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Comment on Here there be dragons by japanese words

japanese words — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:50:09 +0000

I love old books with maps. It makes the story seem more real. Rather than fiction it is just something that got forgotten with time.

Comment on Here there be dragons by Osama

Osama — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:32:10 +0000

Wow, that’s quite a find! I love looking at old maps :D

Comment on Here there be dragons by solrize

solrize — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:44:17 +0000

The other side of that is a song written from a dragon’s point of view, called “Here be Cartographers”, by Benjamin Newman:

http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/01/bnewman/songs/lyrics/HereBeCartographers.txt (lyrics)
http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/01/bnewman/songs/music/HereBeCartographers.mp3 (audio)

Comment on Phrenology II, Electric Boogaloo by Matt D.

Matt D. — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:37:30 +0000

I like it!

Comment on You were always on mind, you were always on my mind by C Beccia

C Beccia — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:24:20 +0000

These are great. I found your blog while researching phrenology for my next book. I also found this bit of ephemera over at this fantastic blog that you might find interesting -

http://thevirtualdimemuseum.blogspot.com/2008/10/chins-and-mouths-explained-by-harriet.html

All it takes in life to succeed is the right chin!

Comment on Here there be dragons by libraryfinds

libraryfinds — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:03:23 +0000

Ooh, more mappy goodness. Thanks for the tips.

Comment on Here there be dragons by Kanosereg

Kanosereg — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:17:57 +0000

Terrific stuff! If this book excites you like it excites me, I recommend you check out Colin McEvedy’s series of historical atlases. There are several (ancient, medieval, modern, recent, etc.), and each features (mostly-European) maps on the right hand pages, and tight, pithy prose on the left. It’s a real pleasure to page through these books and watch history unfold.

“The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History: Revised Edition” would be the volume that lines up with the Ptolemaic maps.

ISBN 0140513485.

Comment on Of Camelot by dennis d.

dennis d. — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:27:42 +0000

Keep and eye out for “Otto of the Silver Hand”, a more realistic take on the days of old when knights were bold, etc. The nobles in this case are unashamed robber barons, and how Otto comes to get his nickname is horrifying.

Comment on You were always on mind, you were always on my mind by Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:56:08 +0000

The term you’re looking for with the letter O is “stress.”

Comment on You were always on mind, you were always on my mind by V

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:06:14 +0000

Cool blog! I love these books.

FYI, those spots are called “foxing”. The name comes from the color, sort of reddish like a fox’s coat.

They’re because of fungus growth, or minerals in the paper.