The princeps copy, clad in blue and gold.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Refers to a specific valuable manuscript copy decorated in blue and gold.
- In plain terms
- A special book copy is colored blue and gold.
- What can you take from it?
- Valuable manuscripts are often richly decorated.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes manuscripts valuable?
- Does color imply importance?
Another view
It is too fragmentary to infer deeper meaning.
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Now cheaply bought for thrice their weight in gold.
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Permalink to quote #3 How pure the joy, when first my hands unfold The small, rare volume, black with tarnished gold!
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