Excerpt from Practical Hints on Modelling, Design, and Mural Decoration Years ago, when looking about me in vain, for some information and instruction,, however elementary, as an aid, in my early attempts in Art, I should indeed have been grateful for such a text-book as the one, I am here pleased to introduce, comprehending as it does, in so concise a form, History, Theory and Practice, together with many valuable suggestions. Sources of instruction, both theoretical and "sei-disant" technical, certainly existed, but on the one hand they were either too advanced and obscure for a beginner, and upon the other, they were invariably akin to the time-honoured cookery book for housewives of limited means, - tantalizingly suggestive, but actually prohibitive, by reason of their extravagancies in advice. It is to be hoped that the Author may be tempted, by the success of this present volume, to issue a supplementary series of hand books, dealing with the more advanced methods of production in the various branches of applied Art, upon which he has of necessity, but slightly, though most ably touched, in the confined limit of the present volume. Such treatises, would be of incalculable value in the hands of students, who had derived the advantages which the study of this presentment cannot fail to assure. The value of the knowledge of the history of Art, in a general sense, as a basis cannot be overestimated, and cannot fail to stimulate the young Artist to endeavour, and the more advanced to continue striving. The only way to a thorough appreciation of what that History teaches, is an insight into the methods employed in its creation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.