6 JUNE 1896, Page 26

A Text-Book of the History of Architecture. By A. D.

P. Hamlin. (Longmans and Co.)—Tho good arrangement of this book makes the mass of information it contains upon the architec- ture, both of Europe and Asia, easily available. Though the size of the book prevents much fullness of description, the number of illustrations reproduced from photographs greatly add to the value of the work.