One pamphlet entitled A Syllabus of a Course of Illustrated Lectures on Historic Art: Historic Ornament and Sculpture, Series of 1899, by James Frederick Hopkins, published by Geo. H. Ellis, Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1898. This book is 36 numbered pages in length, and is illustrated with black and white reproductions of photographs and drawings. The front cover is illustrated with a drawing of a sculpture, and is printed in green. Two quotations from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appear on the back cover. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. "Pres of Geo. H. Ellis, Boston" and "Engravings by Folsom and Sunergren, Boston" are printed at the bottom of p. 2. The course schedule, with dates of lectures, is given on p. 4. A listing of some "General works on the history of art" is found on the next 3 pages. The remainder of the book is devoted to fuller descriptions, with illustrations, of each of the topics and sections addressed in the course. Beginning on p. 25 is "A selected list of books in the Boston Public Library recommended for reading in connection with the lectures." "6.50" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the first page.
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7 7/8 in. W x 10 1/4 in. H ; 19.9 cm. W x 26.2 cm. H
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