Entries Categorized as 'Book Provenance'

book provenance and ownership marks

Date February 15, 2007

Unlike most librarians, I actually don’t mind when patrons write in books — as long as they do it correctly. Marginalia is the technical term, and this does NOT include underlining and gaudy pink highlighting. I find marginalia fascinating because it provides a reading companion who dialogues with me while I read. They tell [...]

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