Placards

Such a point in the history of the Huguenots is marked by the appearance of the "Placards" of 1534.

The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

But the "Placards" effectually dissipated alike these hopes and these fears.

The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

"Placards," with their stern and uncompromising logic, their biting sarcasm, their unbridled invective, directed equally against the absurdities of the mass and the inconsistencies of its advocates, exerted a far more lasting and powerful influence than even the lamentable defection of the Bishop of Meaux.

The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

a small and thin volume of eighty-seven pages, which, as we learn from the colophon, was "printed by Pierre de Wingle at Neufchâtel, on the twenty-ninth day of August in the year 1533;" that is to say, on the same press which, about a twelvemonth later, sent forth the famous "Placards" against the mass, and a year afterward the

The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

This preface is dated Geneva, July 23, 1557.] [Footnote 396: Whether before or after the appearance of the "Placards," is uncertain.

The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

Placards in the windows promise: Mejor trabajos, Crear empleos, Mejorar nuestra escuelas.

Meg Whitman's $140 million could turn Calif. governor's vote Karen Tumulty 2010

Placards in the windows promise: Mejor trabajos, Crear empleos, Mejorar nuestra escuelas.

Whitman's $139 million could turn Calif. race Karen Tumulty 2010

Placards in the windows promise: Mejor trabajos, Crear empleos, Mejorar nuestra escuelas.

Meg Whitman's $140 million could turn Calif. governor's vote Karen Tumulty 2010

Associated Press Placards and a poster left by friends as thousands of protesters marched to mark the fifth anniversary of Hrant Dink's death.

Thousands March in Istanbul 2012

Placards on their tables explain that this small amount helps bring clean water to children around the world.

US Restaurant Patrons Pay $1 for Normally-Free Tap Water 2011