Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information