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LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The E-Sylum (2/21/2021)


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LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest.-Editor

Harriet Tubman Note History

An article by Daniel Baumbach in the February 18, 2021 CoinsWeekly examines the history of the plans to place Harriet Tubman on a U.S. banknote.-Editor

Tubman20 enslaved states note

To read the complete article, see:
A Former Slave Instead of a Slave Owner? - News in the Case of the 20 Dollar Banknote(https://coinsweekly.com/a-former-slave-instead-of-a-slave-owner-news-in-the-case-of-the-20-dollar-banknote/)

See also:
https://tubman20.com/

Horrifying Medieval Book Curses

Scott Miller passed along this great 2016 Atlas Obscura article about horrifying medieval book curses. Worth another look.-Editor

15th century scribe"These curses were the only things that protected the books," says Marc Drogin, author of Anathema! Medieval Scribes and the History of Book Curses. "Luckily, it was in a time where people believed in them. If you ripped out a page, you were going to die in agony. You didn't want to take the chance."

"If anyone take away this book, let him die the death;
let him be fried in a pan; let the falling sickness and
fever size him; let him be broken on the wheel, and
hanged. Amen."

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE HISTORY OF BOOK CURSES(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n46a46.html)

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