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A non-digital book experience turned digital…
A non-digital book experience turned digital:
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This Is Not a Book!
In the Treachery of Images (1928-1929) painted by the Belgian artist René Magritte, a pipe is represented with a text underneath it that reads “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (This is not a pipe). Magritte was making a point that … Continue reading
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Reading with Mary of Burgundy
In case anybody is interested, this is my first blog entry on reading a Book of Hours in the Late Middle Ages using as a visual guide the Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy.
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A curse against book thieves!
“For him that steals, or borrows and does not return, a book from this owner, let it change into a serpent in his hand and rend him. Let him be struck with palsy and all his members blasted. Let him … Continue reading
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