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nature of his work could be almost completely obscured by the early modern period. Finally, Mrs. Bromwich studies in detail the story of 'Cynon Fab Clydno', one of the heroes of the Gododdin who escaped from the battle, according to Sir Ifor's interpretation, and whose later history in medieval legend is none too heroic. In an ingenious article, Dr. Bromwich argues that Cynon, too, fell with the remainder of 'y gwyr a aeth Gatraeth'. This is an impressive book, full of stimulating ideas, and a fitting tribute to Sir Idris's inspiring teaching in this field. Historians may feel that too many questions are still begged, but the problems are stated more clearly than ever, and future fields for research are mapped out. How much more can be expected is doubtful anyway. NESTA LLOYD Swansea. WALES AND MEDICINE. A SOURCE-LIST FOR PRINTED BOOKS AND PAPERS SHOWING THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN RELATION TO WALES AND WELSHMEN. By John Cule. National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1980. Pp. xvii, 229. £ 7.50. Dr. Cule is to be commended for his initiative in producing the first catalogue of medical books and papers with Welsh associations. The absence of adequate bibliographical aids partly accounts for the relative neglect of Welsh medical history. Dr. Cule's list of some 3,000 items is a useful starting point, particularly for the contributions to medicine of eminent Welshmen, ranging from Robert Recorde and John Dee in the sixteenth century, to Sir Robert Jones and Sir Thomas Lewis in the twentieth. There are likely to be minor reservations concerning this bibliography among both bibliographers and historians of medicine. For the period of early printed books there are strong arguments for bringing the biblio- graphy into conformity with the Revised Short Title Catalogue, and it is particularly important to include relevant STC reference numbers. Perhaps the greatest reservations will relate to the tenuous connections with Welsh medicine of much of the material included in this bibliography. Without the inclusion of summary biographies, the reader is likely to be unclear about the precise connections with Wales of many of the writers included. Such sixteenth-century figures as Recorde, John Jones, and Dee spent their entire careers outside Wales. Without supporting data, identities are sometimes unclear, as in the case of 'Vaughan, Henry' (p.227) — an obscure reference to 'Silurist'. This entry should have included Vaughan's Hermetical Physick (1655) and The Chymists Key (1657); and Silurist's twin brother Thomas, the notorious medical and alchemical adept, might have merited a reference. In view of the remoteness of their con- nection with Wales, it is doubtful whether much point is served by sections on eminences like Sir Henry Halford and George Henry Lewes. Henry Halford Vaughan was the son of James Vaughan, a well-known Leicester physician, who was in turn son of a Leominster surgeon. It requires some ingenuity to establish a meaningful connection with Wales