THE FIRST VOLUMES ARE 



ENGLISH MONASTIC LIFE 



ABBOT GASQUET, O.S.B., D.D., PH.D., D.LITT. 



"The 'Antiquary's Books' makes an excellent commencement in the 

 first volume, entitled ' English Monastic Life,' and written by Dom Aidan 

 Gasquet. It is in outward respects a shapely demy octavo in scarlet cloth, 

 well printed, illustrated with thirty or forty plates, and supplemented with a 

 lengthy list of ancient religious houses in England." Pall Mall Gazette, 



" The publishers have been fortunate in securing the services of the Rev. 

 Dr. Cox, one of the most learned and painstaking of antiquaries, as general 

 editor of the series, and they have been equally fortunate that a subject such 

 as monastic life should have been dealt with by Abbot Gasquet, than whom 

 there is no greater authority. Antiquarian books too often are as dry as 

 matchwood, but there is no reason why they should be so, and the present 

 volume abundantly testifies to this. The learned abbot has throughout written 

 his history in a popular and attractive manner. He is never wearisome, but, 

 on the contrary, invariably entertaining, and, what is of more consequence, 

 always informing." Birmingham Post. 



" This delightful book, so full of quaint learning, is like a painted window, 

 through which, if one looks, one may see the old world of the Middle Ages 

 as that world must have shown itself to a monk." Daily News. 



" Curiously interesting and highly instructive." Punch. 



"An extremely interesting summary of the laws which governed the 

 religious and domestic life in the great monasteries." Yorkshire Post. 



REMAINS OF THE PREHISTORIC AGE IN 

 ENGLAND 

 B. C. A. WINDLE, D.Sc., F.R.S. 



"It gives a tabulated list of such remains; divided into counties, and 

 subdivided into earthworks, barrows, camps, dykes, megalithic monuments, 

 and so on, with detailed explanations ; to these are added a list of museums 

 in which specimens of prehistoric remains are preserved. Confining himself 

 almost entirely to accepted facts in the science of archaeology, the Professor 

 devotes no more space to what he describes as theory spinning about the dates 

 of various epochs than is necessary to present the subject with completeness, 

 especially on its geological side. Mrs. Windle's excellent illustrations through- 

 out the volume add greatly to its value." Yorkshire Post. 



" The whole forms an adequate introduction to a most fascinating subject." 

 Westminster Gazette. 



" A comprehensive account of the material relics of the prehistoric period 

 in England." Manchester Guardian. 



' ' The book offers a valuable digest of ascertained facts in relation to the 

 subject treated of. It is well up to date, and the author has generally confined 

 himself to fairly recognised facts rather than allow himself to indulge in 

 theorising." Yorkshire Observer. 



OLD SERVICE BOOKS OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH 

 CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, M.A., AND 

 HENRY LITTLEHALES 



"It is infinitely more than a fascinating book on the treasures of past 

 ages. It is the history of the making of a great and living book. The 

 illustrations are most beautifully reproduced. St. James's Gazette. 



"The third of the promising series of 'Antiquary's Books' is certain to 

 be much appreciated. Scholars will find that its pages are thoroughly trust- 

 worthy. The introduction yields a great deal of unusual knowledge pertaining 

 to the subject. The illustrations are exceptionally numerous and creditable in 

 execution for a book of moderate price, and are reproductions in facsimile from 

 English originals. All save two are, we believe, given here for the first 

 time. " Athenaum. 



" The subject is discussed and explained in these pages in the true spirit 

 of antiquarian tenderness ; and an admirable assortment of illustrations, some 

 of them in colours, adds a vivid note of life and actuality to the learned 

 authors' work." Academy. 



