tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post6618886198597294644..comments2024-03-18T10:53:57.845-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Books That InspireMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-32649283368953105312013-11-05T10:42:21.563-05:002013-11-05T10:42:21.563-05:00Dear Mark, What would the world be like without bo...Dear Mark, What would the world be like without books? I love them all. I once had to hide a book from a friend who often came for a visit just to see THE Book. I hid it so well that I could not find it for years. Now, I have lost it again. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-76583747912456987902013-11-01T12:22:14.227-04:002013-11-01T12:22:14.227-04:00Hello, Jim,
Yes, that odd book can throw one for ...Hello, Jim,<br /><br />Yes, that odd book can throw one for a loop just when you think you've discovered all there is to know about someone. My father, who didn't read light books, cherished an early 19th-century schoolbook because of the margin notations by a irreverent schoolboyMark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-19286174791770803632013-11-01T11:57:28.365-04:002013-11-01T11:57:28.365-04:00Hi, Stefan!
Such photographs are so satisfactory ...Hi, Stefan!<br /><br />Such photographs are so satisfactory because they really allow one to snoop! I know that my bookcases reveal a lot about me, particularly because I have a number of book groupings — Monticello, graphology, codes, mandalas, Neoclassic architecture . . .Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-67173257799181376902013-11-01T11:49:12.911-04:002013-11-01T11:49:12.911-04:00Dear Rosemary,
Ouch! It sounds as though son'...Dear Rosemary,<br /><br />Ouch! It sounds as though son's books were almost a form of attic insulation! I hope you're feeling better by the time you read this.<br /><br />It's funny that you mention the constant buying of shelving because I'm currently searching for the right bookcase so that I can get several stacks of books off my study floor. Right now I'm staring at four "columns," each about three feet high!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-60469518304073234022013-11-01T11:47:20.679-04:002013-11-01T11:47:20.679-04:00Hello Mark, I also love to examine photos of boo...Hello Mark, I also love to examine photos of bookshelves, looking for keys to the owners personality, and sometimes experiencing the pleasant shock of recognition when I see a book that I own as well. My favorite is the unexpected--among all the art books one may find 18th century novels, or perhaps automotive engine design.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip to check out Surface Fragments--I just took a quick look, but that site will require some serious browsing time.<br />--Jim<br /> Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-19854535131068291322013-11-01T10:26:11.152-04:002013-11-01T10:26:11.152-04:00my favorite subject ( which is probably why my apa...my favorite subject ( which is probably why my apartment is overflowing with books into Bobs house....) stacks in the bedroom -in the dining room - 4 shelves over full in the living room, stacks under the coffee table. Like you, I get out my magnifying glass to see which books i'm missing from people I admire -haha.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-51181521964558810262013-11-01T09:35:35.219-04:002013-11-01T09:35:35.219-04:00Dear Mark - even in this digital age H and I prefe...Dear Mark - even in this digital age H and I prefer to have books. We seem to be forever buying shelving to house them, once bought H cannot part with them. This love has been passed on to our two sons.<br />In August our eldest son telephoned from Norway to say he wanted all of his books, in our attic, sent to Paris. I may have mentioned this already.<br />60 large cardboard boxes full of books. He told us not to remove them, but of course we did, and I am still suffering the consequences of lifting them down from H standing on the ladder.<br />Books are a 'sore' point with me at the moment, particularly at the top of my arms and shoulders.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com