We have received a new edition of Poynter's South Kensington
Drawing.Books. (Blaokie and Son.)—The series may be described as divided into three parts :—(1.) Two books of "Freehand Elementary Deeigu," containing respectively "simple geometrical forms" and "conventionalised floral and other forms." (2.) Freehand first grade, in six books, each book being in duplicate, no to speak,—one giving objects and ornaments, gradaated in difficulty, both as to intrinsic difficulty and as to the requirements of flat and perspective; and the other, plants, similarly arranged. (3.) Freehand second grade, in four books. Each design is accompanied by instructions to the pupil. The aeries has well-acknowledged merits, and it is scarcely necessary to do more than mention it. We may note, however, as a practical feature of considerable value, the reduced copy which accompanies each design. Beginners find it easy to grasp small things, though it is also necessary for them to work on a larger scale. The abundance of the designs from plants is another commendable feature.
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