tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post75534441051006141..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: Stone Motto Revisited ... RevisedADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-34224071694421778292010-05-16T10:59:43.578-04:002010-05-16T10:59:43.578-04:00Extraoridary!Extraoridary!Henry.and.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807706826617745137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-79238940314614830362010-05-14T17:55:24.503-04:002010-05-14T17:55:24.503-04:00Oh, those pesky old, ornate fonts! :)
A fun follow...Oh, those pesky old, ornate fonts! :)<br />A fun follow-up on the original post!Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736499939969754097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-86773555394429189042010-05-12T13:33:34.823-04:002010-05-12T13:33:34.823-04:00Thanks, Brandon, for contributing to this conversa...Thanks, Brandon, for contributing to this conversation once again. Just as your comment arrived, so did my photographs--and, again, they do confirm your take on things. That B in the inscription <i>does</i> strongly suggest a G. Yes, tradition! And Amen to your last sentence!ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-43910379407342853112010-05-12T12:31:23.994-04:002010-05-12T12:31:23.994-04:00There's also a possibility that the B really d...There's also a possibility that the B really did look like a G, either due to the font or to the wear of time or both; at least, I know things like that have happened to me in reading monumental inscriptions.<br /><br />But even if not, the chain is interesting, and, if I may say so, heartening. It's Boethius's Latin turned into Chaucer's Middle English turned into the architect's shortened inscription turned into Darnay's modernization finally compared again with the originals and further conclusions drawn: this is nothing other than the metabolism of tradition, how it keeps healthy and alive. Without even realizing it, you were contributing in a small way to the life of the Boethian tradition. And the thought of the Last of the Romans is certainly worth keeping alive in Western Civilization!Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com