tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post4606403427208404660..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: More on Books as Objects—and One Important Book on the SubjectP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-3178394914634763432011-11-01T05:04:38.203-07:002011-11-01T05:04:38.203-07:00Imagine that there are no more artificial light so...Imagine that there are no more artificial light sources and an ancient book is found. Imagine there are no more computers or e-readers and a box of DVDs is found. A thousand years from now? I hope there will still be trees and fresh water and frogs, birds, foxes and such.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-19577959865219309922011-11-01T04:56:27.826-07:002011-11-01T04:56:27.826-07:00Books have been objects of veneration, objects of ...Books have been objects of veneration, objects of deep suspicion, tools, playthings, works of art. If, a thousand years from now, there are no books as we understand them, I wonder what humans will make of their traces in whatever constitutes the historical record?Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com