http://www.metafilter.com/tags/inscriptions Posts tagged with 'inscriptions' at MetaFilter. Mon, 14 May 2007 09:35:55 -0800 Mon, 14 May 2007 09:35:55 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/61146/things%2Dfound%2Dwritten%2Dupon%2Dbooks We've <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/61017/things-found-in-books">discussed </a>odd bookmarks, but what about the humble inscription? Start with two lovely efforts to collect inscriptions, including the <a href="http://bookinscriptions.com/books/">Book Inscription Project</a> and <a href="http://deuceofclubs.com/books/dedicated/index.html"><s>Inscripticateded</s> Dedicated to the One I Love,</a> which tracks inscriptions found at used book stores. Read up on <a href="http://www.nls.uk/privatelivesofbooks/inscriptions.html">the history of inscriptions</a> at the Library of Scotland's wonderful <a href="http://www.nls.uk/privatelivesofbooks/index.html">Private Life of Books</a>, and discover how inscriptions <a href="http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/collecting/author-signatures.html">change the value </a>of books. And <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0412/p18s02-hfes.html">pity the poor author</a>, who often has to come up with <a href="http://katerothwell.blogspot.com/2006/09/thursday-13-things-to-sign-in-books.html">interesting inscriptions</a> for book tours. Have you <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bookinscriptions/">seen </a>or written any good inscriptions? tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.61146 Mon, 14 May 2007 09:35:55 -0800 books inscriptions blahblahblah