tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post5923347048063385768..comments2024-03-05T06:22:55.364-08:00Comments on Library History Buff Blog: First Catalog CardsLarry T. Nixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10859160864287059311noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-5931033460391746112011-06-05T15:30:21.259-07:002011-06-05T15:30:21.259-07:00Marcus, thanks for your comment. I look forward to...Marcus, thanks for your comment. I look forward to your book. LarryLarry T. Nixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859160864287059311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-49041902143285742992011-05-31T12:18:10.902-07:002011-05-31T12:18:10.902-07:00Thanks, Larry, for this great object. I've exp...Thanks, Larry, for this great object. I've explored the history behind this playing card, it's soon to be published as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Machines-1548-1929-Foundations-Information/dp/0262015897/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306780751&sr=8-4" rel="nofollow"><em>Paper Machines. About Cards & Catalogs, 1548–1929</em></a> and tells, besides this episode during the French Revolution, the history of the card index / index card from Early Modern times to the dawn of the computer age.Markus Krajewskihttp://www.uni-weimar.de/medien/wissenschaftsgeschichte/index_e.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-20963292762095491162011-03-22T21:09:38.684-07:002011-03-22T21:09:38.684-07:00Congrats on the cool addition! Now you need a cop...Congrats on the cool addition! Now you need a copy of the book.lanasramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159351754776866060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-21174687597592006322011-03-18T07:45:45.796-07:002011-03-18T07:45:45.796-07:00Wow! Fasciniating to see the real thing! I'm a...Wow! Fasciniating to see the real thing! I'm actually the person (Sandy Brooks, now Sandy Rosado) who wrote the article you reference in your post.Sandy Rosadonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-41061878539098123652011-03-15T13:35:13.254-07:002011-03-15T13:35:13.254-07:00Very cool, Larry. I've known the French start...Very cool, Larry. I've known the French started repurposing playing cards in this way for some time, but I've never actually seen one (or even a picture of one) before.Ben Abrahamsehttp://www.facebook.com/babrahamse?ref=profilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-86629275583797543522011-03-15T13:19:28.139-07:002011-03-15T13:19:28.139-07:00This is absolutely fascinating. As a library dire...This is absolutely fascinating. As a library director, I would love to acquire one of these. Did you find this on eBay, or somewhere else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com