12 NOVEMBER 1921, Page 25

We have received the first part of the fifth volume

of the Cata- logue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in the Oriental Public Library at Bankipore (Patna : Superintendent Govern- ment Printing). This well-printed volume, prepared by Maulavi Abdul Hamid under the direction of Sir E. Denison Ross, describes the Arabic works relating to the traditions of the Prophet, especially the Sunni collections with their commen- taries. It is a scholarly piece of work.