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 438 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. precious collection of drawings by this talented artist, now in the possession of Mr. Twopeny, will form the basis of the work, which cannot fail to meet with cordial encouragement. Mr. Bogue is the publisher. Mr. G. R. Lewis, whose " Illustrations of Kilpeck Church " first called attention to the remarkable sculptures existing in Herefordshire, has been encouraged to resume his labours, and proposes to publish (by subscription) Illustrations of Shobden Church, in the same county, which contains early sculptures of even more curious character than Kilpeck, and of especial interest, as their date (XII. Cent.) may be ascertained by documentary evidence. Address to G. R. Lewis, Esq., 10, South Parade, Bromptou. Mr. Octavius Hansard has in preparation three views, from recent admeasurement, of the west front of the Banqueting House, Whitehall, of which good representations had long been a desideratum. Subscribers names received by Mr. VVeale, High Holborn. We regret that a press of matter, at the close of this volume, prevents our fully noticing various recent Archaeological publications well deserving of attention. We may mention the translation, by Mr. Thoms, of Mr. Worsaee's valuable manual of Northern Antiquities, which has just appeared, published by Mr. Parker ; the late publication of the " History of St. Cuthbert,"by the very Rev. Monsignor Eyre ; the commencement of the interesting History of Darlington, of which Mr. Hylton Longstaffe has pro- duced his first, a very attractive, part ; and the Guide to the study of Medieval Architecture by Mr. Parker, comprising Lectures received most favourably by the Oxford Architectural Society. During the past year, a remarkable Pageant, of considerable interest, took place at Ghent, in which an unique display of medieval costume was combined with the most happy result. The arrangement was due to M-. Felix Devigne, Professor of the Academy at Ghent, whose valuable work on costume, armour and arms, the " Vade Mecum du Peintre " (Gand, 1 844, 4to), as also his more recent " Recherches sur les Costumes des Glides et des Coi'porations de Metiers," well deserves to be more known to antiquaries in England. M. Devigne will publish, at a very moderate subscription, the " Album du Cortege Historique," exhibiting the numerous costumes of the Counts of Flanders, the Guilds, &c., composing the Pageant, which consisted of nearly seven hundred personages. Subscriptions to the work received by Messrs. Barthes, Great Marlborough Street. The proposal to form a series of Examples of Medieval Aet and Manufactures, originated by some active members of the Institute, and communicated to the Society of Arts, has been favoured by the cordial approval and encouragement of their Royal President, the Pbince Albert. Arrangements are in progress to give full effect to this exhibition, an inter- esting preliminary to the display of modern manufactures of all nations, in 185 L The medieval collection will be opened to public inspection in London early in the spring. The numerous members of the Institute, whose collections have enriched the museums, which have formed a striking feature of the successive Annual Meetings, are invited to co-operate by contributing to this series ; and to communicate as early as possible with the Secretaries, who will give all requisite information in regard to this object.