antiquarius

"Germanorum principi, tam majestate quam humanitate, gratias agit antiquarius Lietzelburgensis."

William of Germany Stanley Shaw

In his treatise "De Institutione divinarum litterarum" (543-545) Cassiodorus has left a description of his library with its nine armaria for manuscripts of the Bible; he also describes the copying room, the scriptorium, directed by the antiquarius.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

To which the historian, with a modesty equal to his courtesy, replied: “Germanorum principi, tam majestate quam humanitate, gratias agit antiquarius Lietzelburgensis.”

William of Germany Shaw, Stanley 1913

In the chapter [80] which he devotes to the description of the _scriptorium_ of his monastery he describes, with an enthusiasm which must have been contagious, the noble work done there by the _antiquarius_: 'He may fill his mind with the Scriptures while copying the sayings of the

The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872

"He may fill his mind with the Scriptures while copying the sayings of the Lord; with his fingers he gives life to men and arms against the wiles of the Devil; as the antiquarius copies the word of Christ, so many wounds does he inflict upon Satan.

Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison