Reviews and Notices

way, to recognise it as genuine or spurious, and
further to advise what he shall do with it once it is
in his possession"—it calls for commendation.
The characteristics of the glass produced at various
periods are concisely summarised, and there is a
chapter on " Corrosion" which contains information
of much value to the unwary collector, for the col-
lecting of stained glass has apparently developed
far enough to bring into existence the forger.

Forged Egyptian Antiqicities. By T. G. Wake-
ling. (London: A. and C. Black.) $s. net.—
Mr. Wakeling's intention has been to assist the
curio-hunter to avoid being taken in by the number-
less adept forgeries which are constantly being
offered to the unwary tourist and amateur collector
as genuine Egyptian relics. He gives many in-
stances of the great cleverness of the native crafts-
men in manufacturing and their fertile resource in
palming off these spurious "antiquities" on un-
suspecting purchaser. Besides text illustrations
there are sixteen in colour of various forged pieces.

Scottish Life and Character in Anecdote and
Story. By William Harvey, F.S.A. Scotland.
(Stirling: Eneas Mackay; London: Simpkin,
Marshall and Co.) ^s. net.—The reputation of
the " Land o' Cakes" for humour is put beyond
question by this collection of stories brought
together by Mr. Harvey and arranged by him
under a dozen headings relating to various aspects
of life, such as " Gown and Bands" ; " Psalm
Book and Bible"; "Wig and Gown"; "The
Doctor," &c. In the hundreds of anecdotes thus
grouped, one may find a perennial source of
entertainment, though the " Southron " may occa-
sionally find the dialogue a little too broad for his
comprehension. By way of pictorial embellishment
reproductions in colour are included of several
typical paintings by Erskine Nichol, and some
vivacious sketches- by Mr. J. G. Spence Smith,
Mr. H. W. Kerr and Mr. F. M. B. Blaikie.

The Legends of King Arthur and his Knights.
Compiled and arranged by Sir James Knowles,
K.C.V.O. (J. T. K.) (London : F. Warne and
Co.) 6s. net.—The story of King Arthur and his
glorious company of the Round Table is a very
precious heritage. Special interest attaches to
this reprint of the version of these noble legends
compiled by the late Sir James Knowles, and first
published under the initials J. T. K. about thirty-
five years ago, on account of the intimacy between
the author and Lord Tennyson who was at that
time in the midst of writing the " Idylls of the King."
Mr. Lancelot Speed has made twenty drawings for
the book, some of which are reproduced in colour.

Who's Whoiov 1913 (A. and C. Black. i$s. net),
contains 25,000 biographical notices of contem-
porary personages of note, mostly British, but
with a good sprinkling of foreigners among them.
Though the new issue shows a considerable in-
crease of matter, the number of pages is less than
in last year's, extra space being afforded by
lengthening the page of type. In the new edition
of The Englishwoman's Year Book and Directory,
another annual from the same firm, special attention
is drawn to contributions concerning the develop-
ment of Co-Education, recent Insurance Legisla-
tion in Great Britain, the growth of Suffrage
Societies and other developments affecting women.
With its encyclopaedic and carefully edited inform-
ation this annual is remarkably cheap at 2s. 6d.
net. A new work of reference from the same
house is Boohs that Count ($s. net)—a dictionary
of standard books in English edited by W. Forbes
Gray, and intended primarily to help the ordinary
reader and the young student quickly to ascertain
the aim and scope of books approximating to
standard value. Some 5500 books, arranged in
fourteen main sections, are embraced in the survey.

Mr. W. Monk, R.E., has for some years past
published a " Calendarium Londinense," or London
Almanac with an original etching of some place of
interest in London as its pictorial feature. The
subject he has chosen this year is The Guildhall,
E.C., the scene of so many historic gatherings.
The lettering is clear and neat, and in general
appearance the calendar is quite worthy of being
framed and hung in study or office. The price is
2S. 6d. net, and can be obtained of Mr. Elkin
Mathews, 4 Cork Street, London, W.

The Fine Arts Publishing Company, Ltd., have
recently opened a gallery at 15 Green Street,
Leicester Square, London, for the better display of
the numerous reproductions of works of art
published by them. These include, besides a great
variety of subjects reproduced by the " Mezzo-
gravure" process in monochrome, an interesting
series of plates done in colour by a modification
of the same process. Especially notable among
these is the set of panels painted by Mr. Byam
Shaw, Mr. Cadogan Cowper, Mr. Henry Payne
and other well-known artists, and presented by the
Lords to the House of Commons, the subjects
being certain striking events in British history.
The reproductions of these panels in the colour
schemes of the originals are excellent, and being
executed on a large scale for framing, they make
admirable decorations for the class-rooms of schools.

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