> So you prefer a library's handling of a book over a restoration?
This is a false dichotomy, but I will nevertheless say that I do prefer a library's approach of treating books as 'living' artifacts that attest to history, rather than being objects of purely aesthetic appreciation.
(Maybe that's also a false dichotomy ;-)
I think we can all agree that they should not be treated as a resource to be strip-mined for profit. Speaking for myself, that extends to the whole process of destroying rare books for their more aesthetically valuable components, even if done legally.
This is a false dichotomy, but I will nevertheless say that I do prefer a library's approach of treating books as 'living' artifacts that attest to history, rather than being objects of purely aesthetic appreciation.
(Maybe that's also a false dichotomy ;-)
I think we can all agree that they should not be treated as a resource to be strip-mined for profit. Speaking for myself, that extends to the whole process of destroying rare books for their more aesthetically valuable components, even if done legally.