I'd second this article, and go further - when i lend someone a book, i'd love for them to write in it too, at least their name. Th book's own little history!
Jewish scholars've been doin this for centuries. In fact, particularly well-written marginalia, or at least, ones written by famous ppl, will get formally added to new editions. Some of their oldest books have two or three layers of comments, with th original text in a little square in th middle of each page.
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Date: 2005-12-15 04:12 am (UTC)and go further -
when i lend someone a book,
i'd love for them to write in it too,
at least their name.
Th book's own little history!
Jewish scholars've been doin this for centuries.
In fact, particularly well-written marginalia,
or at least, ones written by famous ppl,
will get formally added to new editions.
Some of their oldest books
have two or three layers of comments,
with th original text in a little square
in th middle of each page.