Word: holbein
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...belonged to Louis XIV., and which have on their bindings the crowned L and the Fleur-de-lys. Another book has the crowned N and the French eagle; it belonged to the First Consul. Another binding is stamped with the arms of the Dauphin. Several books contain illustrations by Holbein, and there is a fine set of engravings of the Dance of Death. There are a number of the Aldine edition dating from 1521 and onward. A book printed by Gutenberg in 1460, and one by Faust in 1462, are both older than any book the Library has hitherto contained...
...tend to impress a boy with the importance of his position and the necessity of keeping up the honor and dignity of the school. One of the most interesting of the old ceremonies is the public supper in the great dining-hall (adorned with pictures by Verrio, Lely, and Holbein), which is attended by the Lord Mayor and Governor, in company with many distinguished gentlemen and ladies; as the visitors enter, the whole vast assembly of boys rise, and, led by organ and choristers, make the arches ring with anthems, preserved in the school from the time...