The Ruined Abbeys of the Border. The Ruined Abbeys of
Yorkshire. Extracted from the Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain. By W. Hewitt. With photographic Illustrations. By Sodgfleld and Ogle. (A. W. Bennett.)—We think that the publisher has hit upon a happy Idea in breaking up Mr. Howitt's large work into these small volumes, each comprising a county or district, and introducing photographic Illustrations. At a very trifling cost any one may get the half-dozen architectural relies of the district that lie is interested in or has visited. Of course the illustrations vary in merit ; of the two volumes before us we give the preference to the Abbeys of the Border; Melrose and Lindis- farne are admirably given, but in Roslyn Chapel we do not get, because perhaps it is not possible for photography to give, the luxurious floral carving.
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