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In this episode of Book History, Ariel dives into the world of book curses. Used by scribes to protect books from theft, what were these curses all about? Support this monthly series on Patreon: Patreon.com/booksunbound Bibliography: Great curses: https://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/top-10-medieval-book-curses/ CBC report: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/haruki-murakami-toronto-theft-used-books-used-book-store-1.3923235 Info about early scribes: https://sites.dartmouth.edu/ancientbooks/2016/05/24/medieval-book-production-and-monastic-life/ Chains and chests: https://medievalbooks.nl/2015/07/10/chain-chest-curse-combating-book-theft-in-medieval-times/ Earliest book plate: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3185 Book plate history and examples: https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-personalized-bookplates/ Famous book plates: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/ex-libris-the-bookplates-of-31-famous-men/ A list of great book curses: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/536874/9-curses-book-thieves-middle-ages-and-beyond