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: The selfish and envious villain. Engraving

The selfish and envious villain. Engraving

The selfish and envious villain. Engraving from a miniature of Proverbes et Adages that showed the legend: Qui trop embrasse mal etreint (who embraces a lot little will squeeze). Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

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14070769

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47835889

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3104px x 3399px (3.1MB)

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© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Private collection - Thaliastock

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Ambition Ambitious Embraces Envious Envy Feudal Feudalism Grab Hoard Lacroix Lesson Moeurs Moral Moyen-age Proverb Selfish Showed Squeeze Trop Trunks Usages

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