Summary Writing in books is shocking, annoying and intriguing. During the past few centuries, book annotations have garnered a small devoted following while being discounted by just about everyone else as nothing more than graffiti. Today, writing in books, or marginalia as it is often called, is a hot topic among academics and rare book collectors who are taking a closer look at people's book scribbles as windows into the relationship between readers and authors. While reading a book might seem like a private experience, writing in books gives us an inside look at how a book was perceived in its own time and subsequent generations. This short documentary reveals that the story of writing in books is the story of all of us. View more details
Genres : Documentary Short News
Release date : Dec 9, 2016
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Summary Writing in books is shocking, annoying and intriguing. During the past few centuries, book annotations have garnered a small devoted following while being discounted by just about everyone else as nothing more than graffiti. Today, writing in books, or marginalia as it is often called, is a hot topic among academics and rare book collectors who are taking a closer look at people's book scribbles as windows into the relationship between readers and authors. While reading a book might seem like a private experience, writing in books gives us an inside look at how a book was perceived in its own time and subsequent generations. This short documentary reveals that the story of writing in books is the story of all of us. View more details
Genres : Documentary Short News
Release date : Dec 9, 2016
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
