Sherlock Holmes - Revision history

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	File:The-strand-magazine-1892-05-the-adventure-of-the-beryl-coronet-p521-illu.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1892-05-the-adventure-of-the-beryl-coronet-p521-illu.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])
	File:~~Illus~~-~~empt~~-~~paget~~-01.jpg\|An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])		File:the-strand-magazine-1903-09-the-empty-house-p365-illu.jpg\|An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])
	File:the-strand-magazine-1911-12-p602-lady-frances-carfax-illu.jpg\|An unshaven French ouvrier (on the right) ([[LADY]])		File:the-strand-magazine-1911-12-p602-lady-frances-carfax-illu.jpg\|An unshaven French ouvrier (on the right) ([[LADY]])
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	=== Failures ===		=== Failures ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~yell~~-~~paget~~-06.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[YELL]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1893-02-the-yellow-face-p171-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[YELL]])]]

	Blunders was a more common occurrence than anyone would think who only knew him through the Watson's memoirs ([[SILV]] {{refcanon\|SILV\|34}}).		Blunders was a more common occurrence than anyone would think who only knew him through the Watson's memoirs ([[SILV]] {{refcanon\|SILV\|34}}).

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	== His Profession ==		== His Profession ==
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~engr~~-~~paget~~-02.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[ENGR]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1892-03-the-adventure-of-the-engineer-s-thumb-p278-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[ENGR]])]]

	Holmes thought that detection should be an exact science and should be treated in a cold and unemotional manner. ([[SIGN]])		Holmes thought that detection should be an exact science and should be treated in a cold and unemotional manner. ([[SIGN]])

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	=== Methods ===		=== Methods ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-blue-~~paget~~-01.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BLUE]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1892-01-the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle-p73-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BLUE]])]]
	[[File:the-strand-magazine-1914-10-p374-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Frank Wiles]] ([[VALL]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1914-10-p374-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Frank Wiles]] ([[VALL]])]]
	[[File:the-strand-magazine-1891-10-the-boscombe-valley-mystery-p411-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BOSC]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1891-10-the-boscombe-valley-mystery-p411-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BOSC]])]]

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	=== Physical appearance ===		=== Physical appearance ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~twis~~-~~paget~~-08.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[TWIS]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-12-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip-p634-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[TWIS]])]]

	'''Tall & Gaunt'''		'''Tall & Gaunt'''
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	File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p67-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as a drunken-looking groom ([[SCAN]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p67-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as a drunken-looking groom ([[SCAN]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman ([[SCAN]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman ([[SCAN]])
	File:~~Illus~~-~~twis~~-~~paget~~-01.jpg\|A doddering opium smoker ([[TWIS]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-12-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip-p624-illu.jpg\|A doddering opium smoker ([[TWIS]])
	File:Illus-bery-paget-07.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])		File:Illus-bery-paget-07.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])

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	=== Convictions ===		=== Convictions ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~redh~~-~~paget~~-06.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[REDH]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p197-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[REDH]])]]

	==== Philosophy ====		==== Philosophy ====
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	[[File:Illus-blue-paget-01.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BLUE]])]]		[[File:Illus-blue-paget-01.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BLUE]])]]
	[[File:the-strand-magazine-1914-10-p374-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Frank Wiles]] ([[VALL]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1914-10-p374-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Frank Wiles]] ([[VALL]])]]
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~bosc~~-~~paget~~-07.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BOSC]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1891-10-the-boscombe-valley-mystery-p411-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BOSC]])]]

	Sherlock Holmes said ([[SIGN]] {{refcanon\|SIGN\|74}}) the 3 qualities necessary to the ideal detective are:		Sherlock Holmes said ([[SIGN]] {{refcanon\|SIGN\|74}}) the 3 qualities necessary to the ideal detective are:

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	=== His clothing ===		=== His clothing ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~bosc~~-~~paget~~-01.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BOSC]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1891-10-the-boscombe-valley-mystery-p401-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[BOSC]])]]

	He had that cat-like love of personal cleanliness ([[HOUN]] {{refcanon\|HOUN\|2772}}). He affected a certain quiet primness of dress ([[MUSG]] {{refcanon\|MUSG\|1}}).		He had that cat-like love of personal cleanliness ([[HOUN]] {{refcanon\|HOUN\|2772}}). He affected a certain quiet primness of dress ([[MUSG]] {{refcanon\|MUSG\|1}}).

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	=== His personality ===		=== His personality ===
	[[File:the-strand-magazine-1893-10-the-adventure-of-the-nava-treaty-p400-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[NAVA]])]]		[[File:the-strand-magazine-1893-10-the-adventure-of-the-nava-treaty-p400-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[NAVA]])]]
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~iden~~-~~paget~~-05.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[IDEN]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-09-a-case-of-identity-p255-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[IDEN]])]]

	Watson described him as an automaton, a calculating machine with something positively inhuman in him ([[SIGN]]). Sometimes with a face of that Red Indian composure which had made so many regard him as a machine rather than a man ([[CROO]], [[NAVA]]). He loved above all things precision and concentration of thought ([[SOLI]]).		Watson described him as an automaton, a calculating machine with something positively inhuman in him ([[SIGN]]). Sometimes with a face of that Red Indian composure which had made so many regard him as a machine rather than a man ([[CROO]], [[NAVA]]). He loved above all things precision and concentration of thought ([[SOLI]]).

	Watson often refers to his restlessness ([[REDH]], [[SIGN]], [[THOR]]) and his impatience ([[BRUC]], [[EMPT]], [[STUD]], [[3STU]], [[VALL]], [[YELL]]), his nervousness ([[ILLU]], [[LADY]], [[SIGN]]) and excitement ([[DANC]], [[NORW]], [[REIG]], [[STOC]], [[THOR]]), his natural ~~curiousity~~ and eager, his habit of biting his nails ([[BRUC]], [[STOC]]) when he is concerned, and the importance he carried in his pride ([[FIVE]]), reputation, self-respect ([[CHAS]], [[HOUN]]) and somehow selfishness ([[NAVA]]).		Watson often refers to his restlessness ([[REDH]], [[SIGN]], [[THOR]]) and his impatience ([[BRUC]], [[EMPT]], [[STUD]], [[3STU]], [[VALL]], [[YELL]]), his nervousness ([[ILLU]], [[LADY]], [[SIGN]]) and excitement ([[DANC]], [[NORW]], [[REIG]], [[STOC]], [[THOR]]), his natural curiosity and eager, his habit of biting his nails ([[BRUC]], [[STOC]]) when he is concerned, and the importance he carried in his pride ([[FIVE]]), reputation, self-respect ([[CHAS]], [[HOUN]]) and somehow selfishness ([[NAVA]]).

	He couldn't agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to under-estimate oneself is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers ([[GREE]]). ''What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done.'' ([[STUD]])		He couldn't agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to under-estimate oneself is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers ([[GREE]]). ''What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done.'' ([[STUD]])

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	File:The-strand-magazine-1892-05-the-adventure-of-the-beryl-coronet-p521-illu.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1892-05-the-adventure-of-the-beryl-coronet-p521-illu.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])
	File:~~Illus~~-~~empt~~-~~paget~~-01.jpg\|An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])		File:the-strand-magazine-1903-09-the-empty-house-p365-illu.jpg\|An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])
	File:the-strand-magazine-1911-12-p602-lady-frances-carfax-illu.jpg\|An unshaven French ouvrier (on the right) ([[LADY]])		File:the-strand-magazine-1911-12-p602-lady-frances-carfax-illu.jpg\|An unshaven French ouvrier (on the right) ([[LADY]])
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	=== Physical appearance ===		=== Physical appearance ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~twis~~-~~paget~~-08.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[TWIS]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-12-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip-p634-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[TWIS]])]]

	'''Tall & Gaunt'''		'''Tall & Gaunt'''
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	File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p67-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as a drunken-looking groom ([[SCAN]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p67-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as a drunken-looking groom ([[SCAN]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman ([[SCAN]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman ([[SCAN]])
	File:~~Illus~~-~~twis~~-~~paget~~-01.jpg\|A doddering opium smoker ([[TWIS]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-12-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip-p624-illu.jpg\|A doddering opium smoker ([[TWIS]])
	File:Illus-bery-paget-07.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])		File:Illus-bery-paget-07.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])

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	He thought that the ideal reasoner would, when he has once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it, but also all the results which would follow from it ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|284}}). And that it was not so impossible that a man to possess all knowledge which is likely to be useful to him in his work, and this he endeavoured to do ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|289}}). He hold a vast store of out-of-the-way knowledge, without scientific system, but very available for the needs of his work. His mind was like a crowded boxroom with packets of all sorts stowed away therein — so many that he might well have but a vague perception of what was there ([[LION]] {{refcanon\|LION\|300}}). It was one of the peculiarities of his proud, self-contained nature that, though he docketed any fresh information very quickly and accurately in his brain, he seldom made any acknowledgement to the giver ([[SUSS]] {{refcanon\|SUSS\|70}}). He said that a man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|297}}).		He thought that the ideal reasoner would, when he has once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it, but also all the results which would follow from it ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|284}}). And that it was not so impossible that a man to possess all knowledge which is likely to be useful to him in his work, and this he endeavoured to do ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|289}}). He hold a vast store of out-of-the-way knowledge, without scientific system, but very available for the needs of his work. His mind was like a crowded boxroom with packets of all sorts stowed away therein — so many that he might well have but a vague perception of what was there ([[LION]] {{refcanon\|LION\|300}}). It was one of the peculiarities of his proud, self-contained nature that, though he docketed any fresh information very quickly and accurately in his brain, he seldom made any acknowledgement to the giver ([[SUSS]] {{refcanon\|SUSS\|70}}). He said that a man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|297}}).

	Holmes told Inspector MacDonald that the most practical thing he could do in his life would be to shut himself up for three months and read twelve hours a day at the annals of crime ([[VALL]] 378). Holmes was the one who knows the higher criminal world of London so well as he do ([[FINA]] 61), and he thought it was his business to follow the details of Continental crime ([[ILLU]] 47).		Holmes told Inspector MacDonald that the most practical thing he could do in his life would be to shut himself up for three months and read twelve hours a day at the annals of crime ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|378}}). Holmes was the one who knows the higher criminal world of London so well as he do ([[FINA]] {{refcanon\|FINA\|61}}), and he thought it was his business to follow the details of Continental crime ([[ILLU]] {{refcanon\|ILLU\|47}}).

	=== Disguises ===		=== Disguises ===
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	* An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])		* An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])
	* An East End familiar known as Captain Basil ([[BLAC]])		* An East End familiar known as Captain Basil ([[BLAC]])
	* A plumber with a rising business named Escott ([[CHAS]] 164)		* A plumber with a rising business named Escott ([[CHAS]] {{refcanon\|CHAS\|164}})
	* An unshaven French ouvrier ([[LADY]])		* An unshaven French ouvrier ([[LADY]])
	* A workman looking for a job ([[MAZA]])		* A workman looking for a job ([[MAZA]])
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	* An elderly woman ([[MAZA]])		* An elderly woman ([[MAZA]])
	* An Irish-American spy named Altamont ([[LAST]])		* An Irish-American spy named Altamont ([[LAST]])


	<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="Illustrations of his disguises">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="Illustrations of his disguises">
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	File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman ([[SCAN]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|Sherlock Holmes as an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman ([[SCAN]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1891-12-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip-p624-illu.jpg\|A doddering opium smoker ([[TWIS]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1891-12-the-man-with-the-twisted-lip-p624-illu.jpg\|A doddering opium smoker ([[TWIS]])
	File:~~Illus~~-~~bery~~-~~paget~~-07.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1892-05-the-adventure-of-the-beryl-coronet-p521-illu.jpg\|A common loafer ([[BERY]])
	File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])		File:The-strand-magazine-1893-12-the-adventure-of-the-final-problem-p565-illu.jpg\|A venerable Italian priest ([[FINA]])
	File:Illus-empt-paget-01.jpg\|An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])		File:Illus-empt-paget-01.jpg\|An elderly book-collector ([[EMPT]])
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	In 1887, Holmes confessed he has been beaten four times: three times by men and once by a woman ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|48}}).		In 1887, Holmes confessed he has been beaten four times: three times by men and once by a woman ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|48}}).

	During the long period of continuous work, some cases have baffled Holmes' analytical skill ([[FIVE]] 3), a few unavoidable failures ([[SOLI]] {{refcanon\|SOLI\|3}}) and some were complete failures, and as such will hardly bear narrating, since no final explanation is forthcoming ([[THOR]] {{refcanon\|THOR\|3}}). However, Watson published two cases where Holmes failed :		During the long period of continuous work, some cases have baffled Holmes' analytical skill ([[FIVE]] {{refcanon\|FIVE\|3}}), a few unavoidable failures ([[SOLI]] {{refcanon\|SOLI\|3}}) and some were complete failures, and as such will hardly bear narrating, since no final explanation is forthcoming ([[THOR]] {{refcanon\|THOR\|3}}). However, Watson published two cases where Holmes failed :
	* [[A Scandal in Bohemia]]		* [[A Scandal in Bohemia]]
	* [[The Adventure of the Yellow Face]]		* [[The Adventure of the Yellow Face]]

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	=== Disguises ===		=== Disguises ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~scan~~-~~paget~~-07.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Sherlock Holmes as a simple-minded clergyman ([[SCAN]] {{refcanon\|SCAN\|424}}).]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-07-a-scandal-in-bohemia-p70-illu.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Sherlock Holmes as a simple-minded clergyman ([[SCAN]] {{refcanon\|SCAN\|424}}).]]

	Holmes would have made an actor, and a rare one ([[SIGN]] {{refcanon\|SIGN\|1883}}). His expression, his manner, his very soul seemed to vary with every fresh part that he assumed. The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime ([[SCAN]] {{refcanon\|SCAN\|427}}, [[MAZA]] {{refcanon\|MAZA\|238}}). He had the thoroughness of the true artist ([[DYIN]] {{refcanon\|DYIN\|535}}).		Holmes would have made an actor, and a rare one ([[SIGN]] {{refcanon\|SIGN\|1883}}). His expression, his manner, his very soul seemed to vary with every fresh part that he assumed. The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime ([[SCAN]] {{refcanon\|SCAN\|427}}, [[MAZA]] {{refcanon\|MAZA\|238}}). He had the thoroughness of the true artist ([[DYIN]] {{refcanon\|DYIN\|535}}).
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	** 15th century palimpsest ([[GOLD]] {{refcanon\|GOLD\|13}}).		** 15th century palimpsest ([[GOLD]] {{refcanon\|GOLD\|13}}).
	** Early English Charters ([[3STU]] {{refcanon\|3STU\|6}}).		** Early English Charters ([[3STU]] {{refcanon\|3STU\|6}}).
	** ~~Mediæval~~ pottery ([[SIGN]] {{refcanon\|SIGN\|1935}}).		** Mediaeval pottery ([[SIGN]] {{refcanon\|SIGN\|1935}}).
	** Lassus music ([[BRUC]] {{refcanon\|BRUC\|904}}).		** Lassus music ([[BRUC]] {{refcanon\|BRUC\|904}}).
	* Blackletter editions ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|351}}).		* Blackletter editions ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|351}}).
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	=== Music ===		=== Music ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~redh~~-~~paget~~-08.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[REDH]])]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p199-illu.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Sherlock Holmes by [[Sidney Paget]] ([[REDH]])]]

	He was an enthusiastic musician, being a very capable performer, but also a composer of no ordinary merit. All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long thin fingers in time to the music, while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, as it was possible to conceive ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|348}}). He could talk about nothing but violins, narrating with great exultation how he had purchased his own Stradivarius, which was worth at least five hundred guineas, at a Jew broker's in Tottenham Court Road for fifty-five shillings ([[CARD]] {{refcanon\|CARD\|262}}) and played well ([[FIVE]], [[STUD]] {{refcanon\|STUD\|261}}). The violin was his favourite occupation ([[STUD]] {{refcanon\|STUD\|910}}). His violin style was eccentric as all his other accomplishments ([[STUD]] {{refcanon\|STUD\|267}}).The violin was an institution for Holmes ([[CREE]] {{refcanon\|CREE\|9}}).		He was an enthusiastic musician, being a very capable performer, but also a composer of no ordinary merit. All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long thin fingers in time to the music, while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, as it was possible to conceive ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|348}}). He could talk about nothing but violins, narrating with great exultation how he had purchased his own Stradivarius, which was worth at least five hundred guineas, at a Jew broker's in Tottenham Court Road for fifty-five shillings ([[CARD]] {{refcanon\|CARD\|262}}) and played well ([[FIVE]], [[STUD]] {{refcanon\|STUD\|261}}). The violin was his favourite occupation ([[STUD]] {{refcanon\|STUD\|910}}). His violin style was eccentric as all his other accomplishments ([[STUD]] {{refcanon\|STUD\|267}}).The violin was an institution for Holmes ([[CREE]] {{refcanon\|CREE\|9}}).