The Open court (1887) (14761340856)

Identifier: opencourt_feb1912caru (find matches) Title: The Open court Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 Open Court Publishing company, Chicago Subjects: Religion Religion and science Publisher: Chicago : The Open Court Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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Text Appearing Before Image: ^ of Epicuruswas popularly supposed toadvocate devotion to sen-sual pleasures. Some of the skeletonson these cups representthe shades of Greek poetsand philosophers, whose names are inscribed on the silver at their sides, andone of them, accompanied by a pig, is labeled as that of Epicurus himself.Epicurus (that is to say, his skeleton) has a philosophers wallet (scriptof the New Testament) slung from the left hand, whilst he lays his righthand on what seems to be a large cake on a tripod table. The pig at his feetis likewise endeavoring to get at the cake. Text Appearing After Image: ORDER BLANK OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO. 623-633 Wabash Ave.. Chicago Kindly Send me copy of Aspects of Death in Art for which enclose Postal OrHer for SI.SO. Name AHrlre<;s A LOVELY GIFT BOOK. Jap anese Floral Calendar An Illustrated Account of the Flower Festivals of Japan By ERNEST W. CLEMENT New and Enlarged Edition. 80 pp. Boards, 50 cents net (2s. 6d.)

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