Fun stuff from 1613

[BeyondRazor]

This is a old Knife motto see if you can figure it out! =)



... Yeah, i have a big library ...

[Dr. Snubnose]

Oh yeah I can read that...it says "Spyderco From Practical to Tactical" :p Doc :D
What do I win?

[HellHound]

Not for how long but how well. Latin (don't know if its correct I wasnt top notch in latin class lol ) Not how much at length but as all right.(think it means not for how long it lasts but how well it performs...) and its French. I have no idea what the heck theses expressions mean, please tell if I'm incorrect. :D

[psimonl]

Top of picture: something like "Don't make devil, make the good"
Then: "No mather how long it takes, do it well"

Then, the text is in old french. I'll try to translate it, as I studied it a little a while ago...

"The philosophical knife, that someones stated that has been hand-made by Saint Thomas d'Aquin, rightly respecting the astrology observation, the blade edge is so sharp, it can cut through an anvil, so they say. that is the reason of its motto..."

I really would like to read more, seeing the text continue on another page..

Is this really from an actual book?

I rarely see this old french, even here in Quebec...

Hope it helps..

Simon

BTW' If you want, I would be please to translate more....

[HellHound]

So if the top one isnt even latin then I went to the woods with this one :D

[psimonl]

You were right: Top is latin. The text is in old french. In those days, the two were very often mixed.

Up until in the 1970's, church here was in latin... Nobody understood.

Vatican II had it changed to french...

Simon