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Wanton thoughts
Apr. 30th, 2008 08:00 pmMy family (two members thereof) gave me their bookmark stash when I visited. I sort-of collect bookmarks, you see. Except it's not a collection: it's an aim. I want each and every one of my books to have its own bookmark. I'm well on the way, but not even close to being there yet. Which is a nice place to be.
When I get given a whole bunch of bookmarks (and I love it when each and every one of them is different, so I can't just go out and get thousands printed and finish the project in one swoop) I choose a shelf and start giving the bookmarks to the books on that shelf.
This is where the fun begins. I rediscover books and remember old friends. Today's bookmarks went into my primary source collection (texts written before 1700) which had been shamefully neglected. I wanted to take each book down and re-read them, but it's too busy a time of year so I just brought one out, to share with you.
It's a 1977 edition of an interlude called "Nice Wanton." I bought it when it was new and I was studying that period. When I moved to the Middle Ages, I forgot I had it. It's just as forgettable now as it was then, and just as much fun.
You can find an online version here and a YouTube version in typically 16th century dress right here:
PS I've thought for a very long time that the English from just after the Great Vowel Shift made a whole bunch of sober and respectable souls sound exactly like Pam Ayres.
When I get given a whole bunch of bookmarks (and I love it when each and every one of them is different, so I can't just go out and get thousands printed and finish the project in one swoop) I choose a shelf and start giving the bookmarks to the books on that shelf.
This is where the fun begins. I rediscover books and remember old friends. Today's bookmarks went into my primary source collection (texts written before 1700) which had been shamefully neglected. I wanted to take each book down and re-read them, but it's too busy a time of year so I just brought one out, to share with you.
It's a 1977 edition of an interlude called "Nice Wanton." I bought it when it was new and I was studying that period. When I moved to the Middle Ages, I forgot I had it. It's just as forgettable now as it was then, and just as much fun.
You can find an online version here and a YouTube version in typically 16th century dress right here:
PS I've thought for a very long time that the English from just after the Great Vowel Shift made a whole bunch of sober and respectable souls sound exactly like Pam Ayres.