The Cathedral Church of York Part 13

"Half the charm of this little book on Canterbury springs from the writer's recognition of the historical a.s.sociation of so majestic a building with the fortunes, destinies, and habits of the English people.... One admirable feature of the book is its artistic ill.u.s.trations. They are both lavish and satisfactory--even when regarded with critical eyes."--_Speaker_.

"There is likely to be a large demand for these attractive handbooks."

--_Globe_.

"Bell's 'Cathedral Series,' so admirably edited, is more than a description of the various English cathedrals. It will be a valuable historical record, and a work of much service also to the architect. The ill.u.s.trations are well selected, and in many cases not mere bald architectural drawings but reproductions of exquisite stone fancies, touched in their treatment by fancy and guided by art."--_Star_.

"Each of them contains exactly that amount of information which the intelligent visitor, who is not a specialist, will wish to have. The disposition of the various parts is judiciously proportioned, and the style is very readable. The ill.u.s.trations supply a further important feature; they are both numerous and good. A series which cannot fail to be welcomed by all who are interested in the ecclesiastical buildings of England."--_Glasgow Herald_.

"Those who, either for purposes of professional study or for a cultured recreation, find it expedient to 'do' the English cathedrals will welcome the beginning of Bell's 'Cathedral Series.' This set of books is an attempt to consult, more closely, and in greater detail than the usual guide-books do, the needs of visitors to the cathedral towns. The series cannot but prove markedly successful. In each book a business-like description is given of the fabric of the church to which the volume relates, and an interesting history of the relative diocese.

The books are plentifully ill.u.s.trated, and are thus made attractive as well as instructive. They cannot but prove welcome to all cla.s.ses of readers interested either in English Church history or in ecclesiastical architecture."--_Scotsman_.

"A set of little books which may be described as very useful, very pretty, and very cheap ... and alike in the letterpress, the ill.u.s.trations, and the remarkably choice binding, they are ideal guides."--_Liverpool Daily Post_.

"They have nothing in common with the almost invariably wretched local guides save portability, and their only compet.i.tors in the quality and quant.i.ty of their contents are very expensive and mostly rare works, each of a size that suggests a packing-case rather than a coat-pocket.

The 'Cathedral Series' are important compilations concerning history, architecture, and biography, and quite popular enough for such as take any sincere interest in their subjects."--_Sketch_.

LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS.