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P. Hume Brown.
George Buchanan, Humanist and Reformer : a Biography.
By P. Hume Brown. Demy 8vo, 12s.
" There is, perhaps, no eminent Scotsman who has stood in better need of an
impartial and scholarly biography than George Buchanan ; and Mr Hume Brown
is to be congratulated on having in the present volume produced a model of its
kind. " — Scotsman.
Tours in Scotland, 1677 and 1681. By Thomas Kirk and
Ralph Thoresby. Edited by P. Hume Brown. Demy 8vo, 5s.
A lucky accident having brought these two interesting narratives to light since
the "Earl} 7 Travellers in Scotland" was published, it was thought desirable to
reprint them uniform with that book.
Scotland Before 1700. From Contemporary Documents.
Forming a Companion Volume to " Early Travellers in Scotland." By P. Hume
Brown, Author of "The Life of George Buchanan," &c. Demy Svo, 14s.
Bishop Forbes.
Kalendars of Scottish Saints. With Personal Notices of
those of Alba, etc. By Alexander Penrose Forbes, D.C.L., Bishop of
Brechin. 4to, price £3, 3s. A few copies for sale on large paper, £5, 15s. Cd.
"A truly valuable contribution to the archaeology of Scotland." — Guardian.
. Thomas S. Muir.
Ecclesiological Notes on some of the Islands of Scotland,
with other Papers relating to Ecclesiological Remains on the Scottish Mainland
and Islands. By Thomas S. Muir, Author of "Characteristics of Church
Architecture," etc. Demy Svo, with numerous Illustrations, 21s.
Sir Samuel Ferguson.
Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. By
the late Sir Samuel Ferguson, President of the Royal Irish Academy, Deputy
Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland, LL.D., Queen's Counsel, etc. (Being
the Rhind Lectures in Archaeology for 1884.) 1 vol. demy Svo, 12s.
Miss Maclagan.
The Hill Forts, Stone Circles, and other Structural Remains
of Ancient Scotland. By C. Maclagan, Lady Associate of the Society of
Antiquaries of Scotland. With Plans and Illustrations. Folio, 31s. 6d.
" We need not enlarge on the few inc®nsequential speculations which rigid
â– archseologists may find in the present volume. We desire rather to commend it to
their careful study, fully assured that not only they, but also the general reader, will
be edified by its perusal. " — Scotsman.
Prof. Baldwin Brown.
From Schola to Cathedral. A Study of Early Christian
Architecture in its relation to the life of the Church. By G. Baldwin Brown,
Professor of Fine Art in the University of Edinburgh. Demy Svo, Illustrated,
7s. 6d.
The book treats of the beginnings of Christian Architecture, from the point
of view of recent discoveries and theories, with a special reference to the out-
ward resemblance of early Christian communities to other religious associations
of the tim>e.
Patrick Dudgeon.
A Short Introduction to the Origin of Surnames. By
Patrick Dudgeon, Cargen. Small 4to, 3s. 6d.
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