2012年1月15日星期日

limner, headmaster

Ronald Searle

Ronald Searle, artist, limner of St Trinian’s and St Custard’s, died on December 30th, aged 91. Nigel Molesworth of St Custard’s writes

ART is for weeds and sissies whose mater hav said Take care of my dear little Cedric, he is delicate you kno and cannot stand a foopball to the head. Whenever anebode mention Art they all sa gosh mikelangelo leenardo wot magnificent simetry of line. Shurely the very pinnackle of western civilisation etc.etc. Pass me my oils Molesworth that I may paint my masterpeece. The headmaster sa gosh cor is that the medeechi venus hem-hem a grate work so true to life reminds me of young mrs filips enuff said.


limner[lim・ner]

  • 発音記号[límnər]
[名](肖像)画家;(言葉で)描写する人.n. (lĭm"nr)

[F. enlumineur, LL. illuminator. See Limn, and cf. Alluminor.]
A painter; an artist; esp.: (a) One who paints portraits. (b) One who illuminates books. [Archaic]

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