effective. Theart of Laurence ITousman, which has over-run design into literature, has been largelyassociated with that of the pre-Raphaelites,from his cover of Christina Rossettis GoblinMarket to that of the newest volume on herbrothers work. This last—the cover-designfor ]\Iessrs. Bells handsome volume onDante Gabriel Rossetti—fulfils its decorativepiurpose with dignity and charm. It belongsto the successes of pure ornament ; rich inc(jnception, strongly composed, and con-gruous with the temperament of the author. It is in this vein that Laurence Housmans workbecomes most satisfying to the mind and eyes. In. DESIGNED IIY TALWIX MORRIS (Blackie ^ Sojt) DESIGN F(JP BiJQK CGVEK B\ LAUHhNC H HOPSMAN, - ^4
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