Early copyists often included in their manuscripts the note: “The hand that wrote [this] moulders in a tomb, but what is written abides across the years. ”
Para penyalin masa awal sering mencantumkan catatan berikut pada manuskrip mereka: ” Tangan yang menulis [manuskrip ini] telah membusuk dalam kuburan, tetapi apa yang tertulis tetap lestari sepanjang waktu. ”