Notes and Events.
In the days of old when books were all prepared by hand, heautifully illuminated, the old monks used to pnfc a " colophon " or a last word to the reader, on their own account. Some urged a prayer, others threatened a curse. One colophon on record shows' how determined the copyist was that his work should not be stolen, by uttering the following desire :— " Whoever shall carry away this book, without the permission of the 3E*ope, r may he incur the malediction of the 1 Holy Trinity, of the-Holy Mother of God, of Saint John the Baptist 1 ; i; of' the one hundred and eigWeen'holy Niceiie Fathers, and •of all" the Saints ; the fate of Sodpni and Gomorrah; and the halter of Judas! Anathema, amen." fc'onie such inscription in our library books might 'be- of -avail, with the addition of a few clauses from the Criminal Acts. '■'■••■
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Manawatu Herald, 10 June 1893, Page 3
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149Notes and Events. Manawatu Herald, 10 June 1893, Page 3
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