Reviews and Book Xotice-s. 



\vith shore birds, and gives many interesting narratives about them. His 

 chapter ' From the point of view of a Dunlin ' is particularly good. His 

 collecting areas are varied — Cornwall, The Broads, The Downs, Wicken 

 Fen, the New Forest, etc. In addition to the reproductions of photographs 

 in the text, there are several plates (collotype and coloured) from the author's 

 own sketches, most of which are very successful. The whole book reflects 

 great credit upon the owner of the collection of birds in the Eastbourne Institute. 



English Church Furniture, by J. C. Cox and A. Harvey. Messrs. 

 Meihuen & Co., London, 1907. 398 pp., price 7/6. This is one of the well 

 known ' Antiquary's Books,' and differs from its predecessors in being per- 

 haps of more general interest, in containing more pages, and more 

 illustrations. With Dr. Cox as one of the authors, the question of the 

 reliability of the volume need not be raised. The student of past history is 

 almost sure to find some treasure in the village church, but it so often 

 happens that the local ' guides ' and guidebooks are most untrustworthy. 

 What is more, really reliable informotion often means a long search through 

 scattered papers and proceedings of antiquarian societies. In ' English 

 Church Furniture,' however, the authors have gathered together references 

 to almost all the objects of interest which have been described in scores of 

 out-of-the-way places ; and in addition they have paid personal visits to 

 churches up and down the country to a number that is extraordinary. In 

 this way, in addition to giving a good general account of the various types 

 of church furniture, they have added lists of the churches in which partic- 

 ular objects can be found. For purposes of comparison this is exceedingly 

 valuable. For example, on a recent meeting of a local antiquarian society 

 to the church at Old Bridlington, the reader of a paper referred to a stone 

 offertory box which he had recently ' discovered,' and which he thought was 

 unique. Had he referred to ' English Church Furniture ' he would have 

 seen a figure and description of this well-konwn offertory box, as well as 

 particulars of other similar objects. We hope that one result of this excellent 

 volume will be that the clergy will understand and appreciate the value of 

 the relics preserved in the edifices under their charge, and will not be so 

 ready to 'renew' or 'restore' them as they have been in the past. The 

 Index is unusually complete and useful. 



Roman Sculpture from Agustus to Constantine, by Mrs. Arthur 

 Strong, LL.D. London : Duckworth 8: Co., 1907. 4oSpp,, price 10/- net. 

 Mrs. Strong, nee Sellers, has produced a beautiful book under the above 

 title, and bv her careful descriptions and the wealth of illustrations which 

 accompany them has placed the student of the important period dealt with 

 in possession of a sound and substantial guide. The book is based upon a 

 series of lectures given during the past seven years, and as might be ex- 

 pected, the authoress has been largely influenced by Wickhoff, whose 

 aesthetic ideas are put forward in the book of Romam Art which she 

 translated. To these, much valuable information has been added, resulting 

 in a reliable book on Roman Art, which has long been required. Mrs. 

 Strong has also earned the gratitude of all interested in Roman history by 

 the exceptionally complete series of footnotes and references to papers and 

 books which have a bearing upon the subjects dealt with. In view of the 

 lack of suitable bibliographical equipment in this country, such references 

 are exceptionally valuable. It is pointed out that the popular prejudice 

 against Roman Art is largely rooted in ignorance of its most obvious 

 manifestations. There can be little doubt that ' Roman Sculpture ' will do 

 much to place Roman Art in the position it deserves. For the illustrations 

 alone we are grateful, as, to our disgrace be it said, reference has in the 

 past largely had to be made to foreign publications to enable the student 

 to get anything like an accurate idea of the beauty aud detail of the Roman 

 carvings of the firsts second, and third centuries A.D. Perhaps the most 

 interesting portion of the work is that dealing with ' Roman Portraiture,' 

 and this is illustrated by a profusion of beautiful reproductions from photo- 

 graphs of busts, medallions, coins, etc., which is alike creditable to authoress 

 and publisher. There is a good index. 



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