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THE BRASSES OF ENGLAND Second Edition
By HERBERT W. MACKLIN, M.A., St. John’s Coll. Cambridge. President of
the Monumental Brass Society
With 85 Illustrations
“There is no volume which covers the ground so fully as this
study.”—_Birmingham Post._
“Mr. Macklin writes with enviable lucidity.”—_Standard._
“Reveals the value of English brasses as historical
documents.”—_Westminster Gazette._
“The illustrations are plentiful and excellent.”—_Spectator._
ENGLISH CHURCH FURNITURE Second Edition
By J. CHARLES COX, LL.D., F.S.A., & A. HARVEY, M.B.
With 121 Illustrations
“A mine of carefully ordered information, for the accuracy of which Dr.
Cox’s name on the title page is a sufficient guarantee.”—_Athenæum._
“This new volume fully maintains the high repute of its predecessors.
Dr. Cox is one of our ablest ecclesiologists, and he and Mr. Harvey
have collected a mass of valuable information of the greatest
importance to antiquaries and architects. . . . There is a fine index
of seventy-five columns, truly a pious work.”—_The Architectural
Review._
“This volume is one of the ‘Antiquary’s Books’ series, and is more than
worthy of its distinguished association. There has been an unsparing
expenditure of time and labour upon it.”—_Spectator._
FOLK-LORE AS AN HISTORICAL SCIENCE
By GEORGE LAURENCE GOMME. Clerk to the London County Council
With 28 Illustrations
“No one will read Mr. Gomme’s thoughtful treatise without being the
better able to understand the significance of popular tales and
customs.”—_Scotsman._
“A learned and most interesting volume. We can imagine no more
fascinating subject for study.”—_Daily Mail._
“An excellent piece of work.”—_Dundee Advertiser._
“All will find much that stimulates thought and adds to the inherent
attractiveness of tradition.”—_Athenæum._
ENGLISH COSTUME
By GEORGE CLINCH, F.G.S.
With many Illustrations
In this important work an attempt is made to trace the origin and
development of all the chief phases of English Costume from prehistoric
times down to the end of the eighteenth century. Illuminated MSS.,
sepulchral effigies, monumental brasses, ancient statuary, mediæval
wills, inventories, and the contents of the chief museums, are the
authorities upon which the author has relied in his attempts to get
at the actual facts about this interesting subject. The result is a
volume containing a large amount of original and valuable information.
The book is primarily intended for the use of the antiquary and the
artist, but the accurate and precise information which it gives,
and the abundant illustrations and diagrams with which the text is
interspersed, can hardly fail to make “English Costume” a valuable
hand-book for the promoters of historical pageants and theatrical
representations.
These Volumes will follow
THE GILDS AND COMPANIES OF LONDON. By GEORGE UNWIN
HERALDRY. By THOMAS SHEPARD
THE ROMAN OCCUPATION. By JOHN WARD, F.S.A.
CASTLES AND WALLED TOWNS OF ENGLAND. By ALFRED HARVEY, M.B.
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