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(a
commonplace book
belonging to
Jeevs Sinclair
)
Jul 03
The painstaking craftsmanship of a pre-Gutenberg Bible was evidence of a society that could not afford to make room for an unlimited range of works but also welcomed restriction as the basis for proper engagement with a set of ideas.
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On Distraction by Alain de Botton, City Journal