Front matter

Transcriber’s Note:

Footnotes have been collected at the end of each chapter, and are linked for ease of reference.

The fullpage and smaller illustrations have been moved to fall on the nearest paragraph break. The “facing page” binding instructions have been removed.

The table of contents indicates that the Index begins at p. 375. The index includes an Appendix, prior to the actual tabulation of references.

Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation.

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