Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest.
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Harriet Tubman Note History
An article by Daniel Baumbach in the February 18, 2021 CoinsWeekly examines the history of the plans to place Harriet Tubman on a U.S. banknote.
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To read the complete article, see:
A Former Slave Instead of a Slave Owner? - News in the Case of the 20 Dollar Banknote
(https://coinsweekly.com/a-former-slave-instead-of-a-slave-owner-news-in-the-case-of-the-20-dollar-banknote/)
See also:
https://tubman20.com/
Horrifying Medieval Book Curses
Scott Miller passed along this great 2016 Atlas Obscura article about horrifying medieval book curses. Worth another look.
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"These curses were the only things that protected the books," says Marc Drogin, author of Anathema! Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses. "Luckily, it was in a time where people believed in them. If you ripped out a page, you were going to die in agony. You didn't want to take the chance."
"If anyone take away this book, let him die the death;
let him be fried in a pan; let the falling sickness and
fever size him; let him be broken on the wheel, and
hanged. Amen."
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE HISTORY OF BOOK CURSES
(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n46a46.html)
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