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Book investigating - step 3 - Inscriptions
People often wrote their names and other things about themselves in books.
Handwriting styles have changed over the years, making it sometimes
hard to read inscriptions. Some people also preferred to write in
Latin.
On this page, there are a series of inscriptions from books, starting with a simple example and becoming a little more difficult. See if you can read each one. Mouse-over 'see transcription' to check what each inscription says. |
Sample Inscriptions
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TranscriptionTo
Mr Andrew Urqhuart, With the best wishes of his friend, A. W.
Dougall, Oct. 9 1902
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Libris Bibliothecae Facultatis, Juridicae Edimburgi [From the
Books of the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh]
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13. 1664, Presented to yee most vertuous yong Lady, Madam Priscilla
Clinton by her thrice humble, & very obedient seruant, Wm Reresby
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Book Detective's Latin - here are some
handy Latin words that you might find inscribed in books |
Ex Libris | from the books of |
eius liber | his book |
hic liber | this liber |
bibliotheca | library |
emptus | bought |
possessor verus | true owner |
meus | my |
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