. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 1843.] THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 61 REVIEWS. An Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and Prac- tical. By Joseph Gwilt. Illustrated by more than 1000 engrav- ings on wood. In one thick volume, Svo., 1080 pp. London, 1842. Longman & Co. SECOND NOTICE. We may resume our notice of this work, by remarking that Mr. Gwilt indulges almost quite as much in criticism upon "critics," as upon buildings, and that as regards the former, he
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 1843.] THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 61 REVIEWS. An Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and Prac- tical. By Joseph Gwilt. Illustrated by more than 1000 engrav- ings on wood. In one thick volume, Svo., 1080 pp. London, 1842. Longman & Co. SECOND NOTICE. We may resume our notice of this work, by remarking that Mr. Gwilt indulges almost quite as much in criticism upon "critics," as upon buildings, and that as regards the former, he is apt to express himself with a degree of spleen against the whole race, that amounts to want of temper, and which certainly is not calculated to obtain for him their good word. Nevertheless, his present work has obtained unqualified, not to call it outrageous praise, from some of them; viz., those who write for newspapers, and in whose favour he is henceforth bound to make an exception. Most good-natured they certainly must be allowed to have shown themselves—that is, supposing they looked far enough into his book to meet with some of the ungracious re- flections he has thrown out upon the fraternity of reviewers. Al- though not very thin-skinned ourselves, nor disposed to vindicate the pretensions of all our reviewing brethren, we must say, that Mr. Gwilt carries his hostility too far. He takes it for granted, that none of those who write upon architectural subjects in literary journals, are professional men, or if not belonging to the profession, can have qual- fied themselves by study, for the task they venture upon. Were the " catalogue of works on architecture," which he has given in his En- cyclopaedia, what it ought to be, it would contain many, and those not the least interesting or valuable of all, for which we are indebted to the studies of those whom Mr. G. would have us regard as little better than intruders and pretenders—persons who just know enoug
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