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Annotate This: On Marginalia
ReNoted: Marginalia, or 5 Ways to Write in Your Books
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“Marginalia” refers to the marks made in the margins of a book or other document, including scribbles, comments, annotations, critiques, doodles, or illustrations.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) is among history’s greatest marginalians—he left behind over 8,000 notes in around 700 volumes.1 It makes sense, then, that he courted women via marginalia. Here, he annotates a text for Sarah Hutchinson. The object of Coleridge’s affection happened to be his best friend’s sister-in-law. Also, Coleridge was marri... See more
ReNoted: Marginalia, or 5 Ways to Write in Your Books
But never borrow the book as a substitute for owning and studying it yourself—you don’t want to miss the marking process. If you can stomach the metaphor, merely scanning another person’s notes without actually reading the text is a little like digesting someone else’s meal.