the young and struggling draughtsman, but he, of all others, would
profit most by possession and use of such a treasure if it could be
placed in his hands. It would help to form and direct his tastes,
making him familiar with the masterpieces of the past, and would
furnish a basis for comparison of the current work about him.

Of course a draughtsman in any of the larger offices will have certain
opportunities to study and work from the collection in the office
library. This is a valuable privilege, but it is only open to a few
out of the many draughtsmen in the country, and is not to be compared
in its resulting benefits to the actual possession of even a very much
smaller collection.

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It is the purpose of the BROCHURE SERIES to place in the hands
of draughtsmen a most carefully selected series of photographic
reproductions, chosen both for their educational value and their
usefulness as practical reference material for everyday work. This can
be done at one fiftieth the cost of ordinary photographs, and thus be
easily within the reach of any draughtsman.

No attempt will be made to follow any systematic arrangement of the
subjects presented, although it will be frequently found advisable,
as in the present issue, to group a number of subjects of more or
less related character. The main result to be sought for is the
presentation of the greatest amount of the most valuable material in
the most available shape, and at the least cost. The possibility of
realizing this ambitious purpose remains to be demonstrated. It need
only be said that this initial number is put forward as an earnest of