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Wolfenbuttel

1980? Photograph of a pair of manuscript pages from the Herzog August Bibliothek's copy of Ulrich Boner's Edelstein of 1461. Wolfenbüttel, Germany. DEM 1 from the library, July, '01. One extra copy at the same time.

Here we see three phases of the delightful story of MSA: first the father rides, then the son, and finally both. Aesop, the wise story-teller, points to the scene (and to every scene) to direct us to pay attention to what we can learn. As the verso points out, this manuscript is 16. 1 Ethica 20 (1). It was unfortunately the only item not immediately available during my two-day visit to the library. Here is a reason to return!