قراءة كتاب Handbook of Birmingham Prepared for the Members of the British Association, 1886
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Handbook of Birmingham Prepared for the Members of the British Association, 1886
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HANDBOOK
OF
BIRMINGHAM.
PREPARED FOR THE
MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
1886.
BIRMINGHAM:
Hall and English, Printers, &c., High Street.
1886.
[Entered at Stationers’ Hall.]
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| Introduction, by G. J. Johnson | ix. |
| PART I. | |
| Old Birmingham, by Sam: Timmins | 1 |
| PART II. | |
| Modern Birmingham, edited by Sam: Timmins: | |
| Chap. I. Local Governing Bodies, by J. T. Bunce | 13 |
| Chap. II. Education, by Osmund Airy, M.A. | 26 |
| Chap. III. Libraries: Past and Present, by J. D. Mullins | 65 |
| Chap. IV. Literary, Scientific, and Artistic Societies, by Sam: Timmins | 75 |
| Chap. V. Charitable Institutions, by C. E. Mathews | 81 |
| Chap. VI. Ecclesiastical, by G. J. Johnson, with folded Table. | 95 |
| Chap. VII. Art— | |
| (a) Architecture, by J. A. Cossins | 118 |
| (b) Painting, by E. R. Taylor | 127 |
| (c) Sculpture, by Whitworth Wallis | 135 |
| (d) Music, by W. Bayley Marshall | 141 |
| Chap. VIII. Manufacturing Industries, by C. J. Woodward, B.Sc. | 150 |
| [See also Appendix, p. 346.] | |
| PART III. | |
| Geology and Physiography, edited by Prof. C. Lapworth, LL.D., F.G.S.— | |
| Physiography | 213 |
| Geology, illustrated by a Geological Map of the Birmingham District (in pocket at end of vol.) | 216 |
| Palæozoic Rocks, by Prof. C. Lapworth: | |
| (a) Introduction | 216 |
| (b) Fundamental Rocks | 221 |
| (c) Cambrian Rocks | 224 |
| (d) Silurian Rocks | 227 |
| (e) Carboniferous Rocks | 230 |
| (f) Permian Rocks | 235 |
| Triassic Rocks, by W. J. Harrison, F.G.S. | |