The Glorious Dead: figurative sculpture of British First World War memorials. By Geoff Archer. 240mm. Pp 416, 274 b&w figs. Kirstead: Frontier Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9781872914381. \\pounds30 (pbk).
The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West. By James Stevens Curl. 240mm. Pp xxxvi + 572, ills. London: Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0415361192: \\pounds80 (hdbk); 0415361184: \\pounds27.50 (pbk).