,illustration3 ,,lxxxi4 ,ferme la ,vallauine1 ,normandy4 ,,the ,,brochure ,,series ,,of ,,architectural ,,illustration4 ,,vol4 ,i4 ,,november1 #ahie4 ,no4 #aa4 ,,the ,,country ,,houses ,,of ,,normandy4 ,the houses chosen for illustration in this number are of different types1 of different dates1 built for men of different stations in life1 and are constructed of different materials4 ,they are1 however1 all in the province of ,normandy1 in northern ,france1 and they are all situated outside the towns2 further than this it may not be well to go in attempting to classify them under one head4 ,like the subjects chosen for our last issue1 they contain many suggestive ideas for treatment of similar problems in our own country1 and for this reason they deserve special attention4 ,the tendency among the ,french has always been strong to build their houses in compact groups1 and detached buildings with free space on all sides are the exception even in the country4 ,mr4 ,louis ,h4 ,gibson1 whose book ,beautiful ,houses we have noticed in another column1 says of the ,french domestic architecture3-- ,excepting the chteaux1 the structures of which we have the completest record are almost entirely buildings fronting directly on the street or road4 ,in ,france it is rare indeed that one sees an isolated building with a free passage around it1 as is common in our ,american towns and cities4 ,it is not at all uncommon for a farm building to be constructed within a wall2 again1 the farmer's house may be almost flush with the road4 ,little farm communities1 with the buildings abutting on one another1 are very common1 because of the companionship which such association brings4 ,this was not alone true in the early history of ,france1 but obtains in the construction of to-day4 ,the small towns1 as well as the cities1 are almost universally built very compactly4 ,thus we may expect to see very few examples of isolated structures in ,france4 ,in this respect it will be seen the taste of the ,french house builder differs from ours where open space about a dwelling-house is considered one of its important attractions4 ,consequently the examples here shown should not be considered as typical of ,french domestic architecture4 ,the town house is1 if anything1 the type4 ,most of the examples which we have chosen belong to the sixteenth century or thereabouts4 ,the ,manoir d',ango1 of which we gave four views in last month's issue and of which three more are now shown1 was built about the middle of the sixteenth century1 and the manoir at ,archelles was also built about the same time4 ,it was also during this century that the best and most interesting of the ,french half-timber work was done1 and although we have no data at hand for determining the matter1 we judge that the two examples here illustrated date from about this time4 ,the construction in these buildings is doubtless the same as that commonly used in others of this character--a strong framework of timber filled in with brick masonry and then plastered4 ,many of the town houses built in this way were very elaborate and were adorned with exquisite carved wood ornament4 ,in ,verdier and ,cattois' ,architecture ,civile et ,domestique may be found numerous examples1 and in a future number of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series we shall give place to some of the most attractive4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxii4 ,manoir at ,archelles1 ,normandy4 ,one consideration has influenced the selection of some of the subjects included in the illustrations of this number which has not before been mentioned1 and it is not necessary to dwell upon it now4 ,it has been our experience that architectural students are constantly looking about for appropriate subjects for sketching1 and some are so fastidious that they find very few satisfactory ones4 ,we commend the views here given1 and also those in the last issue1 as excellent and appropriate subjects for treatment either in water-color1 pen-and-ink1 or pencil4 ,next to working directly from nature1 it would be hard to find better practice than can be had by translating these photographic views into drawings4 ,,lxxxi4 ,,ferme ,,la ,,vallauine1 ,,normandy4 ,with the resources at our command we are unable to further identify this house than the above title indicates4 ,in fact1 it tells its own story4 ,judging by analogy1 it probably dates from the sixteenth century4 ,nothing could well be more picturesque4 ,,lxxxii and ,,lxxxiii4 ,,manoir ,,at ,,archelles1 ,,normandy4 ,archelles is a small village near ,arques1 and its principal attraction is this beautiful manoir with a garden at its back1 and surrounded by fine trees4 ,it dates from the sixteenth century and is built of brick decorated in a sort of mosaic inlaid with a light colored stone4 ,the old walls overgrown with vines are especially attractive4 ,,lxxxiv4 ,,porch ,,of ,,church ,,at ,,beuvreil1 ,,normandy4 ,the form and proportions of this old porch are so good that in spite of the rough and meagre detail it has an irresistible charm4 ,,lxxxv4 ,,manoir ,,de ,,vitanval1 ,,ste4 ,,andresse1 ,,normandy4 ,ste4 ,andresse is a small community on the coast of ,normandy a few miles north-west of ,havre4 ,,lxxxvi to ,,lxxxviii4 ,,manoir ,d',,ango1 ,,normandy4 ,this manoir has already been referred to in the preceding number1 where four other views are given4 ,architectural ,schools4 ,,columbia ,,college4 ,in the series of articles in which we have undertaken to give an idea of the scope of the courses of architectural study offered by the various schools of the country1 we can hardly do better1 in referring to ,columbia ,college1 than quote from a paper in which ,professor ,william ,r4 ,ware describes the methods used for the teaching of the history of architecture at ,columbia4 ,our extracts are made from a portion of the paper printed in ,the ,american ,architect for ,november #cj1 #ahie4 ,these four exercises1 the ,lectures on ,history and ,ornament1 with the study of ,english1 ,french1 and ,german text-books1 the ,historical ,research1 the ,historical ,drawing1 and the ,historical ,design1 occupy a chief part of the student's time during the first three years of the course4 ,at the end of the third year the stated instruction by recitations and the lectures is virtually finished1 the fourth year being1 by an arrangement which is perhaps a novelty in places of learning1 quite free from lectures or recitations4 ,the men give their whole time by day to problems in design1 to what may be called atelier work1 without interruption4 ,their evenings1 throughout the whole year1 are devoted to historical study4 ,as the college library1 including the ,avery library1 as well as the books and photographs belonging to the ,department of ,architecture1 is accessible every evening until eleven o'clock1 and the ,metropolitan ,museum is open twice a week until ten1 every facility is afforded for the prosecution of this work4 ,in order to make the most of these appliances1 every student of the ,fourth-year class and all the special students 7who are of similar grade1 being received only in advanced standing7 prepares once a month1 under the name of ,advanced ,architectural ,history1 an original paper4 ,this he illustrates by drawings and reads to the class4 ,all this affords an almost unexampled opportunity for serious work4 ,we exhibit to the students the architecture of the past as a series of problems just as it appeared to the builders of its own day1 and we hope thus not only to give them a clearer insight into the real spirit and character of the masterpieces that have come down to us1 by bringing to view the ideas and considerations which really influenced their designers1 but at the same time to exercise our own young men in the practical application of those same ideas4 ,we hope thus to develop in them the same good sense and good taste1 the same readiness of invention and happy ingenuity1 to which these masterpieces are due4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxiii4 ,manoir at ,archelles1 ,normandy4 ,the exercises themselves may be described as a species of design by description or by dictation4 ,the attempt is made1 by indicating the conditions under which a given piece of work was executed1 to present to the student the same problem that the workman of old was called upon to solve4 ,the student can then compare his own solution of it with the one that has come down to him1 thus receiving correction and guidance in his work from the hand of the master4 ,it is plain that the special excellencies of the original monument are likely to reveal themselves with fresh distinctness1 and to find special sympathy and appreciation in the mind of one who has striven1 however unsuccessfully1 to solve the same problem4 ,an example or two taken from widely different fields will suffice to illustrate this4 ,in studying vaulting1 we once got so far as to understand how oblong vaults were thrown across a nave1 while square vaults covered the aisles4 ,a class of fifteen or twenty students were then asked to find out how a semi-circular or polygonal apse could be added to a choir roofed on this system4 ,in the course of a couple of hours' figuring ,i found that they had worked out among them all the five solutions of this problem1 which in the ,middle ,ages it took one or two hundred years to develop4 ,this was very encouraging4 ,at another time they were given a somewhat minute description of four pilaster capitals from ,blois or ,chambord1 and they made thumb-nail sketches on the spot1 according to their interpretation of the description4 ,the next day photographs and drawings of a dozen or twenty other such capitals were given them1 so that they might understand the fashion of the time1 and they were told to draw out their sketches on a larger scale4 ,the result was fifteen or twenty sets of capitals1 all showing the same four motives1 but differing in a most interesting way1 according to the personal differences of taste and skill on the part of the designers4 ,on another occasion the ,first-year class1 after their studies in ,egyptian and ,assyrian architecture1 made a dozen or twenty restorations of ,solomon's ,temple1 according to the description in the ,book of ,kings4 ,the drawings they produced showed considerable fertility of invention1 especially in the designs for ,jachin and ,boaz1 and the whole series together seemed to be quite as creditable and as reasonable as most of those which have from time to time been put forth by the learned4 ,this practice in historical design we believe to be founded on sound theoretical principles4 ,to regard a work of art as far as possible from the point-of-view of the artist is1 indeed1 the first principle of fair and intelligent criticism4 ,to foster the individuality and personal initiative of a pupil by bringing authority to bear upon him in a way of correction at the end of his task1 and guidance and suggestion at the beginning1 rather than control during the course of the work1 is the first principle of intelligent teaching4 ,moreover1 the results1 so far as we have gone1 have justified the method4 ,we have1 indeed1 employed it hitherto mainly as a matter of experiment when favorable circumstances have suggested it4 ,but every year we use it to a greater and greater extent1 and it is gradually acquiring a recognized place as an integral portion of our work4 7,to be continued47 ,personal4 ,of the many fortunate ones who have come back to a winter of work after a summer abroad are ,messrs4 ,claude ,f4 ,bragdon1 ,charles ,m4 ,sutton1 and ,howard ,hatton1 of ,rochester4 ,messrs4 ,sutton and ,hatton are now with ,j4 ,foster ,warner4 ,mr4 ,bragdon has temporarily opened an office at #fj ,trust ,building1 but will have offices in the new ,cutler ,building when completed4 ,mr4 ,wilson ,eyre1 ,jr41 of ,philadelphia1 has just finished designing a second formal garden1 which is said to be delightfully un-,american2 and ,mr4 ,frank ,miles ,day's ,horticultural ,hall is nearly ready to receive the mural coloring and allegorical painting which ,mr4 ,joseph ,lindon ,smith is to execute4 ,the latter will be a conspicuous departure from ordinarily accepted models4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxiv4 ,porch of ,church at ,beuvreil1 ,normandy4 ,the ,brochure ,series of ,architectural ,illustration4 ,,published ,,monthly ,,by ,,bates ,,guild1 #f ,,beacon ,,street1 ,,boston1 ,,mass4 99 99 99 99 99 ,subscription ,rates per year 444 #ej cents1 in advance4 ,special ,club ,rates for five subscriptions 444 #b4jj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,entered at the ,boston ,post ,office as ,second-class ,matter4 ,,special ,,notice4 ,back numbers of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series are not kept in stock4 ,all subscriptions will be dated from the time received and subscribers who wish for the current numbers must place their subscriptions at once4 ,a hundred photographs are published in twelve issues of ,,the ,,brochure ,,series4 ,you may get some duplicates1 but the new ones will be well worth a 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subscriber4 ,try it and see2 enter the prize competition1 and help yourself by helping us4 ,in the ,september issue we took occasion to notice the mural decoration and color treatment of the staircase hall of the new ,public ,library ,building in ,boston4 ,those who would judge for themselves of the merits of our conclusions must see the building2 but it is not necessary to go to ,boston in order to realize that here we have a remarkably beautiful structure1 and many of its features can be fully enjoyed and appreciated in photographic views4 ,in another column will be found a notice of a very attractive and unusually satisfactory handbook of the library1 with numerous illustrations from the photographs of ,mr4 ,e4,e4 ,soderholtz4 ,further than this1 we wish to call particular attention to the set of photographs which is advertised on the front cover of this number4 ,as a photographer of architectural subjects ,mr4 ,soderholtz certainly has no superior in this country1 and in this collection the subjects and manner of presentation are equally worthy of the highest praise4 ,wanted ,draughtsmen's ,addresses4 ,we intend issuing1 the coming year1 a number of interestingly illustrated announcements of new architectural publications and importations4 ,we want to send these to every architectural student and draughtsman in the ,united ,states and ,canada4 ,if you are not on our subscription list1 send us your residence address for our circular mailing list4 ,address a postal card as below1 putting simply your address on the back4 ,if you are in an office1 have the other fellows put their residence addresses on the same card4 ,we prefer to address mail matter to your residence1 as there is less danger of miscarriage4 ,do not get the idea that by sending your address you are ordering something you will be asked to pay for4 ,all the expense1 except the postal card1 is on our side4 ,if we can't get out announcements interesting enough to attract your attention and occasionally secure an order1 it will be our loss4 ,address3-- ,bates ,guild1 #f ,beacon ,street1 ,boston1 ,mass4 ,for ,circular ,list4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxv4 ,manoir de ,vitanval1 ,ste4 ,andresse1 ,normandy4 ,brochure ,series ,competition ,no4 #b4 ,the first lot of drawings in the competition for a design for the advertising page of ,the ,boynton ,furnace ,co41 in ,,the ,,brochure ,,series1 was due on ,december #aj1 and eleven designs were received4 ,the judges have awarded the prize to ,mr4 ,edwin ,r4 ,clark of ,lowell1 ,mass41 and his design appears in this issue as the advertisement of the ,boynton ,furnace ,co41 on page xi4 ,the reasons for the award may be a guide to others engaged in similar work1 and consequently we reproduce several of the other designs for comparison with ,mr4 ,clark's4 ,it must be remembered that the first consideration in this problem is the effectiveness as advertising matter of the design submitted--its artistic merits1 although important1 are distinctly secondary to this quality4 ,the medium in which it is to be used and the clientage to which it is intended to appeal must also be constantly borne in mind4 ,illustration3 ,design by ,edwin ,r4 ,clark4 ,mr4 ,clark submitted three drawings1 a second one of which is given herewith4 ,the first is superior in giving a more positive effect to the page and in being a more unusual treatment than the second4 ,although both are drawn with skill and are admirable in technique1 the type of design and ornament used in the second have come into such common use that if for no other reason than this the first would be preferable4 ,illustration3 ,design by ,w4,b4 ,olmsted4 ,as decorative treatment ,mr4 ,olmsted's design is in many respects the most masterly of the lot1 and if the personal choice of the judges had been the only consideration upon which the award was to be made1 this would have been placed first1 for it is remarkable for careful and intelligent arrangement1 subtle balancing and proportion of parts1 and especially for what may be called the decorative sense by which just the right relation of black to white is preserved4 ,it is seldom that any but the most accomplished designers succeed in obtaining this just proportion1 which gives a sparkle to the design such as is seen in the best of the ,japanese stencil patterns used on printed stuffs4 ,the clever use of motives connected with the business advertised and the idea of presenting the ,boynton apparatus in attractive form and other heaters thrown about in confusion is commendable4 ,the only reason for passing over this design in the award is the advertising value of the attractive appearance of some of the more ornate designs4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxvi4 ,manoir d',ango1 ,normandy4 ,one other drawing1 that of ,mr4 ,brown1 deserves particular notice for its intrinsic excellence4 ,it is especially praiseworthy for its grace of line and general arrangement4 ,the figure is well placed and1 although faulty in drawing1 is particularly effective in treatment4 ,it is essentially a poster design1 but none the less appropriate for the present purpose on this account4 ,it lacks only in those qualities of draughtsmanship which come with practice and experience4 ,illustration3 ,design by ,f4 ,chouteau ,brown4 ,the remaining drawing which we illustrate is a very interesting although not especially forcible treatment of the class of ornament adopted by ,mr4 ,louis ,h4 ,sullivan1 and in his hands having a wonderful charm1 but seldom used with entire success by others4 ,the result in this first series of designs is especially satisfactory in the intelligence shown in grasping the essentials of the problem4 ,all of the remaining six drawings have points of excellence to commend them1 and if we had space to reproduce them would prove instructive in showing the diversity of treatment possible while fully meeting the conditions imposed4 ,reviews4 ,beautiful ,houses4 ,a study in house building4 ,by ,louis ,h4 ,gibson4 ,illustrated4 ,boston ,t4,y4 ,crowell ,co4 #ahie4 pp4 #cdf4 #c4 ,this book is in many respects very attractive1 and will be found useful to architectural readers as well as to the general public4 ,it is divided into two parts1 the first under the heading ,the ,world's ,houses and the second1 ,some ,house ,plans and ,materials and ,details4 ,the first part is that which will be of most value to the architectural reader4 ,in it are described the principal types of domestic architecture1 giving most prominence to the work of ,france4 ,the illustrations of this portion of the work are well chosen and very well printed4 ,in fact1 to the architect they form the most valuable part of the book4 ,the second part is devoted mainly to ,mr4 ,gibson's own designs4 ,these are mostly good1 straightforward work1 although we can hardly agree with all of his opinions4 ,his use of language is not always discriminating and is sometimes misleading4 ,illustration3 ,design by ,chas4 ,f4 ,hogeboom1 ,jr4 ,to the general reader there will be much of interest in all portions of the book1 especially if he contemplates building a house4 ,and in this case we sincerely trust that its perusal will result in another commission for some fortunate architect4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxvii4 ,manoir d',ango1 ,normandy4 ,handbook of the ,new ,public ,library in ,boston4 ,compiled by ,herbert ,small4 ,fully illustrated4 ,boston1 #ahie4 ,curtis ,co4 #gh pp4 #af;c4 ,the unusual interest which has been aroused in architectural circles by the new building for the ,boston ,public ,library is the reason for devoting special attention to this little book in these columns4 ,although intended for general readers1 it has a very instructive article by ,mr4 ,c4 ,howard ,walker considering the building architecturally1 which will interest architectural readers4 ,the illustrations1 made from photographs by ,e4,e4 ,soderholtz1 are excellent and numerous1 and the cover1 printed in green and black1 from the design of ,b4,g4 ,goodhue1 is an additional attraction4 ,on the whole1 even after so much in the way of illustration of this building has been already published1 it is worth the while of any architect or draughtsman to send for this little pamphlet4 ,club ,notes4 ,the ,chicago ,architectural ,club is keeping its members guessing to know what scheme of work or entertainment will come next on its programme4 ,the annual meeting for election of officers was held ,october #g4 ,several of the regular monthly competitions and an informal exhibition have already come and gone1 and a ,bohemian ,night with all its accompaniments comes every fortnight4 ,the following classes have been arranged for some time ago3 ,water ,color1 under ,hugh ,m4,g4 ,garden2 ,architecture1 under ,george ,r4 ,dean2 ,pen and ,ink1 under ,charles ,e4 ,birge2 ,modeling1 under ,richard ,w4 ,bock4 ,a talk on ,the ,impecunious ,draughtsman ,abroad was given by ,mr4 ,myron ,h4 ,hunt1 and ,mr4 ,george ,r4 ,dean has given a lantern-slide exhibition1 illustrating the ,chteau de ,blois4 ,the club also held a joint meeting with the ,chicago ,society of ,artists1 when ,mr4 ,n4,s4 ,patton discussed the question of ,the ,architectural and ,artistic ,possibilities of the ,lake ,front4 ,the annual banquet and meeting of the ,cleveland ,architectural ,club was held at the ,hollenden ,hotel ,thursday evening1 ,november #ad1 with about forty present4 ,dinner was served at six o'clock1 followed by toasts from ,messrs4 ,john ,l4 ,culley1 ,f4,a4 ,coburn1 and ,charles ,w4 ,hopkinson1 with ,president ,hubbell as toastmaster4 ,after the speaking the annual meeting was held1 with an address by the president1 reports by the secretary1 treasurer1 librarian1 chairman of the ,current ,work ,committee1 and the chairman of the ,entertainment and ,house ,committee4 ,the club has grown from a charter membership one year ago of fourteen to a total membership of forty-five4 ,the newly elected officers are3 ,president1 ,benjamin ,s4 ,hubbell2 ,vice-,president1 ,frederick ,baird2 ,secretary1 ,herbert ,b4 ,briggs2 ,treasurer1 ,albert ,e4 ,skeel2 ,librarian1 ,g4,b4 ,bohm2 ,directors1 ,m4 ,james ,bowman and ,c4,s4 ,schneider4 ,a joint exhibition of the ,cleveland ,architectural ,club and the ,cleveland ,art ,association will be held in the ,garfield ,building1 from ,january #bj to ,february #e1 #ahif4 ,works will be received until ,monday1 ,january #f4 ,the exhibition will include3 ,architectural sketches1 perspectives1 and elevations in all renderings2 photographs of executed work2 landscape architecture2 interior architecture and decoration2 interior furnishings 7samples and sketches72 architectural and decorative metal work 7wrought iron1 bronze1 and brass72 sculpture 7architectural and ornamental74 ,an illustrated catalogue will be issued4 ,all drawings must be framed or mounted4 ,a ,good ,endorsement4 ,the following letter from the office of ,richard ,m4 ,hunt is of interest to all users of shingle stains3-- ,dexter ,bros41 ,boston3 ,gentlemen1--,the shingle stains we have used on some of the buildings of ,biltmore ,village1 ,n4,c41 furnished by you1 have given absolute satisfaction as to quality and color4 ,we consider your stains the best we have used so far4 ,yours respectfully1 7,signed7 ,r4,h4 ,,hunt4 ,illustration3 ,,lxxxvii4 ,manoir d',ango4 ,normandy4