Incunabula

@incunabula

Bibliophile. Rare book collector. The history of writing, and of the book, from cave painting to cuneiform tablet to papyrus scroll to medieval codex to Kindle.

Joined August 2017

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    27 Dec 2018
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    Yes - the reason that Mary Beard is loved as well as admired is precisely her generosity. (She read Rubicon in draft, & I was not even a junior colleague.) And if intellectuals can't occasionally take on group-think, then what are they for?

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    These courses are fantastic, anyone can sign up, and they're free. This one, hosted by Keiso University, starts on 14 January. HT

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    "True writing systems use graphic symbols to represent speech unambiguously. They allow literate people to write anything they can say, and have it read just as intended."

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    12 hours ago

    The PAS database has a few Easter egg records including the one ring Note findspot 😉

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    4 Oct 2018

    ⚡️ “The Archaeology of the Book of Idols”

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    Another reason to learn Classical Chinese: read the world’s oldest book printed with moveable metal type. Printed in Korea, written in . I’ going to include this in my introductory lecture for 2nd-quarter CC.

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    Breaking: to offer free copy of "A World Lit Only by Fire" with each new subscription. HT

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    13 hours ago

    Beautiful! I wish the major art museums showed more works like these. Beautiful, skillful, works of art that also illustrate something of historical culture, technologies, or events.

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    14 hours ago

    What to write with? Styli for clay tablets in the ancient Aegean and eastern Mediterranean

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  13. 19 hours ago

    This website, affiliated with the Cheongju Early Printing Museum, is one of several Korean websites focussing on Jikji, and indicates both the importance of this specific book, and the justified pride in Korea at the country's pioneering role in the early development of printing.

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    Jan 4

    Un rouleau japonais peint, détaillant en 16 saynètes les étapes pour faire du saké (région du Kansaï, XIXe siècle). Un petit bijou et parfait après les fêtes !

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    22 hours ago

    Always good to reiterate that there was a history of technology before Gutenberg and that, yes, it also included movable type (even though it was in most cases less economical or not preferred in an East Asian setting)

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    20 hours ago

    I'm so curious about how understandable this is to people who can read modern euskera

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    20 hours ago

    Woah! Koreans actually produced the first book using movable type. Even before Gutenberg. Learned something new and significant from Korean history. Also reminded that much of world history outside of Europe/America remains underappreciated in the West.

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  18. 22 hours ago

    Source / Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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  19. 22 hours ago

    Source / Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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  20. 22 hours ago

    Source / Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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  21. 22 hours ago

    Imprimé en Corée en 1377, 78 ans avant Gutenberg, il s'agit du plus ancien livre existant au monde, imprimé avec des caractères métalliques. Connu sous son nom abrégé "Jikji", il ne subsiste plus qu'un seul exemplaire de l'édition original, et est conservé aujourd'hui par .

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