JUVENILIA Mid-1889 to Mid-1891, blank of achievement FORMATIVE PERIOD--BURNE-JONESESQUES Mid-1891 to Mid-1892 During these three periods, up to Mid-1892, Beardsley signs with three initials A. V. B. MEDIÆVALISM AND THE HAIRY-LINE JAPANESQUES The _Morte d’Arthur_ and _Bon Mots_ Mid-1892 to Mid-1893. Begins the “Japanesque mark”--the _stunted_ mark. In the Spring of 1893, with the coming of “The Studio,” and the ending of this period, Beardsley cuts the V out of his initials and out of his signature. He now signs A. B. or A. BEARDSLEY or AUBREY B. in ill-shaped “rustic” capitals, when he does not employ the “Japanesque mark,” even sometimes when he does employ it. “SALOME” Mid-1893 to the New Year 1894. The “Japanesque mark” becomes longer, more slender, and more graceful. “THE YELLOW BOOK” OR GREEK VASE PERIOD This ran from the New Year 1894 to Mid-1895; and in the middle of this _Yellow Book_ period, that is, in Mid-1894, he signs the “Japanesque mark” for the last time. THE GREAT PERIOD I. “_The Savoy_” and II. “_The Aquatintesques_” Mid-1895 to Yuletide 1896 1897 From Mid-1895 Beardsley signs in plain block capitals, right up to the end--the only difference being that in the last phase of the _Aquatintesque line and wash_ work with the few line drawings of this time, that is from Mid-1896, he signs as a rule only the initials A. B. in plain block capitals, but now usually _in a corner of his design_, either in or without a small square label. “AUBREY BEARDSLEY” HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY ROBERT S. JOSEPHY AND PRINTED UNDER HIS SUPERVISION BY THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS BINGHAMTON NEW YORK Transcriber's Notes: Repetative heading for - The Key to dates...- has been removed. Italics are shown thus: _sloping_. Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained. Perceived typographical errors have been changed.