My interest in the Fogny Bible continues in today’s blog post. One especially intriguing aspect of the Fogny Bible is the presence of handwritten marginalia, or notes, littered throughout the book. The reason I am so interested in the marginalia is because it personalizes an otherwise impersonal object. Handwritten marginalia and other marks, such as …
Today’s blog post will focus solely on one of the bibles that were discussed in my last blog. I will focus on the bible that I referred to as the Fogny Bible. As my research continued over the week, I discovered that my initial understanding of the Fogny Bible was incorrect. The book was not, …
In order to properly discuss the bibles that I have chosen, I must inform you of the basis of this class. Over the course of the semester we are learning about bibles, not necessarily learning about the content of the book, but instead its role as a physical object. Keeping this in mind, this blog …