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An old Dog will learn no Tricks; If you trust before you try, You may repent before you die.

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An old Dog will learn no Tricks; If you trust before you try, You may repent before you die.Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Nothing venture, nothing have; Virtue which parleys is near a Surrender.

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Nothing venture, nothing have; Virtue which parleys is near a Surrender.Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Well begun is half ended;  All is well that ends well.

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Well begun is half ended; All is well that ends well.Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Many Words will not fill a Bushel;  The younger Brother the better Gentleman.

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Many Words will not fill a Bushel; The younger Brother the better Gentleman.Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock;  Tread on a Worm and it will turn.

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One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock; Tread on a Worm and it will turn.Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better;  The Belly has no Ears;  [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]

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Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better; The Belly has no Ears; [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Scriptorium Monk at Work

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Scriptorium Monk at WorkPentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

Scriptorium Monk at Work (from Lacroix.)

A monk copies a text from a large book on his writing-table. The shape of the hat suggests an Orthodox monk to me, but see the comments.

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Added: 2003-03-28

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Tall Bookcase

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Tall BookcasePentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

A bespectacled gentleman sits reading a large book in front of the end of a tall bookcase. This was originally used as a drop cap for the initial letter I in ‘IN’.

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Added: 2006-03-17

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Typographia

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TypographiaPentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

Typographia stands with her robe and chain(??), holding a book out to a cherub with a press; another cherub sets type.

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