| − | Am. J. Theol. 11: 140. Ja. ’07. 310w. |
Raven, John James. Bells of England; with 60 il. (Antiquary’s books.) *$3. Dutton.
7–2433.
The result of a sixty years’ study of campanology. “It is a work that can scarcely fail to give satisfaction to any who are interested in the story of bells, whether experts or novices. The Celtic, Saxon, Norman, Plantagenet, and Tudor use of bells, and the history of the later foundries are fully discussed; whilst other chapters tell of particular dedications, of change-ringing, of chime barrels and carillons, of handbells or tintinnabula, of bell usages and laws, and of the legends and poetry to which they have given birth.” (Ath.)
“The critic looks in vain for sins of commission.”
| + + − | Ath. 1906, 2: 307. S. 15. 350w. |
“Dr. Raven’s book puts a new and deeper meaning into a thousand familiar quotations and allusions, and makes understandable numerous rites and customs that may previously have been past over without a thought of their significance.”
| + | Ind. 63: 825. O. 3, ’07. 170w. |
“A volume highly creditable to his patient industry.”