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Books Of The Day

The Jackson "New Deal " The Age of Jackson. By Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. With an introduc- tion by Herbert Agar. (Eyre and Spottiswoode. 21s.) IN March, 1829, a mob of uncouth,......

The Ghent Altarpiece

ON May 6th, 1432, there was set up in the church of St. John at Ghent the great painting which is known by common consent as the Ghent altarpiece. The Adoration of the Lamb (or......