Lindsay and Madison discuss Medieval book curses, as well as how Liam Neeson could have learned a thing or two from vengeful monks, that book curses would be a hilarious premise for Assassin’s Creed, and how sometimes all you have to say is “don’t.”
Information pulled from the following sources:
- 2021 The Catholic University of America blog post by Shane MacDonald
- 2019 Amusing Planet article by Kaushik Patowary
- 2019 The Vintage News article by Stefan Andrews
- 2018 Mental Floss article by Rebecca Romney
- 2017 British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog post by Clarck Drieshen
- 2016 Atlas Obscura article by Sarah Laskow
- 2016 American Bookbinders Museum blog post
- 2015 Medievalists blog post
Go check out our friends Kris and Amy over at The Madames podcast.
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