Philobiblon: A Treatise on the Love of BooksT. Rodd, 1832 - 151 pagina's |
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Philobiblon: a treatise on the love of books Richard de Bury,Richardus (de Bury) Volledige weergave - 1832 |
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Pagina 142 - Whosoever will be saved: before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith, except every one do keep whole and undefiled: without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
Pagina 100 - And it came to pass when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished ; that Moses commanded the Levites which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your GOD, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Pagina 125 - Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
Pagina 12 - You are golden urns in which manna is laid up, rocks flowing with honey, or rather indeed honey-combs ; udders most copiously yielding the milk of life, store-rooms ever full ; the...
Pagina 52 - ... worms ; and those that were formerly clothed with purple and fine linen, were now seen reposing in dust and ashes, given over to oblivion, the abodes of, moths. Amongst these nevertheless, as time served, we sat down more voluptuously than the delicate physician could do amidst his stores of aromatics; and where we found an object of love, we found also full enjoyment. Thus the sacred vessels of science came into our power — some being given, some sold, and not a few lent for a time.* " Without...
Pagina 60 - Moreover, there was always about us in our halls no small assemblage of antiquaries, scribes, bookbinders, correctors, illuminators, and, generally, of all such persons as were qualified to labour advantageously in the service of books. "To conclude. All of either sex, of every degree, estate, or dignity, whose pursuits were in any way connected with books, could, with a knock, most easily open the door of our heart, and find a convenient reposing place in our bosom. We so admitted all who brought...
Pagina 11 - These are the masters who instruct us without rods and ferules, without hard words and anger, without clothes or money. If you approach them, they are not asleep ; if investigating you interrogate them, they conceal nothing ; if you mistake them, they never grumble ; if you are ignorant, they cannot laugh at you.
Pagina 97 - He distributes innumerable straws in various places, with the ends in sight, that he may recall by the mark what his memory cannot retain. These straws, which the stomach of the book never digests, and which nobody takes out, at first distend the book from its accustomed closure, and being carelessly left to oblivion, at last become putrid. He is not ashamed to eat fruit and cheese over an open book, and to transfer his empty cup from side to side upon it ; and because he has not his almsbag at hand,...
Pagina 58 - Besides all the opportunities already touched upon, we easily acquired the notice of the stationers and librarians, not only within the provinces of our native soil, but of those dispersed over the kingdoms of France, Germany, and Italy...
Pagina 123 - ... proposal, as a present expedient, till a more qualified person should be found : without further treaty or mention of terms between us, than that of mutual friendship. And to render this digression from my own studies, the less uneasy to my mind ; I recollected, and often thought of, that Rule of LILLY— Qui docet indoctos, licet indoctissimus esset, Ipse brevi reliquis, doctior esse queat.