A large surface so engraved would at once have given to the world an equivalent to what is now regarded as the most advanced state of the art of printing; that is, a stereotype plate.

And, to do the Tyrians justice, it must be acknowledged that they employed a number of methods of defence which, considering the rude state of the art of war at that early period, were really astonishing.

We are told that "modern science shows that uninterrupted historical records, confirmed by contemporary monuments, carry history back at least one thousand years before the supposed creation of man ... and show then no trace of a commencement, but populous cities, celebrated temples, great engineering works, and a high state of the arts and of civilization already existing."

" "And yet," observed Sir George, "nothing has surprised me more than the respectable state of the arts of engraving and painting in this country.

Even the Norman historians, notwithstanding the low state of the arts in their own country, speak of them as barbarians, when they mention the invasion made upon them by the Duke of Normandy [m].

It was Mathilda, the Flemish princess and wife of the conqueror, who worked with her own hands the celebrated tapestry of Bayeux, on which is embroidered the whole history of the conquest, and which is the most curious monument of the state of the arts in that age.

In the former part of his subject, he is said, by those who have the best means of knowing, to be well informed and accurate; but in the latter to err on the side of a dry simplicity, which, in the present refined state of the art, it would not answer any good purpose to introduce into the music of our churches.

Architecture Let us glance, in conclusion, at the state of the arts of architecture, sculpture, and painting.

That was state of the art, a marvel.

Both old and new should be conducted along the usual line in conformity with the state of the art, the habits of the workers, and other conditions indigenous to the locality.

Some might be supposed to sigh over our lack of improvement, the infant state of the arts, and our ineffectual attempts at electro-magnetism, while others would dwell upon the old times when Broadway was gayer with life, and the world got along better, than it has ever done since.

The state of the arts, or manufactures, and their comparative perfection in different tribes.

State of the Arts, Sciences, and Industry.%The appliances left on the list, because in some form they were known to the men of 1763, would now be thought crude and clumsy.

The assembly to which I address myself is too enlightened not to be fully sensible how much a flourishing state of the arts and sciences contributes to national prosperity and reputation.

They wrote in a more developed state of the art.

The characteristics of the Roman methods of farm management, viewed in the light of the present state of the art in America, were thoroughness and patience.

I did whatever there was to do and got a good deal of fun out of it, while becoming acquainted with the state of the art of that day.