Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 The title on one book in the bottom left corner is misspelled. Amazing to think that at one time all our laws fit in a single volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: The title on one book in the bottom left corner is misspelled. Amazing to think that at one time all our laws fit in a single volume. How is it misspelled? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: How is it misspelled? Am I missing something? CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED SATES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED SATES Aha!!! STATES!!! Good pickup!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 The book in question is in the lower right corner of the picture, and the misspelled word is in the lower right corner of the book. That may be what is confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: The book in question is in the lower right corner of the picture, and the misspelled word is in the lower right corner of the book. That may be what is confusing. But it’s still not RIGHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: But it’s still not RIGHT. Therefore, nothing more LEFT to say about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 45 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: But it’s still not RIGHT. Neither of the tomes could be considered "left". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 That seems kinda centered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I looked at that ten times and all that my mind could see was STATES! Until Marshal Mo Hare pointed it out, I was not seeing SATES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 There was a reprint of the book in question in our high school library. Well, one of the high schools I went to. I recall the librarian making a little speech about the misspelling, but I do not recall why it occurred and why the printer left it in the reprint. Accuracy perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 47 minutes ago, Dutch Wheeler said: I looked at that ten times and all that my mind could see was STATES! Until Marshal Mo Hare pointed it out, I was not seeing SATES! Me too. I could have looked at it a hundred times and still read STATES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Wow! How could such an error be made in the first place? Turns out it was on purpose (I just learned this): https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/07/a-george-washington-portrait-with-a-typo/375318/ Quote The original, called the "Lansdowne Portrait," was named for the Marquise of Lansdowne, who, ironically, was the former British prime minister and the first owner of the portrait. The painting of the celebrity president was wildly popular, so Stuart painted several reproductions, one of which was bought by the U.S. government. Misspelling "the United States" was Stuart's way of differentiating the copies of the portrait, which today hang in locations like the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum. You can see the original Lansdowne Portrait—replete with a properly spelled "United States" on the book binding for the spelling-anxious—at the Smithsonian Museum’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 said: Me too. I could have looked at it a hundred times and still read STATES. Same here! Amazing what your eyes don’t pick up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Same here! Amazing what your eyes don’t pick up! More like it is amazing what blanks your mind fills in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Well, maybe that is what is called an intentional mistake for a copy, so that it would not be confused for the real thing. Enlarge this and you can see “States” https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/george-washington-lansdowne-portrait/UQGc8QlQ1ML0kA?hl=en&avm=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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