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Caslon was the first to introduce excellent printing in England. Previous to his work, poor, Roman type brought over from Holland had been employed. John Baskerville refined Caslon's work to an almost too ornate extreme. A splendid example of Baskerville's printing is to be seen in a large volume in the collection, dated...
Finally and perhaps most important of all is the splendid "Madonna and Child" by Fra Filippo Lippi, which has been sent up from New York as a loan, for a few days only. Dr. Osvald Siren, now visiting lecturer at Harvard, has made a study of this picture and says of it: "The Fra Filippo now on exhibition in the Fogg Museum is one of the master's most interesting works. It is of unusual artistic charm and historical importance. There are, as we know, only two paintings by this master in American collections. The one is the picture formerly...
...play is in three acts, a prologue, and an epilogue. The appeal lies in the splendid character drawing which the author has put into her comedy of parents and children. Insight into home conditions and influences takes the place of sensationalism, and deftness of character, portrayal places the piece in the rank of high comedy...
...inter-provincial league last year. Madden, the third defence man, played formerly with Ottawa University, and is considered the best defence man ever turned out there. The two veterans are Andrews, centre, and Captain Rooney, rover. The latter is the most brilliant player on the team; a splendid stickhandler, fast on his skates, and a man of several years' experience at the game. Jones and McCullough are both players of repute in Canada, the latter being an unusually good shot, speedy, and clever with his stick...
...period when Spanish art was at its flood tide; that is, the 17th century. And yet, through the generosity and co-operation or the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, there is one superb example at least to illustrate the little known Spanish primitives. This is the splendid example by Borrassa, which is in fact one of the best Catalonian primitives in all the world. There are also fine examples of the work of El Greco, Zurburan, Carreno, Coello, Goya, and others...