Book Curses

Author(s): Eleanor Baker

Gift | Summer Reading Guide 2024/25

Featuring some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, this is a lively and engaging introduction to the history and development of bookish maledictions. Don't steal thisBook if you do I willBeat your BrainsOutHave you ever wanted to protect your books from forgetful borrowers, merciless page-folders or outright thieves? Perhaps you have even wished harm on those who have damaged your books, but would you threaten them with hellfire, hanging or the plague?This book contains a collection of some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, from fearsome threats discovered emblazoned on stone monuments from the ancient Near East, to elaborate manuscript maledictions and chilling warnings scribbled in printed books. Book curses are entertaining writings in themselves, but they also offer a tantalising insight into how passionately texts and books have been valued by their owners and readers over the centuries. Here you will find an engaging introduction to the history and development of the book curse and perhaps some inspiration to pen a few of your own.

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General Fields

  • : 9781851246304
  • : Bodleian Library Publishing
  • : Bodleian Library
  • : 31 October 2024
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Eleanor Baker