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ments. We once knew a man who professed to tell the incomes of the 
former owners of any stray brace buttons he picked up. He was an en- 
thusiast, and had a big collection of buttons ; but he never convinced us. 
Then Lieut.-Col. Underwood follows with an account of his ‘ Animistic 
Forms in certain Flints, shewing Human Work.’ In our opinion the 
‘shewing human work’ is exceedingly doubtful, and we have seen the 
specimens. There are animals and other figures represented which no self- 
respecting pre-historic man ought to have seen; ‘Mr. Gladstone’ for 
instance! The ‘ Proceedings’ certainly contain one good plate of un- 
questionable ‘ chipped neolithic axes,’ a very interesting hoard ; but this 
is dismissed in half a dozen lines! 
Romano-British Buildings and Earthworks, 319 pp.; The Roman Era 
in Britain, 289 pp. ; by John Ward, F.S.A., 7/6 net each: Methuen & Co. 
In these two excellent volumes issued in ‘The Antiquary’s Books ’ 
series, the Curator of the Cardiff Museum has brought together an ad- 
mirable summary of what has been left by the Romans. In the first place 
he deals with the camps, forts, walls, houses, baths, forums, temples, 
construction details, and mosaic pavements. On no previous occasion 
has such a wealth of detail relating to the work of these early invaders 
been brought together. The various chapters are well illustrated by 
plans and drawings, and there is evidence throughout the work of the 
fact that the author has carefully examined the various and numerous 
accounts of the discovery of Roman remains which are scattered in a 
bewildering number of provincial societies’ publications. The book also 
includes particulars of all the important recent finds. The numerous 
references in the footnotes will enable the student to obtain further in- 
formation upon any particular point. It is also interesting to find that 
Mr. Ward has paid particular attention to the evolution and development 
of the various Roman structures he describes. His description of the 
Roman wall is well worthy of perusal, even by an advanced student in 
these matters. There is but little in the book that requires correction ; the 
Horkstow pavement referred to on page 311 is the same as that described on 
page 306, nota different one ; neither are referred to in in the index, which 
is not adequate—64 pages being not nearly sufficient for so full a volume. 
In the second volume Mr. Ward takes a more general view of Roman 
antiquities ; but to some extent unnecessarily overlaps the details in the 
first book. There are, for example, chapters on camps, forts, houses, 
forums, baths, etc., on very similar lines to those in the other volume, and 
with the same plans, sketches, maps, etc. The rest of the book, however, 
is good, and deals with graves, pottery, glass, metal and stone utensils, 
tools and domestic appliances, lamps, locks, footgear, pins, needles, 
mirrors, rings, coins, etc. His description of the pottery is particularly 
well done and well illustrated, and in the other numerous chapters on differ- 
ent aspects of Roman Art the illustrations are fine. Whilst most of 
the important Roman sites are described, there are others which are not 
referred to, though in a book of the size a complete enumeration may be 
impossible. 
These two books together will prove of great value to the increasing 
number of students taking an interest in this important period in our 
history. They are well worthy of a place in Messrs. Methuen’s excellent 
series of ‘The Antiquary’s Books.’ 
An Elementary Manual of Roman Antiquities. a William Ramsay: 
London: C. Griffin & Co., 10th edition. 277 pp., 
This is an Abridgment of Ramsay’s well- fede Manual ’ which we 
have already referred to in these pages ; the smaller volume being suitable 
for boys in the second or third year of their Latin studies ; but it will also 
prove a most useful guide to older students interested in Roman remains. 
The volume is excellently arranged, adequately illustrated, and the fact 
that it has reached a tenth edition speaks for its popularity. 
1911 Dec. 3. 
