28 JANUARY 1905, Page 6

Michelangelo.—This is the Life by Condivi, which the colophon tells

us is "now done into English by Herbert P. Home, and newly printed at Boston in the United States of America, at the Merrymount Press." From the form of this announcement the reader will expect elaborate printing, thick paper with rough edges, and a book which will not stay open. All these things he will find, as well as type designed by the translator and dazzling to the eye. In spite of this, Condivi's narrative is always delightful, it is so unaffected and sincere. The present translation is pleasant to read, having plenty of character.