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Epitaph. Here lies the Lord Abbot Alcuin of blessed memory, who died in peace on the 14th of the Calends of June ... O tarry for a moment here and on my message ponder: my destiny your own reflects, all beauty's doomed to fading ...

Title
Epitaph. Here lies the Lord Abbot Alcuin of blessed memory, who died in peace on the 14th of the Calends of June ... O tarry for a moment here and on my message ponder: my destiny your own reflects, all beauty's doomed to fading ...
Author
Alcuin, 735-804.
Publication
[Vancouver, B.C.] The Alcuin society, 1969.

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TextRestricted use *KVB++ (1969, Apr. 23) (Alcuin Epitaph)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
Alcuin Society.
Description
1 broadside.; 51 x 33 cm.
Subject
Epitaphs, Latin
Note
  • 750 copies printed.
  • Translation from the original Latin, except for the last four distichs.--cf. Migne, J.P. Patrologiae cursus completus. Series secunda [Latin] Paris, 1844-65. Tome 101, col. 801, (CCLXIX, Epitaphium cujusdam)
  • Original Latin begins: Hoc rogo pauxillum veniens subsiste, viator ...
  • "Commissioned oon impulse by The Alcuin society as a slight antidote to the gall and wormwood of the daily press. Written by Ann Tresize."
Call Number
*KVB++ (1969, Apr. 23) (Alcuin Epitaph)
OCLC
44445667
Author
Alcuin, 735-804.
Title
Epitaph. Here lies the Lord Abbot Alcuin of blessed memory, who died in peace on the 14th of the Calends of June ... O tarry for a moment here and on my message ponder: my destiny your own reflects, all beauty's doomed to fading ...
Imprint
[Vancouver, B.C.] The Alcuin society, 1969.
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Alcuin Society.
Research Call Number
*KVB++ (1969, Apr. 23) (Alcuin Epitaph)
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