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A bit of background on this - Rare Book School is a rather fascinating organization devoted to "critical bibliography" (basically, the study of books as both ob
by benbreen 11y ago
A bit of background on this - Rare Book School is a rather fascinating organization devoted to "critical bibliography" (basically, the study of books as both objects and texts, although people involved also study digital media and even formats like magnetic tapes). It's an interesting corner of the academic world that attracts a lot of eccentrics as well as some very smart people, most notably the historian who recently exposed a Galileo forgery ring, written up here:
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/16/a-very-rare-book http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/16/a-very-rare-boo...