Si) 



Bibliography of Stonehcnye and Avebwry. 



really a repetition of Geoffrey of Monmouth's legends. See II., 211 — "The 

 place was /Elenge [or Elinge]; now hight it Stanhenge [or Stonhenge]." 

 See also pp. 824 and 40s. 



Layard. (Sir) A. H. [1817 — 1894]: Diplomatist and Explorer. 

 1849 — 53. Tup: Monuments of Nineveh; Two Series; Eol. ; 

 171 plates; with letterpress : London. 



In this splendid work see Second Series: Plates (11), Workmen towing a 

 boat containing a block of stone; (12) The Moving of a Colossus; and of 

 a colossal Winged J Will ; (13) Moving Winged Bull on Sledge; (14) Building 

 a Mound ; (15) Drawing Winged Bull to the top of Mound; (16) Drawing 

 Upright Bull; (17) Workmen with implements and ropes for moving 

 Winged Bull. These are from bas-reliefs found in the ruins of the palace 

 of Sennacherib in thfl mound of Kouyunjik, (Assyria). 



1849. Nineveh and its Remains [1845 — 46] ; two vols.. 



8vo., xxx., 399; and xii., 495 ; illustrated: London. 

 L850. Sixth Edition. 

 L867. Abridged Edition : 8vo.: London. 



Descriptions, with good illustrations, are given of the simple methods adopted 

 by the author for transporting the gigantic stone objects discovered by 

 him, across the plain, from the mound of Niniroud to the river. See 

 frontispiece to Vol. I.: — "Lowering the Great Winged Bull'"; and to 

 Vol. II. : — " Procession of the Bull beneath the Mound of Niniroud." 



1853. Discoveries at Nineveh, and Researches at Babylon 



[Results of tho second Expedition, L849 — f>l]; two vols.. Svo., 

 xxiii., 68G ; illustrated: London. 

 1 8 G 7 . Abridged Edition; 8vo.: London. 



See folding plate [I., 11")'; of Egyptians moving a colossal figure (from n 

 drawing by Sir Gardner Wilkinson). In Vol. I., chap. v.. drawings and 



descriptions are given by Layard of similar methods employed by the 

 Assyrians • 



Le Gallieime. Rich. [b. L866] : Author. 

 1 900. Travels in England; 8vo., viii., 291 ; with six illustrations: 

 London. 



Discourses lightly and pleasantly of Wiltshire and Stonehenge. "Chap. v. 

 Approaching Stonehenge: \i.. Avoiding Stonehenge: \ii . Avebury, an 



Older Stonehenge " ; with page -plate of Stonehenge from the west. 



Leigh. Edward [1602 1671]: Lawyer and author. 

 Hi.V.i. Kn<;i..\\i> Desckihkd ; Kvo. : Lmdnn. 

 styles Stonehenge a " huge and monstrous pi ece of work " ip. 21 i ). This 



book 11 principally gleaned out i >f Camden " ; (Lownddi.) 



