Retrofped of German Literature —Divinity. 
Briefe ber die malerifche Per. 
{pective, von HorsTIG,” 1798. pp. 260 ; 
$vo. Letters on Picturefque Per{pective 
with 32 plates. The firft part of this 
work contains, in 114 letters.to a lady, 
directions for correctly reprefentiug bo- 
dies of various forms at any diftance, &c. 
The 17 letters of the fecond part contain 
theoretical rules of aerial perfpective. 
‘«*¢ Gemalde von Garten’ im netern 
Gefchmack, von C.L. SIEGLITZ, 1798. 
pp» 1385 4t>.”” Pictures of Gardens in 
the Modern Tate, with.28 plates. Mr. 
Stieglitz has not given us in this volume 
a defeription of aardéns really exilting 
but abandoned himielf freely’ to his own 
ideas, and invented two gardens; the 
plans, prolpeéts, and buildings of which 
are reprefented by the plates which his ~ 
work contains. The deicription of thefe 
two gardens is intérfperfed with numerous 
poems, which, however, are too much 
deftitute of elegance, to fepply the want 
of technical knowledge, which he be- 
trays in many parts of his defigns. 
. ** Natur und Kunft, &c. &c.” 1798. 
pp- 3045 8vo. Nature and Art, or the 
Gardens. It feems.to have been the 
author’s intention to compofe a didaétic 
poem on horticulture, when he wrote the 
four epiftles contained in this volume. 
Willing as we are to acknowledge that a 
variety of juft obfervations on numerous 
fubjefis of horticulture which we have 
met in his work, prove that he pofleffes a 
confiderable degree of ‘knowledge in this 
branch of art, we mutt obferve that he 
has defeated his purpofe of writing an 
entertaining book, by adopting the poe- 
tical form, for which he by no means is 
qualified. 
“¢ Ueber die Mofaik, von Prof. Gur- 
LITT,” 1798:.pp. 32. On the Mofaic 
Art. The fubjeét on which Prof. G. 
treats with his wonted knowledge of the 
arts, are arranged under the following 
heads: I. What is underftood by Mo- 
faic work ? What were the denominations 
given to it by the ancients? and whence 
arofe the appellation Molaic? II. Me- 
chanical procefles in compoting this kind 
of work. III. Hiftory of the Mofaic 
art. IV. Enumeration of the primcipal 
antique remains of this kind of work. 
“© Neu theoretifch-practifches Zeichen- 
buch,” &c. &c. 1798, p. p. 290. 4to. 
New theoretico-praétical Draw:ng-book, 
for the ule of beginners, with xxxvi 1 plates. 
‘Mott of the pletes are extremely ind ‘ffer - 
ent and incorrect ; and the text, which ts 
a taftelefs compiiation, poftetles as litce 
merit as the defigns. 
1093 
COMMERCE. 
’ © NELKENBRECHER’s Tafchenbuch 
der Miinz-Maas-und Gewrcht-kunde,”* 
Sec. &e. 1798. pps xxxIi. UW. 392. Bvo. 
Nelkenbrecher’s Pocket-book of Coins, 
Meafures and Weights, for Merchants, . 
Kighth edition, revifed and confiderably 
augmented by GERHART. A book 
which, within 36 years, has had: eight 
editions, fcarcely requires any recommen- 
dation. The prefent edition contains a 
great number of explanations, correc- 
tions, and additions, relative to the changes 
which the coins, meafures, and weights 
lately have undergone in feveral countries. 
The new meafures, coins, and weights 
of the French Republic i in particular, are 
a valuable addition to this uleful book, 
which ought to be in the hands of every 
merchant. 
DIVINITY. 
“© Die Wunder des alten und neven 
Tettaments in ihrer, wahren Geftalt.* 
1799. pp. 200. 8vo. ‘Fhe Miracles of 
the Old and the New Tettament, in their 
real Shape, for true Worfhippers of 
Chrift. A new attempt at a natural ex- 
planation of the miracles related in the 
Bible. ‘The obfervations which precede 
the attempted explanations, feem to de- 
ferve more attention than the latter, al- 
though they contain nothing that is new 
to the lovers of religious philofophy. 
‘¢ Fufebia, Heraufgegeben von Dr. H. 
Pu. Conr. HENKE.”’ 1799. pp. 648. 
8vo. Eufebia, a periodical work, pub- 
lifhed under the direétion of Dr. HENKE. 
The editor of this work has already prov- 
ed, by a variety of publications, that he 
is a very enlightened divine, and defirous 
of diffuling ufeful knowledge among his | 
colleagues, which alfo evidently is the 
principal object of his Hufebia. Although 
this work contains mala mixta bonts, yet 
we cannot but confels that it promifes to 
remove many rooted prejndices, and to 
ditfufe a fpirit of enquiry and chriftian 
toleration, which ultimately will prove a 
real gain for the caufe of truth and cha- 
rity. 
< Beytrage zur Gefehichte der Veran- 
derungen des Gefehmachs im Predigen, 
&co Secs von. HUSCHULER:.”) £799. 
pp. 224. 8vo. Contributions towards a 
Hiftory of the various Changes in the 
Stile of Preaching among the Proteftants, 
from the Reformation to the prefent Time. 
Thefe contributions contain a great num- 
ber of good compilations, which will af- 
ford excellent materials to a philofophical 
writer of a hiltory of the great changes 
which have taken place in the tatte of 
pulpit 
