Comments on: “Mens Liber”: On pondering an inscription

By: agatha0

agatha0 — Sat, 09 May 2020 20:53:36 +0000

In reply to Becky Ward. HI -- i'll send you an email

By: Becky Ward

Becky Ward — Sat, 09 May 2020 20:52:06 +0000

Hello!
I happened on to your blog in search of information regarding this book. I have a volume that came to me through family. It is intact and in decent shape. Would love to see if you have any other information. The front of the book appears to say Wiley, once enhanced. I can send a picture if interested.

By: Anne Williamson

Anne Williamson — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:42:51 +0000

Thank you, thank you! And, in future I’ll try to read computer text more closely so as not to get mud all over my face.

By: AgathaO

AgathaO — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:59:08 +0000

@ Ann: yes! Of course! I only imply it… well that shows you how one looks over things when rushing to get it posted. Thank you. @ Gail: this was more like playing Gail 🙂

By: Gail Gordon

Gail Gordon — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:17:53 +0000

Wow, Norm and I are really impressed with your diligence in searching out the history of the area.

By: Anne Williamson

Anne Williamson — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:45:58 +0000

In reply to AgathaO. Not to me, but then I can be rather thick sometimes.

By: AgathaO

AgathaO — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:08:19 +0000

In reply to Anne Williamson. Thank you fot working on it together! Yes thats what i think too Was it not clear that's what I meant at the end?

By: Anne Williamson

Anne Williamson — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:50:32 +0000

In reply to AgathaO.

What fun you’ve had with this. Here’s another hypothesis for the mill. Sadly, it’s not as interesting. I think it’s “Meus Liber”. Since it appears on the page with the owners’ names, it could mean “My Book”. Technically it should read “Meus Liberi” or “Liber meus est” (but that “n” could as easily be a “u”). Thanks for the chase.

By: Martha Burns

Martha Burns — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:04:22 +0000

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By: AgathaO

AgathaO — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:39:14 +0000

In reply to CF. thank you for your enthusiasm. What happened next is that I had to go to bed because it was past midnight. When I was still in the academic world, and doing research at work in Widener library, this happened continuously. I still see tons of books coming out left and right on topics that I got briefly and wildly interested in because of books I saw in the library. however I can never sustain the interest to write a dissertation on each one of them, or a book. Jill Lepore is someone who managesto do that. I wish there had been blogging then. Good thing there's blogging now. All I need now is time.