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biblonia
Jan 29, 2020
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The ebook revolution is a silent one. Few have noticed that digital reading has done away with the verso, the left-hand page of an open book.

Verso folio, 'on the turned leaf', the humble Latin ablative absolute of the unwieldy page, the leaf always pivoting, as though always on the run.

Is the verso important? I think it is.

Without it, reading would neve…

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