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1. 36. avant la lettre, proof before letters. The first proofs of an engraving, which are naturally the best, are not lettered, but signed by the engraver.

Page 43. 1. 6. calé, of substance.

1. 22. Languedocien, a native of Languedoc, an ancient province in the south of France, so called from the particle oc ( = yes) in the dialect spoken there.