tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127478842802304833.post2148728687993602513..comments2024-02-09T20:16:46.896-06:00Comments on Res Obscura: "A Compleat History of Druggs." [Jan. 2011 Update]Benjamin Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11900877607660032582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127478842802304833.post-20308811922615933902011-05-05T08:06:29.181-05:002011-05-05T08:06:29.181-05:00Agreed! Early modern title pages are fascinating a...Agreed! Early modern title pages are fascinating and often beautifully designed. The comically-long titles seemed odd to me when I was an undergrad, but now I sort of like them more than modern book titles - having to list the display the contents of the book on the first page makes being pretentious and obfuscatory a bit harder (not that this necessarily dissuaded some 17th century authors, of course.)<br /><br />-BenBenjamin Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900877607660032582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127478842802304833.post-81608084229889529662011-05-05T02:37:40.740-05:002011-05-05T02:37:40.740-05:00While beginning to read this post, it struck me th...While beginning to read this post, it struck me that I really love early modern title pages. The extraneous information, the elaborate typesetting decisions, the use of red for emphasis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127478842802304833.post-70355340197629166682011-02-02T10:53:39.000-06:002011-02-02T10:53:39.000-06:00Hey There,
I actually came across a copy of this b...Hey There,<br />I actually came across a copy of this book - it was printed in 1735... I am looking to sell it and came across your blog. Do you have any idea if it has any value?Carly Benjaminnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127478842802304833.post-10564483481904233782011-01-10T06:10:42.607-06:002011-01-10T06:10:42.607-06:00superb blog I'm most impressed
would love to h...superb blog I'm most impressed<br />would love to hear your take on my Pico project <br />http://angelologyofmirandola.blogspot.com/Mr. Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308380761257083577noreply@blogger.com