Nostradamus, An almanach, 1562 (fol. 2v)

One of the benefits of looking at this unopened sheet is seeing how the use of red ink calls attention to specific dates and moon phases as well as serving to differentiate sections of the text. Our use now of the phrase “red-letter day” comes from the practice of using red ink to indicate festivals, a practice that originated in manuscripts.

One of the benefits of looking at this unopened sheet is seeing how the use of red ink calls attention to specific dates and moon phases as well as serving to differentiate sections of the text. Our use now of the phrase "red-letter day" comes from the practice of using red ink to indicate festivals, a practice that originated in manuscripts.

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Nostrodamus, An almanach [sic] for the yere M.D.LXII. made by maister Michael Nostradamus Doctour in Phisicke, of Salon of Craux in Prouance. [London]: 1562. (fol. 2v)

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