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russia extra gilt gilt edges
4to., 4 vols., fine set, russia, extra gilt, gilt edges, 18 l. 18 s. DRYDEN'S WORKS, by SCOTT, 1808.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

russia extra gilt gilt edges
very handsomely bound, russia extra, gilt, gilt edges, a truly beautiful book, 4 l. 4 s. PUGIN'S (A.W.) GLOSSARY OF ECCLESIASTICAL ORNAMENT AND COSTUME, with Extracts from DURANDUS, GEORGIUS, BONA, CATALANI, GERBERT, MARTENE, MOLANUS, THIERS, MABILLON, DUCANGE, &c., translated by the Rev. BERNARD SMITH, of Oscott, 1844, 70 Illuminations, sumptuously printed in gold and colours, and other Engravings, royal 4to.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 by Various

russia extra gilt gilt edges
Maps. &c., all very carefully mounted and inlaid on tinted paper, atlas folio, 4 vols., russia, extra gilt, gilt edges, formerly the property of King George IV., 31 l. 10 s. Philo Judæus, Mangey, 1742, folio, 2 vols., very handsomely bound, russia, gilt, 10 l. 10 s. Piranesi Opere, about 2000 Plates, atlas folio, complete set, bound in 23 vols., half russia, gilt, 60 guineas.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 230, March 25, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Rhyfawn et Gwgawn Gwiawn et
Gemitus est longus et opprobrium Post homines alacres patriæ decus, Rhyfawn et Gwgawn Gwiawn et Gwlyged ; Viri qui erant sustentacula (belli sc.)
— from Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evan Evans

rudely executed give good examples
A rhymed couplet explains each picture; and the paintings, though rudely executed, give good examples of late fifteenth-century dress and ornament.
— from Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by C. King Eley


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