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undoubtedly to have issued from Cologne. The schools of Cologne, 

 it is true, retained their original characters up to the second quarter 

 of the 15th century; but from this date the influence of Flemish art 

 made itself felt, especially about the year 1488. and particularly dis- 

 tinguishes the works of art in which the Flemish and Cologne style 

 are blended. Of this union the excellent copy of the 'Arsmoriendi,' 

 in my collection affords a proof. Horeover it was discovered in 

 Cologne, and was obtained from a private owner." 



The fragment in Trinity College consists of leaves 1-6 and 13-15, 

 so that only nine remain out of twenty-four. On the reverse of the first, 

 there is the following note in the handwriting of Archbishop TJssher, 

 to whose collection it belongs. 



" Scripserunt de arte moriencli Thomas Stubbes Anglus et Domini- 

 canus qui claruisse fertur anno 1350. Bicardus Tracy de Todyngton 

 in comitatu Glocestriae Armiger in D. Augustini operibus a juventute 

 excellenter versatus." 



"The Arsmoriendi" was translated into English, and printed by 

 William Caxton. 



II. — Accorxr of Two Antiquities pbesexted to the Acaue:uy. By 

 W. F. De Visiles Eaxe. 



[Read February 11, 1870.] 



I have much pleasure in submitting to the Academy the foHowing 

 particulars relative to the two antiquities recently presented by 

 Dr. Stokes, for me, to the Huseum. 



One is a Stone Celt of unusual size and interest ; the other a 

 curious "Wooden Bowl, standing on five supports, all caiwed out of a 

 single piece of wood. 



Both were found in the county of llonaghan, and in a locality 

 about three miles from ISewbliss. 



The Celt I procured from a farmer living on the townland of Cam, 

 who found it some years since in the bog at the foot of his farm. A 

 smaller Celt was dug up at the same time with this one, but has been 

 lost since. The small bog in which these were found is nearly cut 

 out, so that I was not able to determine the depth at which these were 

 buried. 



The townland of Cam is distinguished by its having a group of 

 megalithic sepulchral chambers (caHed by the peasantry " Giants' 

 graves") on its summit ; but I have not been able to ascertain that 

 these celts were found connected with any structure, but merely im- 

 bedded in the peat. 



Theone now presented to the Academy measures 14^ inches in length, 

 and is of a material unusually hard, so that it has preserved upon its 

 surface traces of the method employed in its manufacture, in a number 

 of small scratches running transversely to the length of the stone. 



