"So, in a sense, the artist stands as a minister in minor orders, and so his life and acts take hold of that sacramentalism that is the foundation of both the Church and the world; if he plays his part honestly and as one charged with duties and privileges, he may see the art to which he is sworn become once more, not only a great recorder of true civilization, but the surety of its eventual restoration." These are the closing words of Mr. Cram's preface to the collection of papers and addresses he has published under the ...
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"So, in a sense, the artist stands as a minister in minor orders, and so his life and acts take hold of that sacramentalism that is the foundation of both the Church and the world; if he plays his part honestly and as one charged with duties and privileges, he may see the art to which he is sworn become once more, not only a great recorder of true civilization, but the surety of its eventual restoration." These are the closing words of Mr. Cram's preface to the collection of papers and addresses he has published under the title of the last essay, "The Ministry of Art," read before the American Church Congress, at Troy, New York. The others in their order are, "Art the Revealer," an address at the inauguration of Rice Institute, Texas; "The Philosophy of the Gothic Restoration," read before the Contemporary Club, Philadelphia; "The Place of the Fine Arts in Public Education," and "The Artist and The World," delivered at Commencement, Yale University School of Fine Arts; "The Craftsman and the Architect," an address at a convention of the American Federation of Arts; and "American University Architecture," read before the Royal Institute of British Architects. The titles of these papers, with their occasions, have a curious interest; for, had they been written for a series of Church Congresses, they could hardly have had a more sacerdotal tone; in almost all Mr. Cram appears as the "minister in minor orders" of his preface; safely in the pulpit he delivers himself, in that fluent English of which he is a master, of a number of fine things, and is also led into grievous error by that fatal gift. "Art," saith the preacher, "is a mystery." And this phrase evokes a vision of the pale votaries, the smug priesthood of a monachal cult, remote, withdrawn from the joyous world of red blood and the sunshine that makes the clustered tapers burn with a rather sickly cast; and then-faint and far one hears the bull laugh of the burly abbot riding forth, perchance in his mail, to oversee the church he is building. Whatever else the men who built the fanes of the Middle Ages may have been, they were men and good builders first. And we may refuse to believe that to them art began with an upper-case letter or was a "mystery." To them, we may firmly believe, art was a good job well done, with plenty of sound ale at the day's end. - Journal of the American Institute of Architects , Volume 2 [1914]
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Good. Orig 1914 hardcover no dj withdrawn stamp in book/ on edge of pages clean text cover has wear book has age has book plate and card pocket out of print title 245 pages H-12.
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Very good. No DJ. Owner stamp front free page, 'Prof. Loren W. Partridge': Professor Emeritus Loren Partridge specializes in Art of the Italian Renaissance at UC Berkeley's Dept. of Art History. No other marks in very lightly read book.
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Good. First edition. Good hardcover. Name plate inside front cover. Pages light yellow from age, clean text. Little ink writing underneath name plate. Corners rubbed and bent. Spine brown. Edges of spine bumped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Good to Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Very Scarce. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 248 pp. Original brown paper covered boards w/ paper title label on tan cloth spine. Binding lightly rubbed. Spine darkened. Spine ends bumped. Wear to bottom corners. Contents nice.
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Fair. First edition, 1914. No jacket; cover shows some water damage to top front corner, moderate scuffing, and some discoloration to spine label. Price lightly stamped inside back cover. Tanned pages. Unmarked text. Ships the same or next business day with Free Tracking! We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
