Ceci tuera cela. Victor Hugo. Reclameuitgave Machine à ecrire Lambert.. texte de Lemher, ills. De Willette. Pracht boekje over de vooruitgang.
Ceci tuera cela, Victor Hugo
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Ceci tuera cela”
The latin phrase in the title of this post comes from Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame De Paris and means “The printed book will destroy the building.” (Yates, 124). Hugo makes this remark after the first printed book enters his manuscript library. He sadly meditates on the loss of thousands of Memory cathedrals due to the creation of the printed book. While this metaphorical meaning to the phrase certainly rings true, I immediately thought of the literal implications of the phrase.
■ 1907 / collectie NK, Kunstwerken, ongedateerd, reclame / Voor het laatste geüpdate september 30, 2024 door Redactie / Tags: boekje, Collectie NK
