It does appear to be a little delicate....like it ought to be in some kind of glass or acrylic case.
'New' Oldest book in my collection on Fish.
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My brother-in-law builds sports memorabilia cases that are oxygen-free (uses nitrogen for protection against oxidation). He made me a case for an antique photo album from 1872. I'll be sure to ask him for a case for this book, as well.
I am curious how you would acquire such an old book?
I feel as if it should be found in a museum but I suppose there is a lot of old artifacts in private hands.
I feel as if it should be found in a museum but I suppose there is a lot of old artifacts in private hands.
Quite a lot of antiquities seen in museums are privately owned and loaned out to museums by their benefactors. I have 2 huge ammonites (one is over 6 ft across) on loan to a California museum.
Oppian's original manuscript was written in the 2nd century. The book I have is the first english translation of Oppian's work in 1722.
