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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Latin or Greek
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:01:18 -0400
References: <00C020F3-0081-4A5D-979A-F157BB2555AE@verizon.net> <92BC60D114154BEE8B73001A4D635AE1@jimnichols>

Thanks for looking, Jim. I saw the Nikon letters but I don't know why  
the mixture of Latin and Greek.

There is actually a lot of strange things in this complex which was  
built in 1913 and was just listed as a National Historic Landmark

Len



On Mar 17, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> Len,
>
> My high school Latin doesn't give me much of a clue. The large  
> letters above the doorway seem to have a Latin format.  Then I  
> noticed the upper rows of lettering, which seem to include a number  
> of Greek letters.
>
> Did you notice the word "Nikon" is included?  Perhaps the Japanese  
> had a hand in it.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier"  
> <len-001 at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:25 PM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Latin or Greek
>
>
>> I think a mixture of both.
>>
>> Intricate work above a Catherdal door.
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/TMax400/  
>> Cathedral_Door.jpg.html>
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/d8o8lg
>>
>> View large to see inscription.
>>
>> Nikon FA in program mode
>> AIS 28mm f2.0 Nikkor
>>
>> Tmax400 in Xtol 1:1
>>
>> Comments welcome.
>>
>> Len
>>
>>
>>
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