http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/04/the-secret-lives-of-medieval-books/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/04/the-secret-lives-of-medieval-books/comment-page-1/#comment-6719 Jacob Malki Tue, 08 May 2012 03:54:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=9674#comment-6719 It seems to me that Rudy's method/idea is not new: a study on Passover Haggadoth show the different use and habit in reading this ceremonial text. It seems to me that Rudy’s method/idea is not new: a study on Passover Haggadoth show the different use and habit in reading this ceremonial text.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/04/the-secret-lives-of-medieval-books/comment-page-1/#comment-6694 Seb Fri, 04 May 2012 03:40:24 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=9674#comment-6694 This is a fascinating article. Who would have thought to analyze the popularity of a page by the amount of dirt on it? It makes sense, but good for Kathyrn Rudy to discover it. Knowing what people were really interested in reading back then offers an amazing insight into their lives. This is a fascinating article. Who would have thought to analyze the popularity of a page by the amount of dirt on it? It makes sense, but good for Kathyrn Rudy to discover it. Knowing what people were really interested in reading back then offers an amazing insight into their lives.

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