Old books

[frualeydis]

As a medieval historian you rarely handle the original documents, so now when I'm studying later periods I really like reading 17th century resolutions in a collection printed in 1766. And it's cool that they just stand there in our library for everyone to use. Paper definitely was of a much higher quality then.

I am, however, not impressed by the person who's underlined sentences with a pencil.

Comments

[fool000.livejournal.com]

Underlining sentences in a 250 year old book???
What where they thinking?

[mirazandar.livejournal.com]

I've also had sources that has been underlined in obviously modern timesI lways enjoy blaming well known, old and dead historians which I know has written about the subject.

But with a pencil, it doesn't have to be modern-modern. I've had 1790's sources written in pencil, and in my current source material there are underlinings and strike-outs with pencil. But i'm guessing that they are from 1840. Scribbling on a twenty year old document feels alot more acceptable :)

[therru.livejournal.com]

*points to icon*

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

:)

[snowywolfowl.livejournal.com]

Someone used pencil on a historical document? Were they raised on paint chips as a child? That's just wrong!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

It's not the actual document, but a reprint from 1766, and tehere's lot of copies of that book - but still!!!

/Eva