I do feel the need to comment on one particular line of hyperbole though:
> the likes of which we seldom, if ever, see in the printed books of our own, infinitely higher-tech century.
Advances in technology have generally been used to increase the availability of books and lower their cost.
Yesterday I purchased "The Hogwarts Library" for I think $40 and it included 3 large books full of hundreds of pages of full color images. That type of quality, especially at that price, would be unheard of in the 1800s.
And if you want books with similar features (and more!) to those this article describes you can get them:
(Also Arion Press, Centipede Press, Curious King, Subterranean Press, and St. James Park Press)
Books with those features are far more common today than they were when the Chaucer book was published.
And if you ever want to get into collecting rare, limited edition, and antique books come join us! We're a fun community (though like all things collectable bank accounts will suffer the consequences).
I do feel the need to comment on one particular line of hyperbole though:
> the likes of which we seldom, if ever, see in the printed books of our own, infinitely higher-tech century.
Advances in technology have generally been used to increase the availability of books and lower their cost.
Yesterday I purchased "The Hogwarts Library" for I think $40 and it included 3 large books full of hundreds of pages of full color images. That type of quality, especially at that price, would be unheard of in the 1800s.
And if you want books with similar features (and more!) to those this article describes you can get them:
Folio Society: https://www.foliosociety.com/usa
Easton Press: https://www.eastonpress.com/home
Amaranthine Books: https://amaranthinebooks.com/
Lyra's Books: https://www.lyrasbooks.com/
Suntup Editions: https://suntup.press/
(Also Arion Press, Centipede Press, Curious King, Subterranean Press, and St. James Park Press)
Books with those features are far more common today than they were when the Chaucer book was published.
And if you ever want to get into collecting rare, limited edition, and antique books come join us! We're a fun community (though like all things collectable bank accounts will suffer the consequences).