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M ESSRS . M ETHUEN'S L IST 15 Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By W. M.F LINDERS P ETRIE, D.C.L. With 120 Illustrations. Crown %vo. y. 6d, *Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an accomplished student of comparativearchaeology. In these lectures, delivered at the^Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in Kgypt, and in tracing its influence on tht- art of other countries.'— Times, S. Baring Gould. THE TRAGEDY OF THE CAESARS. The Emperors of the Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. BARINGOULD, Author of' Mehalah,' etc. Fourth Edition. Royal %vo. 15.?. ' A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying_interest. The great feature of the book is theuse the author has made of the existing portraits of the Caesars, and the admirable critical subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of profuse magnificence.'— Daily Chronicle. T . ^ . 'The volumes will in nosense disappoint the general reader. Indeed, intheir way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English. . . . Mr. Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way s not to make one dullpage. Athen&um. H. de B. Gibbins. INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND : HISTORI­ CAL OUTLINES. By H. DR B. G IBBINS, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps. Second Edition, Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due perspective. Leginnmg with prehistoric times, it passes in review the growth and advance ofindustry up to the nineteenth century, showingits gradual development and progress. The book is illustrated by Maps, Diagrams, and Tables. A. Clark. THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD : Their History and their Traditions.By Members of the University. Edited by A. C LARK, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College. 8vo. 12s. 6d. ' A work which will certainly beappealed to for many yearsas the standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.'— A tkenauni. Perrens. THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. By F. T.P ERRENS. Translated by H ANNAH L YNCH. %vo. 12s, 6d. A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de 1 This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, whohas deserved well of all who are interested in Italian history.'— Manchester Guardian. J.Wells. A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. By J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor ofWadham Coll., Oxford.With 4Maps. Crown Svo. 3s, 6c/, This book is intendedfor the Middle ?»nd Upper Forms of Public Schools and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables, etc. *An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon freshness and vigour.'— Speaker,