John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
10412 Appendix John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 10412 |
| AUTHOR: | Appendix |
| QUOTATION: | Art preservative of all arts. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | From the inscription upon the façade of the house at Harlem formerly occupied by Laurent Koster (or Coster), who is charged, among others, with the invention of printing. Mention is first made of this inscription about 1628:— |