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Progress of Art in English Church Architecture. By T. S.

Robertson. (Gay and Bird.)--This book seems to accomplish satisfactorily its object,—to give a simple and intelligible account of the successive styles of church architecture. Practi- cally we have in England nothing of importance earlier than the Norman, though there are some remains earlier in style if not in date. Mr. Robertson, accordingly, after some introductory observations on plan, &c., gives a detailed account of the Norman style, and fellows this up with a description of how the Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles were developed out of it. A final chapter is given to Scottish architecture.