tinita on Nostr: GM! I never thought I'd read a book about Notebooks. Why would that be interesting? ...
GM! I never thought I'd read a book about Notebooks. Why would that be interesting? Well, Ryan Holiday recommended it and I gave it a try. What can I say... I started this morning, read the introduction and first chapter and I'm hooked. It's well written and fascinatingly interesting.
For example, did you know that the Muslim world thrived because of paper for centuries while Europe fell behind. The clergy there shunned the use of paper because it was deemed impure:
"They didn't like paper's suspiciously infidel origins: one opponent fulminated against the idea that the word of God could be written on menses-stained rag" -- Roland Allen
He explained beforehand that paper was made from a variety of raw materials, including worn-out underwear, as the linen fibers of clothes worked particularly well.
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For example, did you know that the Muslim world thrived because of paper for centuries while Europe fell behind. The clergy there shunned the use of paper because it was deemed impure:
"They didn't like paper's suspiciously infidel origins: one opponent fulminated against the idea that the word of God could be written on menses-stained rag" -- Roland Allen
He explained beforehand that paper was made from a variety of raw materials, including worn-out underwear, as the linen fibers of clothes worked particularly well.
#wisdom #history #books #quotes