File:16thC lintel, Edinburgh Old Town.jpg

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Summary

16thC lintel from Old Post House Close in the Cowgate, Edinburgh. The inscription NISI DEVS FRVSTRA—without God, [the building of the house is] in vain, or, more simply: "everything is in vain without God" —appears above the initials of James Barron and his spouse Ellen Leslie who died in 1577. It is believed that the third numeral of the date 15[?]3 has been recut as a 2.

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current03:26, 8 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 03:26, 8 January 20172,460 × 1,217 (967 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)16thC lintel from Old Post House Close in the Cowgate, Edinburgh. The inscription NISI DEVS FRVSTRA—without God, [the building of the house is] in vain, or, more simply: "everything is in vain without God" —appears above the initials of James Barron and his spouse Ellen Leslie who died in 1577. It is believed that the third numeral of the date 15[?]3 has been recut as a 2.
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