Word: arts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Besides these the library has received from England a large number of works on philosophy, philology, history and on art, together with books for general reading-about two hundred and fifty volumes...
...sole privilege of excavating on the site of the famous shrine. The English, Germans and French all have their particular spots upon which they are now carrying on their researches; while America is being distanced in this praiseworthy effort for the extension of knowledge concerning the relics of ancient art and learning. Dr. Schliemann, the eminent German excavator. has already conferred a name on his native country by his vigorous and successful attempts to throw light on subjects which have remained in darkness for so many centuries...
March 13-German Engraving in the 16th century."-Mr. S. R. Koehler of the Boston Art Museum...
...subject discussed was the life and art of Benvenuto Cellini. Mr. Colby and Mr. Ruland had worked up the subject together, and read extracts from Cellini's very interesting autobiography, and comments on his works by Symonds. The meeting was entirely informal. and Mr. Ross and others often added some interesting word or anecdote to the accounts of the regular speakers. A very fine book of plates illustrating Cellini's most noted works was kindly loaned by Mr. Kiernan from the library. This work is edited by Eugene Plon and is very valuable. The other books used were translations...
...William T. Harris of Concord; "Modern German thought and its significance to English-speaking people." Feb. 27-Prof. Kuno Francke of Harvard; "Individualism as a force in German literature." March 6-Prof. Alfred A. Ripley of Boston; "Goethe as autobiographer." March 13-Mr. S. R. Koehler of the Boston Art Museum; "German engraving of the sixteenth century...