New Theory on the Survival of Manuscripts

Jerry Kuntz writes “From National Geographic:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/02 28_050228_manuscripts.html

It would be a stretch to apply this “manuscript as organism” to more modern times, given the variables of the printing press, the rise of libraries as institutions, and the creation of an educated class…but it’s still interesting to think about the next time you weed the mystery section!”