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Saturday Jun 7

Biblia anno 1736

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Turning the pages of a 250-year old book has a uniqueness to it that makes it quite different to flipping through what normally sits on my bedside table. Last week a friend kindly gave me the opportunity to peruse a German Lutheran bible, hand made for a Thomas CI Aussen (the “A” could potentially be […]

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Monday May 26

Finding new things amongst the old

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I’ve arrived in Germany.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the partner of the friend I am staying with to be a collector and dealer in printed and drawn antiquities—everything from postcards, newspapers, books of course and original drawings. He has reputable collection and much of it happens to live next door to my bedroom.
He recently acquired a […]

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