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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Alchemist

I came across this picture in Wikimedia Commons and thought it could fit in with this week's theme. The painting is by William F. Douglas  Lots of books in the background. .  When I see that many books, I wonder if either men would have read ALL of these books.....

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  1. Alan BurnettFebruary 8, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    And all of those books could now be compressed in a little plastic Kindle. Now that is Alchemy. Happy Sepia Saturday Rosie.

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  2. Little NellFebruary 8, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    I expect they merely dipped into them from time to time - like you do with reference books.

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  3. Bob ScotneyFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    The room they are in is as untidy as my office where there are a lot of books I haven't opened yet.

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  4. LindaFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    That is the book lover's dilemma! Too many good books, not enough time.

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  5. WendyFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Alchemy probably required lots of books. I love Alan's comment -- wish I had thought of it first!

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  6. JoyFebruary 11, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Wendy's comment reminded me that in stories of alchemy, magic or of devilish peril they always find a book with the answer to the question laid out all on one page (with illustrations).

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  7. UnknownFebruary 11, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    I have a photo of my oldest son at his high school graduation. The back ground is shelves of books in old antique bindings. Yes just a screen behind him for the photo. This is a perfect picture for SS.
    QMM

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  8. UnknownFebruary 11, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    I love Linda's comment! Wouldn't it be wonderful to just curl up in a big old comfy chair and pick a book from the shelve and read all day long *sigh*

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  9. Linda@VSFebruary 11, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    The books in the painting are big, heavy volumes. One can tell just by the size of them that "there's gold in them thar" books.

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  10. MargaretFebruary 11, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    Great question! Probably not. But when I visited Biltmore estates (America's mansion owned by the Vanderbilts) the library is grand and every book read, they say.

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  11. 21 WitsFebruary 11, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    Oh I do like this photo! I imagine they tried very hard in getting each book read...perhaps some more than once!

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  12. Christine H.February 11, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    The Kindle versions would certainly be easier to dust, but they wouldn't look nearly so beautiful.

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  13. DeniseinVAFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Such an interesting painting. Lots of dusting to do, which reminds me....

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  14. tonyFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    These Days He Would Just Have A Kindle.......

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