tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post766679665313101403..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Thames and Hudson.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17059040239193587082017-10-04T09:32:02.453+01:002017-10-04T09:32:02.453+01:00Still going strong. Up-dated a bit so has lost som...Still going strong. Up-dated a bit so has lost some of its charm.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21277698582884528042017-10-04T04:36:27.032+01:002017-10-04T04:36:27.032+01:00That's it. I think it closed.That's it. I think it closed.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16143000269186783692017-10-03T16:03:24.348+01:002017-10-03T16:03:24.348+01:00Heffers.Heffers.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53879167480667682402017-10-03T15:57:07.695+01:002017-10-03T15:57:07.695+01:00It was indeed. I used to go to Cambridge to buy my...It was indeed. I used to go to Cambridge to buy my T & H books; was it Foyles bookshop? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75362116119040019192017-10-03T15:52:41.358+01:002017-10-03T15:52:41.358+01:00I think I must have ended-up with between 50 and 6...I think I must have ended-up with between 50 and 60 books.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5652277491142118842017-10-03T14:47:30.409+01:002017-10-03T14:47:30.409+01:0013 guineas was a lot in the late 50s/early 60s. ...13 guineas was a lot in the late 50s/early 60s. I studied Latin for five years. Loved it. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23167165650513710122017-10-03T14:41:18.941+01:002017-10-03T14:41:18.941+01:00Oh, sorry -- I didn't mean to sound as if I wa...Oh, sorry -- I didn't mean to sound as if I was judging the amount. Such a prize is a windfall, especially for a schoolboy, and must have been a thrill. I meant that you wrote that the money bought a lot of books and books were always expensive, a luxury item. I'm impressed that you were able to start a person library on 13 guineas. Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58242506499476230002017-10-03T14:13:45.918+01:002017-10-03T14:13:45.918+01:00A guinea was one pound and one shilling, so about ...A guinea was one pound and one shilling, so about one and a half books to the guinea.<br /><br />The 13 guineas was just a little way of saying "well done".Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9062371383080571922017-10-03T13:59:06.458+01:002017-10-03T13:59:06.458+01:00Yes, it really does. I took 5 years of Latin and l...Yes, it really does. I took 5 years of Latin and loved it.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22057470563730745722017-10-03T13:50:55.819+01:002017-10-03T13:50:55.819+01:00So you were able to read Horace in his own words? ...So you were able to read Horace in his own words? I envy you. I've read that all translations of Horace don't do him justice, and I've read some wonderful translations (and one very hideous one). <br /><br />13 guineas doesn't sound like all that much money, even in the 1970s. How many 12/6d in a guinea?Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40089992714870146042017-10-03T13:49:10.608+01:002017-10-03T13:49:10.608+01:00Business as usual eh Tom?Business as usual eh Tom?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25410585244375086012017-10-03T13:46:01.555+01:002017-10-03T13:46:01.555+01:00I was offered the choice of Latin or German. I abs...I was offered the choice of Latin or German. I absorbed enough German to listen to nighttime radio stations with strange sounding names wafting over from the continent. Looking back I wish I'd been offered Italian. But it wasn't on the curriculum. I'm now reading Tales from Vienna Woods which I found yesterday in a pub. It has a well thumbed look. It's like giving a stray dog a new home. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43139636744940397322017-10-03T13:01:09.087+01:002017-10-03T13:01:09.087+01:00I suspect you were not alone.I suspect you were not alone.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38729872460700013812017-10-03T13:00:41.954+01:002017-10-03T13:00:41.954+01:00As I said before, it makes such a difference to ha...As I said before, it makes such a difference to have a good teacher.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32554823260830378002017-10-03T12:58:42.353+01:002017-10-03T12:58:42.353+01:00They were very poor illustrations, but I suppose a...They were very poor illustrations, but I suppose at about 12/6d per book, you couldn't really expect too much.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11822377136291175722017-10-03T12:42:47.331+01:002017-10-03T12:42:47.331+01:00I took three years of Latin. It was never a choic...I took three years of Latin. It was never a choice.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32934480633228131232017-10-03T12:20:11.085+01:002017-10-03T12:20:11.085+01:00Latin scholar here as well. My latin teacher was w...Latin scholar here as well. My latin teacher was well read and well liked. He was the first person to insist we read Lord of the Rings. I still read it every few years.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10916470027148409782017-10-03T10:45:05.625+01:002017-10-03T10:45:05.625+01:00It is a shame that cheap printing techniques virtu...It is a shame that cheap printing techniques virtually destroy most colour in the paintings. If they were printed using the best colour analysis, they would cost thousands.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78028965327433844162017-10-03T09:35:46.057+01:002017-10-03T09:35:46.057+01:00My only obvious use for Latin was being asked what...My only obvious use for Latin was being asked what certain mottos or inscriptions meant. At one time I could translate instantly, now I'm afraid it has mostly been lost.<br /><br />As for those books Gwil, I do tend to re-read old books, so they are not totally ignored.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68783748165295388912017-10-03T09:20:59.303+01:002017-10-03T09:20:59.303+01:00It's good to have books that are like old frie...It's good to have books that are like old friends, someone to turn to for advice or simply just to enjoy. They sit there waiting, but not demanding, and they are sources of wisdom and wit. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74638407698417972362017-10-03T09:10:28.631+01:002017-10-03T09:10:28.631+01:00Well, Cro, that's me caught up with the readin...Well, Cro, that's me caught up with the reading of your past posts although I've resisted the temptation to comment.Mind you I spent so much time on your <i>Desert Island Pictures </i>that commenting would have been quicker. I'm looking forward to the results of the olives' treatment.<br /><br />As for Latin I disliked it which was, I think, a disappointment to my Mother who thought grammatically in Latin. If you asked her what part of speech 'that having been done' was she would translate it into Latin. Look at the appropriate table heading and tell you that it was ablative absolute.<br /><br />In 'my day' it was still obligatory to read Roman Law for a law degree so Latin came back to haunt me once again. <i>Raptus regaliter.</i><br /><br /><br /><br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58105484578714377882017-10-03T08:51:58.268+01:002017-10-03T08:51:58.268+01:00I seem to remember learning lots of French vocabul...I seem to remember learning lots of French vocabulary at school, but not really being able to string it together into sentences. It paid off in the end when I moved over here. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32379663580533488532017-10-03T08:46:41.068+01:002017-10-03T08:46:41.068+01:00The two teachers I mention were both headmasters; ...The two teachers I mention were both headmasters; the latter being a tedious red-faced buffoon of the worst type, we didn't like each other.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66379522143584411462017-10-03T08:45:00.801+01:002017-10-03T08:45:00.801+01:00Because I did quite well in French in my first yea...Because I did quite well in French in my first year at Grammar School I was made to do Latin INSTEAD OF ART in second year! I wasn't pleased. Hated Latin didn't understand a thing. Went back to Art in third year by which time I'd missed so much basic teaching. Failed French O level but managed to get an Art O level without really learning anything. All annoyingSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39859622325811492022017-10-03T08:42:55.793+01:002017-10-03T08:42:55.793+01:00I " did" Latin for 4 years and loved it....I " did" Latin for 4 years and loved it. I can see our teacher now.....she must have been at least 80, Miss Tod, tall and white haired...very " old school! Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.com