HORÆ FERALES; or, Studies in the Archæology of the Northern Nations. By the late John M. Kemble, M.A. Edited by Dr. R. G. Latham, F.R.S., and A. W. Franks, M.A. Royal 4to, 263 pp., 34 Plates, many coloured, £3. 3s.
The principal material left by the late Mr. Kemble for this work was an extensive and interesting series of drawings; and the thirty-four Plates consist of a selection from these, with some important additions, described and figured under the superintendence of the Director of the Society of Antiquaries. The objects delineated comprise Stone Implements and Weapons, Axes and Hammers, Bronze Implements, Arrow-Heads, Spears, Daggers, Swords, Shields, Helmets and Trumpets, Iron Daggers and Swords, Enamelled Horse-Trappings, Bronze Horse-Trappings, Fibulæ, Armlets, Diadems, Collars and Personal Ornaments, Teutonic Swords, Weapons, and Brooches, and a variety of Urns and other sepulchral objects.
A MANUAL OF BRITISH ARCHÆOLOGY. By Charles Boutell, M.A. Royal 16mo, 398 pp., 20 coloured plates, 10s. 6d.
A treatise on general subjects of antiquity, written especially for the student of archæology, as a preparation for more elaborate works. Architecture, Sepulchral Monuments, Heraldry, Seals, Coins, Illuminated Manuscripts and Inscriptions, Arms and Armour, Costume and Personal Ornaments, Pottery, Porcelain and Glass, Clocks, Locks, Carvings, Mosaics, Embroidery, etc., are treated of in succession, the whole being illustrated by 20 attractive Plates of Coloured Figures of the various objects.
THE BEWICK COLLECTOR. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Thomas and John Bewick, including Cuts, in various states, for Books and Pamphlets, Private Gentlemen, Public Companies, Exhibitions, Races, Newspapers, Shop Cards, Invoice Heads, Bar Bills, Coal Certificates, Broadsides, and other miscellaneous purposes, and Wood Blocks. With an Appendix of Portraits, Autographs, Works of Pupils, etc. The whole described from the Originals contained in the Largest and most Perfect Collection ever formed, and illustrated with a Hundred and Twelve Cuts from Bewick’s own Blocks. By the Rev. Thomas Hugo, M.A., F.S.A., the Possessor of the Collection. Demy 8vo, pp. 562, price 21s.; imperial 8vo (limited to 100 copies), with a fine Steel Engraving of Thomas Bewick, £2. 2s. The Portrait may be had separately, on imperial folio, price 7s. 6d.
WHITNEY’S “CHOICE OF EMBLEMS;” a Facsimile Reprint by Photo-lithography. With an Introductory Dissertation, Essays Literary and Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes. By Henry Green, M.A. Post 4to, pp. lxxxviii., 468. 72 Facsimile Plates, 42s.