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Handwritten traces on the pages of books are as varied and colorful as readers themselves (I don’t pretend to be an expert, but in my years of reading I have come across all kinds). From small doodles scribbled out of sheer boredom, to love notes, dedications, offensive or lascivious remarks, to abstract and accidental lines. … Read more

Of course, the invention of the printing press completely altered the character of the book and, so to speak, separated it from the human being — its creator. The printing machine put an end to handwriting, which for centuries revealed the author or the scribe on the pages of a book. Handwriting, in turn, is … Read more