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Aug 11, 2017 5:44 PM
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redclaysmartass
Incredible!
reese202
That is literally older than the U.S.
iupvotebadcomments
I hope people find video game players guides like this in 300 years.
werewolf435
"And this, class, is an arcane text of the early 2000's. We have no idea what it says since it's in a dead language, but here's boobs."
ematic
PLEASE get some acid free cloth (archival/museum quality) gloves, and an archival box, to preserve. You've saved it, so preserve it! :)
MrsUnderstoop
Great, now you've summoned demons.
zackofspades
Where are the instructions for curing greyscale?
Madpeanut
Klatu, verata, nicthuhghgh.
brandscaping
https://media.giphy.com/media/11MZwh35RNMAMw/giphy.gif
KeeleonOhms
Necktie!
Ashpond
objectreborn
So jealous. Awesome find!!
thatdudefromoregon
I am so glad this was found by someone who appreciates it and isn't going to hack it up for a Pinterest project or something.
greenandgrey
Beware the paper-mites, they like flesh as well.
gibfunk
You're a good lad, Tarly
inkican
I've got a buddy who's an expert on 284-year-old books for $5
paulguy119
Is it bound in human flesh and tells how to reanimate dead bodies?
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nickysjords
A Bible then
Salai
for sure, it's german http://www.dailystormer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1385876036964.jpg
abetteridiot
[1/4] It's an old German prayer book. Pic #2 has a prayer for "during the holy Easter Night" (in der heiligen Oster-Nacht), #3 is part eight
abetteridiot
[2/4] (Achter Theil) with daily prayers to Christ (Gebeth zu Christo), #4 a prayer to Saint John the Baptist (Zu St. Johannes dem Taufer),
abetteridiot
[3/4] #5 is the first part (Erster Theil) with Morning- and Evening prayers (Morgen- und Abend-Gebether). The etchings depict
abetteridiot
[4/4] religious scenes, but aren't strictly connected to the texts they appear with. It seems to be a mass-market book for its time.
HowdyFredUnavailable
Go to the basement and read some of the scriptures out loud
melissachirp
IF YOU DARE! ????
madaoindenial
Not going to lie. this made me check my oven for some reason. and it was on. So thanks for not making me burn my apartment down
o0Tektite0o
Ok, glad your apartment still exists.
Flonaise
I always thought I'd find books like this at used bookstores. You know, hidden in the back, surrounded by candles and chicken bones. *Sigh*
o0Tektite0o
It was more than luck,..to find this book. The previous owner had no clue.
Enohpoxas
That's German!
Salai
http://www.dailystormer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1385876036964.jpg
kaadesign
I can read it fluent. These are simple "Fraktur" fonts.. There's written a lot about Jesus, Hell,Heaven,Merci and praying.
GreyStuart
Congrats! I'm a german history & paleography student and this book is a liturgical prayer book: E. g. your second pic is about easter.
lordski
You and I should become Friends Mein Herr oder Frau....
pres2pond
This needs to be higher. WAY higher.
IAmTheOneWhoMocks
Would a museum want it, and would they care if i carefully cut out one page and ate it in front of the curator before handing it in?
Orang3lazaru5
You owe me aaawwwwwwweeee
heysniz
michaelscottfreaksout
LiveBackwards1911
When the day an ancient evil attacks humanity, you'll be our only hope.
jbilly90
Awesome
maststick
No natural light, low oxygen, low humidity ASAP
ThisSiteUsedtobeCool
This is "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting into Heaven" by Hans Müller. If it still has the CD-ROM it came with, it's worth about $10.
NickKruger
That's seriously cool!!!
TheBluntSoldier
The type of writing is called Sütterlinschrift. my granny "translates" a lot of pre-world war documents written in this into newer versions.
digitreal
Best I can do is $3.50.
TheCrustyMustard
Rick: How much you want for it? Them: Well, I looked on SellMyCrap.com and it was listed for 25 million bucks.
tankboy
I ain't givin' you no tree fiddy!
javadad60
It was about that time you noticed he was 8 stories tall?
VajrapaniP
Diddyu
I gave him a dollar.
DontAxeMe
This is why he keeps coming back! Cause you payin him!
wadenelson1
Cash or you going to wimp out and call in Rebecca again, Rick?
ImDickHarrisonAndThisIsMyPornShop
You called?
jeandolly
Gothic font really looks badass doesn't it... unreadable, but badass.
ElbowdeepinElmo
Parts are a little difficult to read, mostly due to the pictures and it's old German - I could totally translate that to English though.
wwny
It's German. Totally readable.
jeandolly
Unreadable might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but c'mon, it is pretty hard. I speak some german but I have trouble deciphering this.
wwny
Yeah, a few of letters are overly ornate.
Euffy
It's mostly just exposure to that kind of writing I think. Seems fine to me.
IggyAzaleaIsMySpiritAnimal
i need to go to fleamarkets more.
ruint
@op 'Novem Portis de Umbrarum Regni' written by Aristide Torchiain 1666 and based on the Delomelanicon. Only three copies are said to exist
duncanhills666
nice!
CaptainNivea
No it isn't, This book is written in german
ruint
@op Have you studied the engravings? They seem to have some underlying significance.
4skinphenom
Poopious full of shitus bullshitium
TheUpdootist
Lazarus2511
That's some funny shit ruint, you've got the form down just right
WoodlandCritterWhisperer
The plot of the book is someone looking for a book where only a couple copies exist. I think that is what ruint is getting at
pleaseletmetouchyourbutt
Wtf
DoctorWest
NoVel Written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Film by Roman Polanski. Nice plot
RasputinLoverOfTheRussianQueen
Favorite comment! Well done even if very few get the reference.
goosetractor
How do you know this
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Google
doctorbees
They are in a secret brotherhood of historians that save the world.
artintel
"The Ninth Gate"; good movie, worth watching.
EmanNiemThcin
What are you talking about? This book is clearly in german, in fact it looks like it is a prayer book "Erster Teil: Morgen und Abend Gebete"
MuffyTheHamburgerSlayer
Part One: Morning and Evening Prayers
KraftPunkIsLookingForACheeseWife
PinPointSnarkuracy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142688/ of COURSE that was a Polanski film
RasputinLoverOfTheRussianQueen
Ah the good old ceniza bros.
cryogenian
Whoa, that text Lovecraft wrote about the Old Ones? Far out!
Greytrek90
Oh, if only. But precisely the kind of thing that inspired his fictional texts! "Unaussprechlichen Kulten" and all that.
BigChunkyBubbles
I hope this is true.
savax7
It's not. Lookup "the ninth gate"
BigChunkyBubbles
I completely forgot that movie existed.
ruint
I was hoping nobody would notice before the post hit most viral :(
fadingsignals
Nice try, though
ElbowdeepinElmo
Ye, your post got ruint.
colopctech
that needs to be in a sealed box, stat, if you want to save it
memeMyselfAnEye
Scan it in hires!
astrangehop
pssh it already lasted 284 years. Take it into the tub. What's the worst that can happen?
spattr
Clean books are always better books.
Paasimus
that belongs in a museum!
macmacmac29
U should freeze it, that'll make it last
epiclong1
And fill it with argon
mattsall
And desiccant
MostTriumphant
And away from sunlight and UV rays!
SuddenRandomFinnishGuy
Great read for toilet session.
Brambones
"It belongs in a museum!" - You know who said it
HowardMoonsHotpants
If not, I'll give you $10 cold hard cash
Cthulhuonabike
It belongs in a museum.gif
Mgunh1
Bound up with chains and blessed by three priests if you want to save your soul as well.
Megaduel
Make sure you cover it in tomato sauce to increase the umami
Sordiy
SHOKOGEKI!!!
DeathToSwans
Yeah. And depending on who you ask, you either should or should not wear gloves when handling it. I hope I cleared that up for you.
SamArt53
For $5 I don't think he got a 'care and handling of precious books' lesson.
thisiswhatifeel
If it's leather, you touch it with your hands to condition the cover, if not no?
tex81024
Leather you touch the cover and then glove up for the pages
brazilbean
Archivist here. Not a sealed box. Get a box made of acid free cardboard with noncorrosive hinges (if any) to support it and keep it clean.
TheRickestRickFromEarthDimensionC137
I want a Stories of an Archivist post. STAT
rickeyspanish
or sit it on top of your toilet and read it when you forget your phone. That thing will last there forever.
OmNachoMama
I want stories on some of the things you've preserved or saved.
gratefulheart
Professional book keeper here. You're going to want to put that on a shelf with other books. Probably leaning at about a 30 degree angle.
Comanaprosil
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bitchinmona
And for all you mouth-breathers, that's AR-ki-vist not archive-ist. Not that I've ever made that mistake. In a room of 6 archivists.
SteezMcGeez
Hmm did you have to close one eye to type that with your monacle and top hat?
bitchinmona
Haha. Married to a librarian. My friend writes library science textbooks. Dozens of librarian friends. Librarians are fucking everywhere.
macmacmac29
Uhhh thnks dude, i was prununcing it arkfipist. Got it now tho
TaiMao
Not ar-KAI-vist?
brazilbean
The box should be allowed to "breathe" in response to atmospheric changes. Keep it somewhere dry, and use clean cotton gloves to handle it
BerwynBrewyn
Not TOO dry!
Comanaprosil
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brazilbean
Support the pages when you turn them. Consider a v-shaped book rest to support both sides when open if the binding is fragile.
Comanaprosil
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brazilbean
Above all, keep it safe but not secret! Let others read it too (with proper handling) or may as well not exist at all. Happy reading!
ColostomyBrag
+1 for that last bit about others reading it too. History is for all.
Nipplebuttsalad
Not archivist here. I'd sell the fuck out of that
BaelTheBard
Historian here. Be careful when wearing cotton gloves, sometimes they "catch" the paper structure.
idownvoteselfiesbcfuckyou
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP TOUCHING IT WITH YOUR FINGERS. Glove up you fucking lunatic
danzoid
It was only $5.....
iantollewellyn
teakasaurus
That's quite an assumption you're making there
VoidIncarnate
I mean, the Benedictine monks who kept the book may have laced the pages with poison!
astrangehop
Sean Connery warned me about this.
mscall61
The advice these days is to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and make sure they're completely dry before handling
Alastor3
......... do you see a picture with him/her manupulate the book with hands without gloves???
idownvoteselfiesbcfuckyou
I just imagine all imagurians are neckbeards with cheers fingers
HemlockMoonwolf
Book expert once told me that the gloves tend to absorb everything they come on contact with and some of those things can be more harmful1/2
HemlockMoonwolf
2/2 than just touching the book with freshly washed hands. I got to touch an original folio 2 with my bare hands because of that nifty rule
leecherx
Put your.... Put your dick on it.
OctopusWhiskey
How does one know gloves are not being used?
notme222
In fact, put on a condom just to be safe.
wasting2muchtime
I don't think someone should fuck books, who am I to judge... Well at least try and avoid old ones.
danbrazier
Books.
OptimisticButSoFarResultsNotGreat
DotSlashNatalie
No glove, no love!
z3lfmoord
It was in a flea market...
HikariShade
Experts often no longer recommend gloves when handling books. The lack of sensitivity due to the gloves does more damage than the oils.
LenoreO
But he does need a rest to save the spine
brazilbean
Depends on which does more damage. Wood pulp paper is best handled sans gloves, but I like gloves for cotton paper
doctorbees
Even like, nitrile gloves? I have really good sensitivity with those.
muramaza
If the gloves we use in hospitals and ambulances are good enough to palpate veins, they're fine for documents imo.
TheGhostofLouReed
That's why I use Durex Extra Sensitive Ultra Thin gloves. Duh.
NeedANewHelmet
Magnum size, of course
TheGhostofLouReed
Hey, I ain't no tiny-hands cheeto.
DeathToSwans
Yeah have seen this too. Suggest rather to wash them really well beforehand and ensure they are dry.
bossbrigand
That + handle only the edges of the pages. Additionally, cotton gloves can trap and deposit debris on the article that's being handled.
LifeEaterVirus
Yep. Soak those books fully and let them dry out in their closed position so you know it's totally dry before you try to open it again.
DeathToSwans