Aphorisms of the wise & good

Bessent, Thomas, Stanesby, Samuel · 1862 · London : Griffith & Farran, corner of St. Paul's Chruch · 21 pictures

Aphorisms of the Wise & Good is a Victorian book of moral maxims collected by Thomas Bessent and Samuel Stanesby and published in London in 1862 by Griffith & Farran, aimed at general readers and as a showcase of illumination. Its pictures are medieval-revival borders and initials in gold, red, blue and green, with a page of quotations framed by foliage, offering a designer ready-made models for decorative frames, pen-flourished capitals and gilded botanical ornament.

Illumination of books and manuscripts · Aphorisms and apothegms · Maxims · Conduct of life -- Quotations, maxims, etc · Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens · Conduct of life

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