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    6So The Publishers' Circular . Sept.,, l...

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    Books Received:— From The Bazaar Office....

    has understood Old WV not B > w « r a special W to r r be wr name of ¦¦ the ¦ or »* world w desi w gnation . This is atlas generall is of y , ^* ^^^^^ ^^ ^*^*^^ ^^ ^ ™ " ' ' — — —

    Eng the world land , , as onl shown y it is by the Map world I . Eng as land it under relates the to Romans T * . nm « . TiH- XXIX YXTX . Russia Russia , to to illustrate illustrate ( Crimean Jnmean

    War ; XXXI ; . The World , , showing British possessions & c . The letterpress seems lav a little care-_ ^ ^ k ^^ k ^ K ^^ . ^ aW

    lessly printed , for we find Sir John Lbake on page 89 , and on the next Sib John Leak . From Messrs BPVHBs . Sampson LowMarston fw- -- - « - -i & Co . —

    ( ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^ & 4 ^^ v a ^^ B *^ *^^ ^^» ^^^ ™ ^^^^ ^ » ^^^^^^^ aHl ^ — ^^ ^™ - ^—~» - — ~ w , ^™ ^^^^^^^— — — — _— — — . — — ' Giotto / by Harry Quilter . The chapters are headed : —Art in Italy , in the 13 th century ; ^ Fresco ^ ^ ^^ t ^ ^^^^ painting m ^^^ w ™ ** ^ ^^^ r ^ l ; 3 ' Cimabue ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ; J Giotto ** ¦ " ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ; v ¦¦ the ^» ^ r Chief - ^— — — - —

    function of painting ; Giotto ' s early work at Florence and Rome . ; Giotto at Padua ; Giotto ' s style ; Giotto at Assisi ; Later work at Florence ,

    The opening sentence of the work is : — leaving preservation The biographies to the of world the in memories the this legacies series of those are of their intended great genius to artists help have , in who not the ,

    their a AVCW ll di W AUg e works d , but / VJLAW exert live V * \ J to * . 1 \ 1 this •* » ^/ hour AXf 3 **» V in the V-a . far V 1 * V - re 4 aching g ^ W « - «* . V » kJ , * . influence UM T W ** W w The aiai last «« a sentences v a _ a of the - aa work » »«» wer • v e writte n in ^^ *^ w m * t ^* ' ^ - ^ ^ y ^^ ¦* ^«^ *• *_ , *^ * — ' ^ ¦ * *_^ w * . *• •* *^ ¦ " — ——

    the very shadow of Giotto ' s bell-tower , which stands beside the cathedral of Florence : — I raised ... by . That one who campanile dwelt WJklS of amid UUtA ' porphyry cold dreams and of jasper architec , ' not

    -I A iJWfc ** J V ** V T 1 UV Vfc'V >* WAVt UA VUlUiU VSA . ** M . X > a . A A *• »¦* ^ tural geometrical proportion ornament , and , but gave by his the life man to who the could designing feel the of humour of the dog , the patience of oxen , and love to have

    such such things things carved carved about about the the base base of of his his tower tower , . & & cc .. Colour , plates , photograph , drawing and wood engraving , each contribute to the illustration of

    Mr . Quilter ' s book , which is in quarto , bound in cloth of tasteful simplicity , the boldness of whose inscription brings to mind the familiar

    Florentine saying , ' Round as the 0 in Giotto . ' mately ? This Essay in was the originally series of ' written Illustrated for , Biographies and will ulti of

    the UiMWljr Great appear U £ S Artists £ / VCVA XXI , , * published VUUOVllVO by VI Messrs XAIUOVIMI . Sampson ^ U J- * JL \ Jgt Low M . f * ± SI & -lXWJ Co . From the same . —' Every day W Eng \ j lish , ' by V R . G .

    White . A crown octavo of more than five hundred pages , cramful of matter which will be deeply interesting to students and thoughtful

    men . Here is a specimen — so so-- I called called believe is is that to to the cramo effect the the of the free free study action action of English of of the the mind mind grammar : to to , , cramp ;

    bewilder , and confuse where it does not enfeeble and f of " ormalise ¦—¦ English ; speech to pervert - » vk and the } in perception brief 4 to substitute of the tru the e excellence sham MUUili of

    a dead —^* "O * form •»*¦* *^ " -M" for * the ; y mu reality > a , au of v * . a living . J , wv UUMUVAUUIA spirit . VUV \ JA . From Mr . W . Mack . — 'A Service of Suffering 1 O ;'

    or , Leaves from the Biography of Mrs . Croad of Swindon / with extracts from her writings . The lad ^ — ~ y f whose »»— — «^ w ^ Vd' exceptional ' ^^ ^» VB ^^^ ^ T M ^ - M ^^ ^ b ^ B % W ^ ¦ sufferings 0 *^ »^» ^^ ^^ ^^ t ± ^ Pl ^ ^^ % are * *^ ^^

    here recorded , and who has , notwithstanding the loss of many of her faculties , retained a ! wonderful has been unable power _ , to of move a « thought from <¦» rib ui and > her A-Ji observation bed » Vi since ,

    — — v _ ^^ „_ ^_ w n ^ ^ , ^ , ^_ , * v ^ » ** ^^ ^ SA . ^ V ^ X- » K ^ A * * ** S A ^ the 1866 capacity , while she of taking is also deprived solid food of si ( b g y ht lo , hear ck-jaw ing ) " , , f and the use of both hands and arms . The book ,

    quainted which wnicn is is with the the work work her , and of of one one who who who offers is is intimatel intimatelv to furnish y ac ac all --reasonable proofs of the accuracy of its statements ,

    offers a wonderful illustration of the law of compensation by which , as in the case of blind or

    d deal eaf and ana dumb dumb persons Dersons . , the the mind mind is is gi lifted fted with with peculiar powers , and it also gives abundant evidence of the truly Christian resignation exhibited

    by the unfortunate sufferer . From Messrs — - — . Maomillan —t ¦»¦»—^— oainwvwn ^ & *^« F Co ^^^ ^^ . —' JByro ^ L ^ w <* V ^ ¦¦ n * , 'by t * S J

    deep John ly Nicho interesting l ( 'English summary Men of of the Lottera life of ' ) . the A poet Jl , and of the -- various - — ~ — - ^ ¦—» fw ^ fo mm i # rei « . «^ < aa gn ^«^« and w BJ » ^ j » Eng , J >^< klfc » lish » A ^ # A « esti 1 i # m » »>»

    -extracts is mates an account of , bo Byron tha of t as anybod his a man works y and who , one as attentivel a by poet one . y , There reads with Q ^ fymmmmmmm mm * __ j _ lc ^^ Mr ^^^^^^^ "" ^ " ^^^*^ i "' *( WW ^ P ** W <> W * iP * l ^ MMXMMMMHMaiMMIMMVIIMMMBMlMailBiaiMllte ^^ tf ^^^^^^^ MI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    t purposes purposes his volume , . a A is suffici snore short ent specimen specimen ly informed may may for be be given srive all ordinary n I

    of * Manfred Lauterbrunnen ' is a chaos and of Grindelwald pictures suggested , half by animated the scenerv bv personifications and sensational narrative

    vague . A Switzerland gain , after , an Mr . extract Nichol from says : — Byron ' s journal in

    Students of ' Manfred' will recognise whole sentences contempt only slightly of authorship modified in , there verse is . scarce Though a fine Byron phrase talks in with hfo , letters service . or journal which is not pressed into the author ' s

    From Ladies Mr , ' . b B y ernard Olphar Quarit Hamst . ch .. — A ' compact Aggravating and

    interesting essay in bibliography , of which these are - — the — contents -- — — — : — How — to describe - _ - — — - _ - a — - _ book - >^ r ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ . cata FbV - ^^ , ^^^^^ v ^^^ V

    loguing , different descriptions of books , style of printing , punctuation , the beginning and the end , of errors , means of identifying the authors

    of anonymous and pseudonymous books , List of Works by a Lady , index , & c . From Mr . Edward Stanford . — ' McMullen ' s

    Experimental Cruise in the Procyon . ' This single-handed voyage in a 7-ton lugger is full of practical ---- -- instruction and examp - le for - the yachts - . _ -v -v

    -— — ^— — — — — ^ - ^ VW ^ ^ . Nautical men generally will find in it a most useful chapter on collisions . Charts and illustrations add to the interest of the work .

    From the same . — ' A Few Remarks on the necessity for further Suppression of Infectious Disorders ( Fevers ) ' by Donald MurdochF . RC . S . One of

    the chief , problems in all cases , of infectious disease , from the comparatively simple measles of — the — nursery — ^^ up to the more terrible scarlet

    fever and smallpox , is how best to prevent the spread of the disease . Mr . Murdoch here summarises the regulations for dealing with the

    matter as contained in the Sanitary Act , and the Public Health Act , and he then proposes certain emendations of the statutes with a view to make

    them more effective .. Mr . Murdoch advocates the establishment of sanitary offices to which all legall 4 e f ^^ K ^ h ^ p ^ vjfe i » y f qualified ^* m **^* % sw J ^ j * ^^ ^^ ^^^ ** medica ^ m ^ m ^ r " ¦ * ^^^^ v l «* practitioners W *^ ^^ »^ Jfc V < a ^^ ^ b ^« ^^ ^ b **^ m shall ^ w * - — ^— ' be

    required to send within twenty-four hours notice of cases of infectious disease occurring among their Ai k patientstogether l with ¦ a statement whether

    proper ^ ^ ^^ j ^ » j ^_ measures jt ^ m ni— ^ s + iJ , m ^^^^^^ for ^^ ~— ~ v * disinfection ^ v v ^ ^^ jh ^^ " ^ p ^ *^^ v of ^ ^^ m ^ the «^ «* ^^ premises ^ * — — - have or have not been taken . He also suggests that every person who has suffered from an

    from infectious his medical disease attendant shall be a required clean bill to of procure health before he is again permitted to mingle with the

    community , and that a copy of this document sneh Rr shall \ oh as a « be these thfiRft sent if if to strictl Ktrio the . tlv sanitary enforced finforo . ftfl office . would would . Measures it it cannot cannot y ,

    public be doubted health , , lead , and to to a vast the prevention improvement , , of in much the disease which is now spread from house to house

    simply owing to the criminal carelessness and selfishness of the publicThe remarks of Mr .

    OVAAAQJLA 1 JUUU \ SX 1 > JUIV IJUWAAV . -i JL . JLAU i . VAUlU' *** " v ~ attention ULVVUIIV Murdoch not M . *\ J may U \ onl JAJkA y J be of AAAM his commended professional UAV / AVUMAV / ULV to brethren IL ^ Jfc the V" » " ¦¦ - special -7 , but

    of all those whoas members of vestries , guardians with of the the poor duty , or of , sanitary caring for authorities the public , are health charged .

    Fro from m the Kev Tyne . Henry Publishing Ward Beecher Co . — ' Golden ' a Words Gleams and Works YH 7 " . ^ - »« 1 ,- < -. / ' This nPK-C ,-. volume < .. < -i 1 i' .-m , A which 'mli'istla has Vvna a portrait i- \ rki * f 1 * R 11 or Ol

    the well-known trans- , Atlantic preacher as its frontispiece , presents to the English reader h a

    collection of more than 350 extracts from » latest extracts writings classified VAreDOiAiuu , sermons under uuuci , and the t lectures following iw . bud The

    -DAiiinutP are mo uc » v »» -p jects "Life : — t . hA God Rihlfi ; Christ - the ; the Church Holy : Sp Miscellaneous irit ; Human ; *

    and , the Nation ' s Duty to Slavery . The book « U

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1880, page 680, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091880/page/8/