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I NOTES AND QUERIES. mes. v1. Nov. 1o,1om L #e ee ee an MR. HEINEMANN’S NEW BOOKS. ART. BELLES LETTRES. TRAVEL. PHILOLOGY. SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. By Sir Walter Armstrong, Director of the N atlonal Gallery, Ireland. Wlth 70 Photogravures and 6 Lithographs fn Colour. Unlform with ‘ GAINS. BOROUGH,” by the same Author. An Edition llmlted to 1,000 Coples for sale fn Great Brltaln. 1 vol. Imperial ite. bl. bs. net. [I|ggd{g¢¢1,_ HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation from the Danish Orl nal b H. L. BREKSTAD. With an Introductfon by BDMUND GOBSII. Wlth 240 Wood B vl HANB TEGNBR. Dedicated to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales. 2 vols. demy 4to. 10s. net each. “gn up by ROMAN ART. Some of its Prmciples and their apphcation to Early Chrlstlan Painting. By FRANZ WICKHOFF. Translated and Edited by Mrs. S. ARTHUR STRONG, LL.D. - With 14 Plates and numerous Text Illustrations. 1 vol. ll. 165. net. “ This splendid volume fills a gap ln artlstlc learning. The subject of lt ls art in Rome from the time of Augustus to that of Constantine-its phases of st le and the manner of derivation that produced early Chrlstlan artas we find lt, working under the lnsplratlon of the ghurch and of the Empire."-Illustrated London News. POMPEI : the City, its Life and Art. An Artistic Survey of Archwological ~ Achievements.. BiPIERRE GUSMAN. Translated by FLORENCE SIMMONDS and M. JOURDAIN. With an Iptroductlon by AX COLLIGNON. With 12 Coloured Plates and 500 Text Illustrations. 1 vol. imperial atot 1 . 18.1. net. '*,,* Mr. Gusman’s book presents ln a new llght the art and llfe of Pompel. It ls an artlst's snrve of the ancient clty-an artist whose trained eye and hand have enabled hlm to make the dead live again for us, after a fashion unattain- able by the archaeologist. He appeals to the reader as a clcerone who has been deeply imbued not only with the spirit of an ancient civlllzatlon, but with the subtle charm of the landsatpe that Iles under the menace of Vesuvius. CHARACTERS OF ROMANCE. By William Nicholson. A Portfolio of 16 Pastels reproduced ln Colours. 21. 2s. net.

  • J In this gallery will be found, amongvother characters famous ln romance, Don Qulxote, Madge Wllddre, Rochester,

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