The mediæval crier used to carry a horn, by means of which he attracted the people’s attention when about to make a proclamation or publication.
Le crieur médiéval portait un cor, avec lequel il attirait l’attention des gens avant de faire une proclamation ou une annonce.
At Athens the works of Protagoras were prohibited; and all the copies of them which could be collected were burnt by the public crier.
À Athènes, les œuvres de Protagoras furent interdites, et toutes les copies qu’on put réunir furent brûlées par le crieur public.