I S L E O F P U B EC K R . DO RSET . T H O M A S B O N D B A , . L ONDON W E A STA F C H A I w . G C SS s . D RD N ORD , 5 5 , R N RO , B OURNEMO UT H M E . SY E H A M YA L MA I E L I B A Y A D N , RO R N R R . A ll Ri h ts R e er ve g s d . C R I T I C A L N O T I C E S h a e W r Of t e bov o k. I i h A r ea lly excellent book on Corfe Ca stle . t s one of t e b es t books of th e kind I ha ve ever seen I t cont a ins all th e inform a tion t a t i s exta n t on t h e su ect wel cons1d er ed a nd i este w t u t a n h bj , l d g d i ho y T h w u ts a r e e cell ent t i n r a win a n en r a n . r igm a r ole . e oodc x bo h d g d g vi g Th t e P ke E s . e la J. a r r H , q , i t Fr om th e G en ea l og s . t o th e a ttent n of We c or dia lly c om m end th is a dmir a ble m onogr a ph io c r n c es I t i s a w r enu ne r esea r c . Fr m ea r , ou r r ea der s . o k of g i h o ly h o i l h a s n a e t o c nst r ct a m st r e a e a nd Mr . B n ee u u c r ec r s e c . p bli o d , t , o d b bl o o li bl f m a m t a r a r c t ect ur e . inst r u c tive a ccou nt of t his gr a nd exa m ple o e diaev l ili y hi Th e a r t cul a r s a s t o th e T h e hist or ic a l por tion i s emin ently r ea da ble . p i h s r u s u ent of r ec r s fa br ic a r e a ls o well w or th y of clos e stu dy by t e e io st d o d u te i n a er a nd t h e il lu str a tions a re n ot only w ell s elected b u t a r e exec d v y a r tistic m a nner . " u Fr om th e A r c h wol ogtc a l Jo r na l . h u m e e r e u s i s em d e a n a le a er on r e a st e I n t e vol b fo bo i d b p p Co f C l , M c a a r i n thi u r na i n 1865 w th r m th e en r . B n w e e s J f o p of o d, hi h pp d o l , i m n a t ns a nd m r em ents a s u r t er r esea r c es u r n th e a st twent e e d io i p ov , f h h d i g l y yea r s ha ve r ender ed n ecessa r y . ’ w r tr a t s th e s t r r e a st e t a r c tect u r al Mr . B n s e o d o k of hi o y of Co f C l , bo h hi nd c u m ent a r i n a m s t e h a u st e w a a nd it i s f cu t t o see w a t a do y o x iv y , di fi l h i i n fu r th er ca n b e sa id a bou t t n i ts pr ese t c on dition . u r Fr om Not es a n d Q e i es . h m s n er t n a s t E n i t ca nn t Cor fe i s one of t e o t i t e s i g c les i n gla nd . If o m a r e w t evense wh c sta n s es e a nd m a b e sa t o r w c o p i h P y , i h d b id , y id g o t h e wa s a R m a n t wn nor w t th e s e -kee B er ke e ou t of ll of o o , i h h ll p of l y , nd t h e r t fie P nt e r a ct i n s t r c nter est r e h a s c a m s a fo i d hill of o f hi o i i , Co f l i u i i n h er r st r n r f a n a ll th e of i t s own which p t t t e v y fi a k . Co e lo e of now r em a n n ca n s w w t n it s enc su r e ra m ent s w c c a stles i i g ho i hi lo f g hi h, u t ence to th e u n er sta n n m a b e e t o b e a n ea r er wit ho viol d di g , y h ld of li n da t e t h a n th e Nor m a n co qu es t . M B n h a s r e th a h s of r a We think tha t r . o d p ov d t t e ite Co fe C stle wa s a ssess n th e r wn w en th e D m es a s u r ve w a s m a e p o io of C o h o d y y d , r a n b u t e i n a lthou gh that r ec o d c n ot e q o d e vidence . B n h a s en a s er es e tr a cts r m th e a r r s wh c Mr . c o d giv i of x f o f b i oll , i h S m r e h n . b egin i n th e r eign of Hen y III . o of t e e tr ies a r e ver y int er es ting Fr om t h e A i u M nt q a r i a n a g a z i ne . We h a ve h er e a book t o which we ca n conscientiou sly p a y a high t r ibu te ' T h e n e r u ns m e a a s i w of pr a ise . obl i of diaev l c t les n hic h E ng la n d i s so i e - em n ent r c h a e r a r e u n c m etent st r a ns for th e r ea s n p i ly i h v ly fo d o p hi o i , o t a t w e on th e on e a n t e r a r c tect u r e i s a s ec a stu a nd h hil , h d , h i hi p i l dy , u n er st n a er tew wh o a e m a e i t t e r own su ec d ood by o ly v y , h v d h i bj t ; on th e other ha n d t hose wh o ha ve thu s a c qu ir e d th e necess a r y g ener a l knowledge a r e t oo ten a ck n i n th e s ec a c a n w ed e wh c i s i s u c of l i g p i l lo l k o l g , i h n h u e s n M . c a ses a s t e s e t a . r B n we er h a s u n u est na su , b ol ly i l o d, ho v , q io bly cce ed m n n t ese two u a a I n h ed i n co bi i g h q lific tions .