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Handwritten notes in books

Whether it’s inscriptions, annotations or doodles, readers have always made their marks in books as decoration, aids to memory and signs of ownership.

KB, National Library of the Netherlands
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KB, National Library of the Netherlands
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KB, National Library of the Netherlands
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KB, National Library of the Netherlands
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KB, National Library of the Netherlands
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KB, National Library of the Netherlands
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Handel House

Alexander Balus, an Oratorio. As it is performed, at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden / Set to Musick by Mr. Handel. - London : Watts [u.a.], 1768. - 22 S. Textbuch zu Händels 1748 uraufgeführtem Oratorium "Alexander Balus" (HWV 65). Die vorli…

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University of Edinburgh

Call Number - 0012446; Shelf Mark - Or.Ms 678; View of pages from Sharh al-qism al-thalith min al-Miftah showing text with notes in margins. Completed in c.1385-1386, the Sharh al-Miftah is a commentary on the third book of Al-Sakkaki’s popular rhetorical…

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University of Edinburgh

Call Number - 0012749; Shelf Mark - Or.Ms 678; View of pages from Sharh al-qism al-thalith min al-Miftah showing text with notes in margins and between lines. Completed in c.1385-1386, Sharh al-Miftah is a commentary on the third book of Al-Sakkaki’s popu…

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