State Library Bulletin Bibliography no. 20 December 1899 READING LIST ON HOUSE DECORATION AND FURNISHING It The list of really good authorities on this subject is a small one. is true that "any specific advice in regard to furnishing and decorating is apt to be ludicrously unpractical;" but it is also true that "every fresh suggestion has its value" though it may not exactly suit the taste or convenience of the reader who receives the suggestion. Mrs Alice Morse Earle's advice on this class of books is admirable. She says: "Get the book and learn what you can from it, but reserve to yourself a very keen judgment about many things that it advises." ABBREVIATIONS Call numbers are given for all books in the New York state library even though the edition differs from that described in the list. Books in the home education department have no book number. Books marked е have been personally examined, while e indicates that the edition examined is not the same as that entered in the list. The source of critical notes is given, whether quoted exactly or given in substance; unsigned notes are by the compiler. Volume and page numbers are separated by a colon; e. g. 3:145 means vol. 3, p. 145. The following are the principal abbreviations used. Others are selfexplanatory. Drexel Drexel institute of art, science and industry-Library. Decoration and design. (Reference lists, Dec. 1896, no. 3) Leypoldt Leypoldt, Mrs A. H. & Iles, George. List of books for girls and women and their clubs. 1895 N. Y. state traveling lib.; household economics N. Y. (state)—Public libraries division. List of 50 volumes on household economics. 1898 Sturgis Sturgis, Russell & Krehbiel, H: E: Annotated bibliography of fine art. 1897 The forms used for foreign, prices with their approximate American equivalents are as follows: PRINCIPAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AIDS CONSULTED American catalogue. 1880-96 American library association Catalog of "A. L. A." library. 1893 Annual American catalogue. 1895-98 Annual index of periodicals and photographs. 1891-98 Annual literary index. 1892-98 Avery architectural library, Columbia university. Catalogue. 1895 Boston Athenaeum. Catalogue. 1874-82 Bowdoin college-Library. Bibliographical contributions. 1893-98 Bibliography on decoration, p. 104-6; furnishing, p. 126. Carnegie library of Pittsburgh (Pa.) Catalogue of the J. D. Bernd department of architecture. 1898 Cumulative index to periodicals, 1896-Feb. 1899. 1897-99 Drexel institute of art, science and industry-Library. Decoration and design. (Reference lists, Dec. 1896, no. 3) English catalogue. 1864-98 Fletcher, W: I: "A. L. A." index. 1893 Gayley, C: M. & Scott, F. N. Guide to the literature of aesthetics. 1890 Haferkorn, H: E. & Heise, P. E. A. Handy lists of technical literature. 1889-93. pt 1, 5-6 Hartford (Ct.)-Public library. letin, Jan. 1884, v.6, no. 1, p. 2-3) House building and house furnishing. (Bul Johnson, Mrs Elizabeth (Winthrop). Studio arts. 1878 "Books upon art," p. 147-57. Leypoldt, Mrs A. H. & Iles, George. their clubs. 1895 List of books for girls and women and Massachusetts library club. Books of the year. 1897 Nachtmann, Mrs Alice (Newman). Index to subject bibliographies in library bulletins. 1898 (N. Y. (state)-Library. Bulletin; bibliography. no. 14) N. Y. (state)-Library. Subject card catalogue N. Y. (state)-Public libraries division. Best books. 1894-99 List of 50 of the best volumes on household economics selected by the New York household economic association. 1898 Traveling library finding lists. 1892-98 Nottingham (Eng.)-Free public libraries. Fine arts. 1884 (Reference library class lists. no. 4. H) Osterhout free library, Wilkesbarre (Pa.) 1885 Catalogue. 1889 Catalogue of the library. 1883-92 Index to periodical literature. 1882 supplement. 1888-97 Pratt institute-Free library. Literature pertaining to household art; revised to Jan. 10, 1898. 1898 Typewritten list. |