“It is, of course, scholarly and scientific—too much so, perhaps, for the traveler who has neither time nor inclination for a minute examination of the antiquities, buildings and ruins of the famous hill; for such as have, the volume cannot be excelled.”
| + + − | Ind. 62: 1357. Je. 6, ’07. 90w. |
“At first sight the book, with its multitudinous footnotes and wealth of historical erudition, may appear to be more acceptable by the student than by the ordinary reader. For the special kind of reader mentioned as being bodily on the capitol it must be invaluable, being a guide book informed with this peculiar charm, that, although no information is omitted which the pilgrim might be expected to possess already, the style conveys a delicate compliment in being far above the comprehension of the vulgar ignoramus.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 169. Mr. 23, ’07. 1210w. | |
| + | Spec. 97: 544. O. 13, ’06. 80w. |
Roe, Fred. Old oak furniture. **$3. McClurg.
The author says “If any apology is needed for what may be termed old oak worship, I may say that the final aim of art is—or ought to be—beauty, and that the cult of old oak is really only one aspect of the pursuit of beauty.” He discusses English archaic rarities, Gothic styles of medieval time, styles of the renaissance and after, oaken chairs and stools before the renaissance, coffers and chests, cupboards and sideboards, bedsteads and cradles, panelling and filled furniture, furniture with hiding-places, vicissitudes of old furniture, and forgeries in old oak.
| + | Dial. 43: 384. D. 1, ’07. 260w. |
“Written rather for the inexperienced than the expert, his book will be an excellent aid to the neophyte; but it also contains much new information of value even to the accomplished antiquarian.”
| + | Int. Studio. 27: 279. Ja. ’06. 130w. |