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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 144078, member: 267"]I hadn't noticed the difference until you pointed it out. Then I started looking at the other comps saw differences in how they were dated, that's all. </p><p><br /></p><p>All I can do when writing copy is describe exactly what I see, and let the experts decide if it's of any value to them. I don't know enough about these manuscripts and how they're published to say for certain when it was published. It seems like kind of a black art, to me, but I'm sure a scholar would be able to access the facts easily enough. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's tempting to go by descriptions already written. You pointed out that it is an engraving, while it's sometimes written up as an etching. It just goes to show that descriptions aren't references (including mine)! </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your time, Fig! I've already eaten into the profit on this, but I hope to learn and have a friend here who may be able to teach me more. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 144078, member: 267"]I hadn't noticed the difference until you pointed it out. Then I started looking at the other comps saw differences in how they were dated, that's all. All I can do when writing copy is describe exactly what I see, and let the experts decide if it's of any value to them. I don't know enough about these manuscripts and how they're published to say for certain when it was published. It seems like kind of a black art, to me, but I'm sure a scholar would be able to access the facts easily enough. It's tempting to go by descriptions already written. You pointed out that it is an engraving, while it's sometimes written up as an etching. It just goes to show that descriptions aren't references (including mine)! Thanks for your time, Fig! I've already eaten into the profit on this, but I hope to learn and have a friend here who may be able to teach me more. :)[/QUOTE]
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