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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Free Hand, New Edition, Nos. 6, 10, 11, 12, 13
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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Free Hand-Tracing, New Edition, Nos. 1, 1, 2, 3
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Four 12-page drawing books by William N. Bartholomew, published by 3 different publishers: Potter, Knight, Ainsworth & Co. of New York, Boston and Chicago (Book 1, first copy); the American Book Company of New York, Cincinnati and Chicago (Book 1, second copy); and the A.S. Barnes & Co. of New York and Chicago (Books 2-3). These tracing books are intended for use by "children just beginning to draw" and contain 24-29 numbered exercises, without text, of images and drawing exercises to be traced or completed. Each lesson builds upon the skills learned in previous lessons. Many of these exercises are shapes and forms, later used to create decorative patterns and designs. Images of simple buildings are also included.
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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Mechanical, New Editions, No. 14 and No. 15
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Two 16-page drawing books by William N. Bartholomew, published by American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati and Chicago. The books contain numbered problems and exercises, chiefly focused on angles and lines for developing precision and accuracy. A sampling of some of the exercises covered are: the quatrefoil, division of lines into equal and proportional parts, construction of ornamental forms- design (all from book 14) and tangent lines and circles, circles inscribed and circumscribed, drawing of joints between stones in the elliptical arch and construction of plans for a building. Each of the problems and exercises are comprised of primarily instructional text with a small image for copying or use as a guide, and ample space in which to work.
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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Free Hand, No. 3 and No. 4
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Two 16-page drawing books by William N. Bartholomew, published by Potter, Ainsworth & Company, New York and Chicago. The books contain unnumbered exercises which range from one to three per page and focus on outline drawing. Some of the exercises include: drinking goblets, a call bell, a candlestick holder and floral and leafy designs and patterns. All of the exercises have been completed by a previous owner.
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Bartholomew's Drawing Book, Revised Edition, Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8
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"Four drawing books by William N. Bartholomew, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York and Chicago, between 1872 and 1873. Each book contains six numbered exercises of increasing difficulty, which are made up of lithograph illustrations, varying amounts of instructional text, and a blank facing page for copying. The images in Book 4 are primarily outlines of flowers, vases and candlesticks; books 7 and 8 contain complex scenes of buildings and landscapes, which involve shading, perspective and texture. Each of the four books has been completed by previous owners.
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Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Linear Perspective, New Edition, No. 18
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One drawing book entitled Bartholomew's National System of Industrial Drawing, Linear Perspective, New Edition, No. 18, by William N. Bartholomew, published by American Book Company, New York, Cincinnati and Chicago, ca. 1883. This 32-page book contains 133 lithograph illustrations. The first 4 pages include general remarks and directions for drawing perpendicular and parallel lines; the remaining pages contain numbered problems and unnumbered exercises. Each of the problems and exercises are comprised of instructional text, illustrations, and space for drawing. The majority of the exercises require the study and creation of parallel and perpendicular lines in relation to perspective using two and three-dimensional objects and designs. None of the exercises have been completed. The front cover is framed by a simple but decorative border that surrounds the title. An Egyptian aten is below the edition statement, and the publisher's statement is below that. The number of the book is in both the left and right-hand corners of the frame. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. On the back cover is a publisher's advertisement for "Popular Educational Series" of schoolbooks. ".50" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper left-hand corner of the front cover.
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White's School Series of Industrial Drawing, Free Hand
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One drawing book entitled White's School Series of Industrial Drawing, Free Hand, by H.P. Smith, published by Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., New York and Chicago, copyright 1878. "Engravings by John Karst" appears on the lower right-hand corner of the front cover. This book consists of 16 pages with 15 lessons (lesson 15 is wanting). Each lesson is accompanied by blank space or partial-model for copying by the owner. Some of the items for copying include vases, plants and flowers, Egyptian and Greek ornaments and designs, and pattern designs. The front cover is illustrated with a decorative border and an image of a decorated vase. The inside back cover lists geometric terms and their definitions, as well as quotations from Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones. The outside back cover is a publisher's advertisement for "White's School Series of Industrial Drawing and Progressive Art Studies." This book is vertically oriented; the spine is along the long side of the book at the top, and is to be opened and used by lifting the cover up, instead of to the right, as usual. Some of the images have been copied in pencil by a previous owner. "Annie S. Todd" is written in ms. at the top of the front cover.
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