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Publication Date of Volume
1728
Location in Volume
Front Pastedown
Dimensions (cm)
9.6 x 7.8
Description
Includes two mottos, the first is "Dos est magna parentum virtus" (The virtue of parents is a great dowry" (Horace)) on the front pastedown. A second motto is written on the printed bookplate in Arabic: "لا فخر بالمال والنسب بل فخر بالعلم والأدب" (Nobleness is not in wealth and lineage, rather nobleness is in knowledge and culture).
Keywords
George Wythe Collection