Book

6 readings from 2 sources.

Zhou Gong

周公解夢 (Zhou Gong Jie Meng)

attributed to the Duke of Zhou (周公旦)

classical, undated · Chinese

Scriptures of every kind: great wealth and rank.

In the source 各色經書大富貴

Section 文書筆硯兵器

Books lying on the table: rank and emolument arrive.

In the source 几上有書祿位至

Section 文書筆硯兵器

Seeing a man read: cleverness.

In the source 見讀書者主聰明

Section 文書筆硯兵器

Watching a man read: you will beget a noble son.

In the source 觀人讀書生貴子

Section 文書筆硯兵器

Russian dream book, 1811

Новый, полный и подробный сонникъ

1811 · Russian

To read books is a sign of joy and profit.

In the source Книги читать — знакъ радости и прибыли.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Жниги гитатв, знак радосши и при- были.

Section СПб 1811

To eat and swallow books is a fortunate sign for teachers and orators.

In the source Книги ѣсть и глотать — знакъ благополучный для учителей и ораторовъ.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Книги 806 и глотате, знакЪ благопо- лучный для учителей, ОрашоровЪ и веБхЪ шфхЪ ‚, кои чрезЪ книги питающся. Но’дру- гимЪф. людямЪ сей сонф горькую насильсшвен- ную смермь предзнаменуешь.

Section СПб 1811