The book of American interiors, prepared by Charles Wyllys Elliott from existing houses; with preliminary essays and letterpress descriptions; illustrated in heliotype (1876)
Elliott, Charles Wyllys, 1817-1883 · Boston, J.R. Osgood and Co. · leaf 64
of French, Latin,and English books to Bordesley Abbey,mostly romances; delectable readingfor their leisure hours ! The titles evenwe do not know, but among the earlyones are these : — Romaunt de la Rose.Florence de Blanche Fleurs.The Seven Thousand Virgins, etc., etc.Liber de Launcelot in… … * Scotts Half-Hour Lectures, etc. 58 THE LIBRARY. and so great the needs of scholars, that we find laws were made uponthe subject. In 1342 a law existed in Paris which compelled thebooksellers to hire their books to scholars ; the same existed in Tou-louse, Boulogne, and Vienna. The rates of charge…
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