| + + | Outlook. 81: 45. S. 2, ‘05. 50w. | |
| + | Sat. R. 100: 155. Jl. 29, ‘05. 400w. | |
| + | Spec. 95: 159. Jl. 29, ‘05. 250w. |
Vincent, Marvin R., tr. See Dante, A. Inferno.
Vinogradoff, Paul. Growth of the manor. [*]$2.50. Macmillan.
A volume based upon lectures given at Oxford in the summer of 1904, and addressed primarily to students of general history. The author gives a full treatment of manorial origins; he states in his preface: “All periods of English history had their bearing on the life of the manor. Some germs of manorial institutions may be found in the Celtic age; the Roman occupation of the island had undoubtedly a powerful influence on its economic arrangements; the old English period is marked by the full development of the rural township; the feudal epoch finds the manor at its height; the dissolution of the manor forms one of the processes by which modern commercial intercourse was brought about.”
“His method and the mastery of the details of his subject combine to produce a notable book; but we confess to disappointment that he did not pursue to a greater extent the test of comparative polity. Broad as it is in outline, it is full to the highest degree of the most valuable details. A mass of material brought together and classified in a manner which must remain of permanent value.”
| + + + | Acad. 68: 125. F. 11, ‘05. 780w. |
“On the whole, Dr. Vinogradoff is not convincing in his argument.”
| — + | Lond. Times. 4: 322. O. 6, ‘05. 1050w. |
“This power of brilliant scientific intuition in individual instances, along with his vast general erudition, is what makes Vinogradoff so admirable. He is preëminently a ‘case historian.’ But the power of summation, of vividly portraying the march of change in its broad currents, he does not possess.”
| + + — | Nation. 81: 223. S. 14, ‘05. 1490w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 105. F. 18, ‘05. 330w. |