Writing and typeface are things we take for granted, almost as if the letters, punctuation signs and symbols we use have always been around. So it’s good to have someone remind us that behind these characters is a long and interesting history. Keith Houston picks a dozen symbols and gives us the story behind each …
Month: July 2014
On a Lighter Note… The Things that People Use for Bookmarks
What do you use as bookmarks? As someone with a large collection of bookmarks, I am fairly traditional about what I use to mark my place in a book. But according to AbeBooks, people use all kinds of things, including a baby's tooth, a diamond ring and a marriage certificate from 1879! Read on...
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