FOLLOWING MAKING A LINE ENGRAVING OLLOWING last year's exhibition illustrating the "Making of an Etching," the Prints Division of The New York Public Library has now arranged one dealing with the "Making of a Line Engraving." (Print Gallery, room 321.) Here again the visitor is first taken through the various stages of the process. Copper plates are shown, bare and engraved upon, as also gravers, burnishers and other tools used by engravers; an original drawing and a gelatine transfer appear side by side with an impression from the engraved plate. The matter of states is illustrated notably by a series of thirteen progressive proofs of the engraving of a "Holy Family," after Raphael, by Lecomte. Pictures of engravers and printers at work round out this introductory survey of the process. Then a series of prints, arranged in chronological order, show the development of the art from the earliest work to that of to-day, from the simplest treatment to the most varied and involved which can be produced with the graver. The short, scratchy strokes of early men, such as the Master E. S. of 1466, the free etching-like work of the Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet, — these are developed into more regularity in the plates of Martin Schongauer. This regularity of line work finds its rich and logical development in Dürer. With Goltzius the method already becomes a matter of dazzling skill, a means that is sometimes an end in itself. And so the way is paved for ultimate decline into a dull regularity of line cutting. Similarly, in Italian engraving we find development - with a different national viewpoint and expression from the early parallel uncrossed lines of shading (noticeable particularly in the work of Mantegna), through the dignity and reserve of Marc Antonio Raimondi, and the big gesture of Carracci, to the final sureness in execution attained by Morghen and his contemporaries in Italy, France and elsewhere. The brilliant craftsmanship of the French portrait engravers of the 17th century has its say here, too, and its echo in England is noted. Then there is also a series of little groups showing development in certain directions: the French prints mirroring the gayety of the 18th century as shown in the works of its painters, book illustration in various countries, "annuals" (including "horrible examples") and "framing prints" in England and America, and bank-note work and its influence. Here, then, as in the exhibition "The Making of an Etching," the principal object is to present to the visitor technical details illustrated in masterpieces of the art, the enjoyment of which is, of course, the end and object of the whole matter. A NEWS OF THE MONTH GIFTS MONG the gifts received by the Library during the month of March, 1915, may be mentioned the following: From Dr. Horace White came a collection of autograph letters and signatures of distinguished statesmen, generals, authors, actresses, etc. A list of the items in the collection, together with a reprint of one of the letters, will be given in the Bulletin for May. Mr. Cyrus H. McCormick of Chicago gave a copy, number six, of the privately printed work, "The Illinois Wabash Land Company Manuscript with an introduction by Clarence Walworth Alvord." e Mr. Henry Dwight Sedgwick of New York presented the Library with a collection of 27 volumes, mainly books on art. From the Bibliotheca Nacional and the Ministerio da Agricultura, Industria Commercio, both of Brazil, came important collections of Brazilian government documents, consisting of 25 volumes, 35 pamphlets and 89 volumes, 184 pamphlets, respectively. The following miscellaneous gifts were received: from the Engineering News, New York, 33 volumes and 47 pamphlets of Government and State documents; from Dr. Attilio Nardecchia of Rome a collection of Italian books, consisting of 10 volumes, 180 pamphlets, and 11 circulars; from Mr. E. G. Routzahn of New York 1 volume and 10 pamphlets; and from Mr. Trumbull White of New York a collection of documents of Hawaii, South Australia, New Zealand, etc., 58 volumes and 124 pamphlets in all. From Mr. G. S. Holden of Cleveland, Ohio, came a copy of "The Class of 'Fifty Eight' University of Michigan, 1858 to 1913, compiled by Lyster M. O'Brien, published by Liberty E. Holden, 1913"; and from Mr. Frederick Dwight, Secretary of the Class of 1894, a copy of his work, the "Vicennial record, Class of 1894, Yale College," New Haven, 1915. Genealogical works were received from Mr. E. P. Hopkins of Topeka, Kan., and Miss Adella Helmershausen of Chicago. The following authors presented copies of their works to the Library: Mr. D. M. Barringer of Philadelphia, M. Henri Dehérain of Paris, Mr. Richard Henry Edwards of New York, Mr. Herbert T. Ezekiel of Richmond, Va., Mr. David R. Francis of St. Louis, Mo. ("The Universal Exposition of 1904," St. Louis, 1913, 2 volumes), Messrs. F. W. T. Lange and W. T. Berry of London ("Books on the Great War; an annotated bibliography of literature issued during the European conflict, preface by R. A. Peddie," London, 1915), Mr. H. Spencer Lewis of New York ("History of the Rosicrucian Order in America: original documents with annotations by the Grand Master General, H. Spencer Lewis, A. D. 1915"), Mr. Adolph Lewisohn of New York, Sr. R. Teixeira Mendes of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Lawrence Mills, of Oxford, England (2 volumes and 1 pamphlet relating to ancient Persia), Miss Alida Frances Pattee of Mount Vernon, N. Y., Mr. Amos J. Peaslee of New York, Mr. H. Percy Scott of Windsor, Nova Scotia, and Mr. James A. Scrymser of New York ("Personal reminiscences of James A. Scrymser in times of peace and war"). LIST OF WORKS RELATING TO STORAGE BATTERIES, 1900-1915 COMPILED BY GEORGE S. MAYNARD Bibliography presented for graduation, Library School of The New York Public Library, 1915 The list includes books and periodical articles that have appeared since the beginning of 1900. The arrangement is chronological by date of publication. Author and subject indexes are appended. References have not been made to patent abstracts, nor, in general, to "trade" descriptions or articles of minor importance; nor have references been taken from the periodical "Centralblatt für Accumulatoren- und Galvanotechnik," which should be consulted in its entirety. A few works not in The New York Public Library have been included in this list; these are in either the Columbia University Library or the Library of the United Engineering Societies, and are indicated, respectively, by the words Columbia and Eng. Lib. following the entry. 1900 1. Accumulateur Heinz. illus. (L'électricien, Paris, v. 20, Nov. 24, 1900, p. 323325.) VGA 2. Accumulateur Van Kampen. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 23, May 5, 1900, p. 172.) VGA 3. Accumulateurs Commelin et Viau à gaz sous pression. illus. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 23, June 23, 1900, p. 452-454.) VGA Also in L'électricien, Paris, v. 20, Oct. 13, 1900, р. 227-230, VGA. 4. Accumulateurs Commelin et Viau, légers et à haute tension. illus. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 23, June 23, 1900, p. 454-456.) VGA v. 22, p. 57-64, 130-137, 171-177, 289-292, 336-342.) VGA Abstracted in Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 35, Feb. 10, 1900, p. 224, VGA. Gives a complete report of an elaborate series of tests. 8. Dolezalek, Friedrich. Contribution à la théorie de l'accumulateur au plomb. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 23, June 30, 1900, p. 499-502.) VGA 9. Ueber den Temperaturkoeffizienten des Blei-Akkumulators. (Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie, Halle, Jahrg. 6, April 19, 1900, p. 517-519, May 17, p. 557.) PKA Abstracted in Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 35, May 19, 1900, p. 755-756, VGA. 10. Ferguson, Louis A. Storage batteries for small stations. illus. (Western electrician, Chicago, v. 27, July 7, 1900, p. 2-3.) VGA 11. Gérard, Eric. Piles secondaire ou accumulateurs. illus. (In his: Leçons sur l'électricité. 6. ed. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1900. 8°. p. 405-438.) Columbia 12. Girault, Paul. Couplage d'accumulateurs. Sur la charge en parellèle de deux demi-batteries d'accumulateurs et leur décharge en tension. (Industrie électrique, Paris, v. 9, Sept. 25, 1900, p. 402-404.) VGA 13. Hanchett, George T. The selection of a storage battery for an automobile. (American electrician, New York, v. 12, June, 1900, p. 297-298.) VGA 1900, continued. Jahrg. 21, 1900, p. 269-272, 288-290, 309-312, 329-331, 347-349, 391-394, 416-419, 438-441, 463-465, 487-491, 504-507.) VGA 15. Helbig, D. Sur les émanations des accumulateurs. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 23, May 5, 1900, p. 174.) VGA 16. Jumau, L. Sur l'emploi d'une électrode supplémentaire dans les recherches sur l'accumulateur électrique. illus. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 24, July 14, 1900, p. 59-65.) Schoop method. VGA 17. Jungner, Ernst W. Ein primär wie sekundär benutzbares galvanisches Element mit Elektrolyten von unveränderlichen Leitungsvermögen. (Elektrochemische Zeitschrift, Berlin, Jahrg. 7, Aug., 1900, p. 102-104.) PKA 18. Kohn, M. Graphische Ermittelung der Leistung von Pufferbatterien. (Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift, Berlin, Jahrg. 21, Jan. 25, 1900, p. 78-80.) VGA Describes a method of tracing the characteristic curve of a battery. 19. Lead-zinc accumulators. (American electrician, New York, v. 12, Jan., 1900, p. 29.) "Leitner cell." VGA 20. Loewit, Arthur. Sektionsschalter für Akkumulatorenladung. (Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift, Berlin, Jahrg. 21, Aug. 2, 1900, p. 640-641.) VGA Abstracted in Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 36, Sept. 1, 1900, p. 334, VGA. 21. Масгае, Roderick. The regulation of storage battery voltage. illus. (Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 35, March 24, 1900, p. 431-433.) VGA 22. Majert accumulator. illus. (American electrician, New York, v. 12, Jan., 1900, p. 29.) VGA Also in L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 25, Dec. 8, 1900, p. 374-380, VGA. Some features of construction. 23. Martin, H. S. The E. P. storage battery. illus. (Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 35, April 28, 1900, p. 635-636.) VGA 24. Michelis, B. von. Berechnung der Accumulatoren und Betriebsmaschinen für Elektricitätswerke. (Journal für Gasbeleuchtung, Munich, Jahrg. 43, July 28, 1900, p. 576-579, Aug. 4, p. 595-598.) VOA 25. Nernst, W., and FRIEDRICH DOLEZALEK. Ueber die Gaspolarisation im Bleiakkumulator. (Zeitschrift für Electrochemie, Halle, Jahrg. 6, May 10, 1900, p. 548-550.) PKA Abstracted in Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 35, June 9, 1900, p. 876, VGA. 26. Norden, Konrad. Ueber eine Methode zur Bestimmung der wahren Oberflächen 27. Norris, H. H. Storage batteries in railway power stations. (Street railway review, Chicago, v. 10, Dec. 15, 1900, p. 733-736.) † TPB Describes tests made on the Buffalo plant. 28. Peters, Franz. Effect of sunlight on lead peroxide. (Electrician, London, v. 45, Oct. 19, 1900, p. 952.) VGA 29. Experiments with accumulator plates. (Electrician, London, v. 45, May 18, 1900, p. 136-137.) VGA Ueber Untersuchungen an Accumulatoren. (Zeitschrift für Elektrotechnik, Wien, Jahrg. 18, Feb. 25, 1900, p. 101-106.) VGA 37. Tests to determine the relative capacity of + and plates at different discharge rates. 43. Wade, E. J. Storage battery problems. (Institution of Electrical Engineers. Journal, London, v. 29, 1900, p. 460-495, 524-530.) VGA Abstracted in Electrician, London, v. 44, 1900, p. 777-781, 824-826, 858-859, VGA. A technical discussion of the chemical reactions involved. 44. Wehrlin, H. Ueber die Grossoberflächenplatte (System Wehrlin)...und ihre Anwendbarkeit für Pufferbatterien. (Zeitschrift für Elektrotechnik, Wien, Jahrg. 18, Aug. 12, 1900, p. 395-397.) VGA Requirements of a battery for rapid charge and discharge. 45. White, L. G. Desirability of using storage batteries in medium-size stations. (Western electrician, Chicago, v. 27, Aug. 25, 1900, p. 117.) VGA 1901 46. Abel, E. Beitrag zur Theorie des Akkumulators. (Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie, Halle, Jahrg. 7, June 27, 1901, p. 731733.) PKA Abstracted in L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 28, Sept. 14, 1901, p. 405-406, VGA. 47. Abraham, A. J. The maintenance of central station batteries. (Electrical review, London, v. 48, April 12, 1901, p. 620.) VGA A criticism of the above by E. S. Jacob appears in the issue for April 19, p. 662-663. 48. Accumulators and electric traction systems. (Electrical review, London, v. 49, Dec. 13, 1901, p. 1025-1056.) VGA Discusses the use of accumulators in power stations and at end of feeders. 53. Booth, W. H. The accumulator as a source of economy in electric traction. (Electrical review, London, v. 48, Jan. 25, 1901, p. 140-142.) VGA 54. Dolezalek, Friedrich. Die theorie des Bleiaccumulators... Halle: W. Knapp, 1901. vi p., 1 1., 122 р. 8°. Eng. Lib. The theory of the lead accumulator; translated from the German by Carl L. von Ende. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1904, 241 р. 12°. Eng. Lib. 55. Dolezalek, Friedrich, and R. GAHL. Ueber den Widerstand von Bleiakkumulatoren und seine Verteilung auf die beiden Elektroden. illus. (Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie, Halle, Jahrg. 7, Jan. 24, 1901, p. 429-433, Jan. 31, p. 437-441.) PKA Method for measuring the resistance of a cell. 56. Fabre, Léonce. Accumulateur L. F. Lacroix à grande capacité pour la traction. (L'éclairage électrique, Paris, v. 26, Jan. 5, 1901, p. 21-23.) VGA 57. Fay, Thomas J. Storage battery maintenance. (Electrical world and engineer, New York, v. 37, April 6, 1901, p. 550-551.) VGA Tests for impurities in the electrolyte. 58. Storage battery porosity. (Electrical review, New York, v. 38, May 18, 1901, p. 622-623.) VGA 59. Fitz-Gerald, Desmond G. The lead storage battery: its history, theory, construction and use. London: Biggs [1901]. 383 p. illus. 8°. Columbia 60. Foerster, F. Dynamo-elektrische Maschinen und Akkumulatoren. (In his: Die elektrotechnische Praxis. Berlin: L. Marcus, 1901. 12°. Bd. 1, p. 152-196.) VGC 61. Gahl, Rudolf. Der Edison-Accumulator. (Zeitschrift für Elektrotechnik, Wien, Jahrg. 19, April 28, 1901, p. 205-206.) VGA |