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I have a friend with whom I argue about the sanctity of the book. She believes they need to be treated like the priceless spear carriers of culture that they are. While I, read them in the bath; turn down corners to mark my place; underline interesting phrases,\u00a0 mark paragraphs and commit other forms of libricide. (is there such a word?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my defense I note that I used to work at the Freud Museum, where they studied the marginalia in Freud’s Library to gain insight into his thought processes and influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can cite other examples of exquisite marginal drawings found in medieval manuscripts. (see this  excellent article in atlas obscura https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/medieval-marginalia-books-doodles<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But I recently came across the clincher to my ongoing argument in Charles Nicholls’ marvelous book on Shakespeare’s life as a lodger (‘The Lodger’) in Silver St. just down the road from the Guildhall in the City of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He quotes Shakespeare’s Cymberline where Iachino finds a book by Imogen’s bed and says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘She hath been reading late:
The Tale of Tereus. Here, the leaf’s turn’d down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I rest my case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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