erikkwakkel:The reader speaksWriting in a book was normal practice in the Middle Ages. If you want t
erikkwakkel:The reader speaksWriting in a book was normal practice in the Middle Ages. If you want to know why readers did so, check out this new and detailed post on my project’s blog. Find out why this frustrated Dutch reader seen here in the lower margin wrote the following sneering remark: “These Gospels have been translated poorly; the translator did not understand them very well.” (Dese evangelien sijn alte matelec gedietscht, diet dede verstont se qualec). The post contains some great images of readers’ contributions to the medieval page.Pic: Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 12.857 (14th century). -- source link
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