Reader's marks, annotations, and traces across centuries
"The Old Farmer's Almanac"
late 20th century · Annotated by an impatient student
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ...In the beginning... │
│ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ │
│ † ✗ § │
│ ...and so the passage continues, with the │
│ reader's precise marginalia filling the margins... │
│ │
│ ├─────────────────────────────────┤ "sic" "never again" "ha!" │
│ │ [text block] [text block] │ │
│ │ [text block] [text block] │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ [page 60] │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
"She would have laughed at this line."
Between pages 60 and 61: a pressed flower (now brown and brittle)
"This book belongs to"
— our wedding day