ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUIRE
Quayer, from Old French quaier, from Latin quaternī four at a time, from quater four times.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUIRE»
Discover the use of
quire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
quire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Under the Greenwood Tree: Or the Mellstock
Quire: a Rural ...
Hearts are broken along the way, and though the novel ends with a wedding, did the right pair find each other in time? Under the Greenwood Tree is an engaging read that fans of historical romance will enjoy.
2
Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock
Quire; a Rural ...
“You, ready to die for the quire,” said Bowman reproachfully, “to stick up for the
quire's enemy, William!” “Nobody will feel the loss of our church-work so much as
I,” said the old man firmly; “that you d'all know. I've a-been in the quire man and ...
3
The de Brailes Hours: Shaping the Book of Hours in ...
The main section of the manuscript, the Hours of the Virgin, consists of 8 quires,
with a blank folio at the end of quire 4, opening Prime on f. 32 at the start of quire
5, hence creating a sub-section of Matins- Lauds. The Penitential Psalms and ...
4
Biblical Commentaries from the Canterbury School of Theodore ...
156-63); no original quire signature; fifteenth-century quire signature: .xx. XXI8 (
fols. 164-71); no original quire signature; fifteenth-century quire signature: .xxi.
XXII8 (fols. 172-9); no original quire signature; fifteenth-century quire signature: .
xxij ...
Bernhard Bischoff, Michael Lapidge, 1994
5
An Album of Dated Syriac Manuscripts
survived are either Greek or Coptic.1 So far as is known, no one-quire book
containing a Syriac text is extant. Most of these single-quire codices are papyrus,
the rest being vellum; but, as was said above,2 no Syriac manuscript made of ...
William Henry Paine Hatch, 2002
Assuming that X" consisted of some 24 six-leaf quires2 at the time when M
undertook the copy it must have had the following defects: Quire 1 : the first leaf
possibly was missing. Quire 2 : the last leaf (sts. 40-4) was missing. Quire 4: the
first leaf ...
Carrión Santob de, Santob De Carrión, Ignacio González Llubera, 2011
7
The History and Art of Printing ...
The reason why he lays the first laying down dry, is, because it laying under the
rest of the Heap will sufficiently imbibe the moisture that soaks from the other part
; and the reason why he leaves but half a quire dry for strong paper, and a whole
...
8
Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine of Handyworks ...
will sufficiently imbibe the moisture that Soaks from it : And the reason why he
leaves but half a Quire Dry for strong Paper, and an whole for Spungy, is,
Because Spungy Paper Soaks in moisture faster than Strong. Having laid down
his Dry ...
Joseph Moxon, Theodore Low De Vinne, 1683
9
Bracton's Note Book: a Collection of Cases
At the beginning of the second quire (top margin of what now is f. 11), there is an
important legend written in what seems to me a hand of the fifteenth century. This
however, most unfortunately, has been in part erased. Apparently the erasure is ...
Bracton, Henry de, d. 1268, Buck, J. W, Fremantle, William H. (William Henry)
10
From the Lost Teaching of Polycarp: Identifying Irenaeus' ...
If the mutilated copy was part of a multiple-quire codex, it is unlikely that the
number of sheets missing is more than one or two. This is because, according to
Turner, "the number of sheets constituting such a gathering has been found to
vary ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUIRE»
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quire is used in the context of the following news items.
Quire Talks Equity Crowdfunding & Title III at New York Tech Meetup
Erin Glenn, CEO, demoed Quire at last night's New York Tech Meetup (see slideshow), and also discussed how her startup's plans relate to the continuing ... «Xconomy, Jul 15»
Kano Launches New Computer Kit
Kano will raise up to $500,000 of its new round from its community through Quire, the equity crowd-funding platform out of Betaworks. Even after the round ends, ... «Business Wire, May 15»
Alphaworks Equity Crowd-Funding Platform Rebrands To Quire
Alphaworks, the equity crowd-funding platform for startups and their communities, is today re-branding to Quire.com. CEO Erin Glenn said that the company was ... «TechCrunch, Apr 15»
re: Lynn Quire, embracing Good Garbage
Lynn Quire is the founder and executive director of Good Garbage, Inc., 2020 Duncan St. (on the ground floor of the Pink Building), (502) 774-9900 or ... «The Courier-Journal, Jan 15»
CWILA's 2013 count shows “dismal” gender gap in Canadian book …
The annual report – which tracks the ratio of male to female authors and critics represented in Canadian literary media (including Quill & Quire), newspapers, ... «Quill & Quire, Sep 14»
Upper Darby man charged with human trafficking after alleged …
Renell C. Quire, 21, of the 300 block of Huntley Road, was arrested Sept. 5 by Pennsylvania State Police, Skippack Station Criminal Investigation Unit for ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Sep 14»
Editorial changes at Q&Q
Changes are afoot at Quill & Quire. Stuart Woods will be leaving the company in July to spend time with his wife and soon-to-be arriving baby, and returning to ... «Quill & Quire, Jun 14»
Steven Quire death: photo of Tanya Lane and Renae Burns in jail …
The image turns Daren Quire's stomach. Less than three years after Tanya Lane murdered his brother Steven so she could be with his long-term partner, Renae ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 13»
Quire of Voyces
Rather than waiting for Linus van Pelt to wax long on the Gospel of Luke, I have a much better suggestion: Let your ears get hold of Christmas with the Quire of ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Dec 13»
Quire of Voyces Opens 20th Season with Christmas Concert, New CD
Quire of Voyces, Santa Barbara's esteemed vocal ensemble, launches its 20th anniversary season with their popular Mysteries of Christmas Concert, displaying ... «Noozhawk, Dec 13»
