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Me, an 18th century noble: Margaret it’s quite drafty, please fold up our hand drawn very expensive map and cram it in there would you?
Spoken like someone who truly has never experienced a Scottish winter in a drafty house. 10/10, would insert most prized possessions into cracks in walls as sacrifices for added warmth.
@thebibliosphere
My family used to use books to insulate their house growing up and I don’t mean in a haha “they had too many books” sort of way. I mean the “we’ve run out of everything else and the rain is still coming in the hole in the wall, time to shred our expensive treasured valuables or watch the kids die from pneumonia” sort of way.
And that was in the 1950s nevermind 1850. So yes, this is utterly relatable and understandable.
Besides all the great Library Destructions, you have to wonder how many books and manuscripts were destroyed through necessity. It’s hard to think of posterity when you’re freezing your posterior off.
petermorwood:
thebibliosphere:
juneookami:
bazernalbus:
sircinnamon:
ultrafacts:
Source: [x]
Click HERE for more facts
Me, an 18th century noble: Margaret it’s quite drafty, please fold up our hand drawn very expensive map and cram it in there would you?
Spoken like someone who truly has never experienced a Scottish winter in a drafty house. 10/10, would insert most prized possessions into cracks in walls as sacrifices for added warmth.
@thebibliosphere
My family used to use books to insulate their house growing up and I don’t mean in a haha “they had too many books” sort of way. I mean the “we’ve run out of everything else and the rain is still coming in the hole in the wall, time to shred our expensive treasured valuables or watch the kids die from pneumonia” sort of way.
And that was in the 1950s nevermind 1850. So yes, this is utterly relatable and understandable.
Besides all the great Library Destructions, you have to wonder how many books and manuscripts were destroyed through necessity. It’s hard to think of posterity when you’re freezing your posterior off.
