C54 Retrofpcci of French Literaliire—Mijcellarrics. 



of hufbandry. One of tlic mod cele- 

 brated of tliefc wiis the Abbe Ilozier, 

 who coininenccd the prefeiit uoik ; anil 

 his labours have now Itecii completed Ijy 

 bis fuccedbrs, Chaptal, Parmcntier, I)e- 

 hihmfe, Mongez, Lalleyvie, Uunieiix, Gil- 

 beit, aiirl Rongier dc la Bergeric. 



M'e have heretofore occafionally no- 

 ticed thcfe volumes in their progrcfs, 

 mid fliall now take our leave of them 

 with a few coneUidiii«: obloivations. The 

 Abbe Kozier has jnadc a very injrcnious 

 divifion of theclinKUci of France, which 

 he defignates, 



1. Under that calculated for ilie pro- 

 duction of the apple ; 



'i. Of the vine ; 



3. Of the olive ; 



And A. Of the orange. 



^Vh" preliminary dileourfe ronfifts of 

 an Kii'ay " on the Manner of Uudying 

 / ?ri< uiture, by reenrrine to its IVimi- 

 pies. ' It is compofed by M. 'I'houin, 

 *h6 bcjrins by pointing out the advan- 

 tapts rcfultiTig from a protec^tinc; ami a 

 paternuf government. This polition is 

 fiipported by two remarkable- exasn- 

 ples: 



1. That the lands in the viciiiitv of 

 Rome, v-hich, from beins; once fertile 

 and prodii<*tive, are , now changed into 

 irih .'led rnarflies, vheiiee danjrerous fe- 

 vers, and iH-cn death ilfclf, are exhaled ; 



'2. That of Tufrany, which under L(i>- 

 poid exchaiicd the mod deplorable ini- 

 fcry for ahundniice, and is now likely to 

 retapfe inti, its former flate of defolation, 

 HI (oafeque nco of the nealigence of tliofe 

 mort interested m its jirofperitv. 



■ We are affuivd that I'ranee, both bv 

 its climate and its pofition, is moll ad- 

 mirably (ituate for the proerefs of aszri- 

 ftulture. To improve both ihcfc adxati- 

 btgei;, M. 'I'liouiii propofes to eltablKh 

 '' a central eliablilhment of rural eco- 

 nomy," fomewliat • Hkr our Board of 

 Apriculture, inr the purpofeof receiving 

 and communicating information and in- 

 ftruction. In addition to this, he alio 

 wiflies for courfes of lectures; mid even 

 tiiinks that fanners ou'iht lo be intimate- 

 ly acquainted with botany, zoology, che- 

 niillry, <IS:c. ^ '" . 



■ It is iinpolTible t^i enter into a detailed. 

 analyfiJ-of this voluminous work ; and it 

 would be ridiculous to recomineiid its 

 perufal to- our jirartical ajricuhurifts ; 

 for although tijere are fome curious pa- 

 pers to be found here, yet it cannot be 

 dnubced that the fyfiem of rural affairs 

 Los ijgfii treated in a Jar lupcrior luaimer. 

 *ui own writers. 



" Hiftoire de rAftronomie Ancienrtett 

 Modeiiie, 6tc." — The Ilillory of Allro- 

 iiomy, both Ancient and Modern, by J. 

 S. Uaili.y ; in which the liirtorieal Teit 

 of the Author has been preferved, but 

 the Scientific Details, the AbilraW Cal- 

 culations, and the Notes, &c. fupprcfw 

 ed. 2 vols. 8vo. .( 



Bailly's Hifioryof Afironomy "as-orl* 

 ginally publilhcd in five vols, f^uarto, 

 and this is a popular abridgement fortlie 

 ufe of (chools. 



" Recherches fur ies Coftumes, le» 

 jMa?urs et Ies L'fages Civils et Milltaires 

 dcs Anciens Peuples." — lickarthes re- 

 lative to the Drefs, the Manners, and 

 Ctillotns, both Civil and Military, of 

 Ancient Nations ; publilhed by M. Mak* 

 TIN, Engineer of the Imperud Curpi of 

 Bridges and Uighways, and alio a Mem- 

 ber of the CummiiVum of theMoDumeiilS 

 of I'gypt. S vols. 4 to. 



This elaborate work was originally 

 commenced by M. INlaillot, director of 

 the academy of paititiiig, fculpture, and 

 arehiterture, in the city of Thouloufe. 

 It is laid to be the fruits of tliirty years' 

 iuceflaiit labour and inveftigatiou ; at 

 the end of which period it was confided 

 by the author to the care of M. Martin, 

 his pitpil, who was conjured to add what- 

 foever might be necelfary for its perfec- 

 tion. The editor accordingly, after 

 fjjending iome years in a pubhc employ- 

 ment ill Egypt, undertook to tjnilli and 

 to puliliilt it. 



ile begins by pointing out three grand 

 divifioris among the nations who have 

 fucceeded each other on the esrth. The 

 Romans, as arbiters of the deiiioy of 

 furroundiiig (rates during fo many ages, 

 ai-e placed fiill in the lilt; after tiiefe, a 

 number of the moft celebrated ancient 

 nations pafs in review before us ; and 

 finally, with the ufual vanity of his coun- 

 trymen, he concludes with the Jreiich,- 

 to whom be dedicates a whole volume. 



In this work, chronoloeical arrange- 

 ment is utterly diiVegardcd ; no hypoihc- 

 lis is broached; no new lylluwi is main- 

 tained. It Tierely coalifts of a collc<"tiou 

 of lacts, gathered either from the aueient 

 monuments, or the works of authors of 

 elliibliftied reputation. The editor be- 

 gins with a ditVertation on the acquire- 

 ments necefinry for young painters i-tnd 

 ii:ulptors. The artiil is told tl. r r!.e 

 rules of^perfpcftive ought to be '■. ;i, 

 and naoroiifly obfen'ed ; the. u:.. f 

 effect, in refpect to time and of^^ . ' .i 

 pointed out; and he is '■■'.Id, i-- ,; 'm 

 Ipeciee of landfcupe, as wcli • ■■;■ 



