Keeping record

Aug 13, 2021

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Books in a medieval chained library - a metaphor of imprisonment but also permanence. Writing not only a form of incarceration but also one of preservation.

The two things that have revolutionised the way we keep records of past events, the primary sources of history and history-writing, are storage and duplication. Making copies and keeping them safe.

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