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"Using, abusing, and even kissing your books."
Media Source:
OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting)Media URL:
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/08/think-out-loud-lewis-and-clark-medieval-manuscripts/Date:
2026/02/08Summary:
These days, people spend hours hunched over our devices, trying to feel connected to the world. But the impulse isn’t new, as an exhibit at Lewis & Clark showcasing hundreds of years of medieval manuscripts reveals. As Lewis & Clark Professor Karen Gross notes, these handcrafted books were as compelling as any social media or online source today. People “have used them and abused them, kissed them [and] scribbled in them for centuries,” creating a dazzling record of human thought and emotion.
