tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276520236808791652.post9072482666764557664..comments2023-05-25T03:48:30.575-04:00Comments on Iconic Books: Scholem's Mechanically Reproduced Relic ZoharJim Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068322644665292940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276520236808791652.post-56356396456948178012009-09-30T12:01:27.981-04:002009-09-30T12:01:27.981-04:00I wonder if this question applies to all facsimile...I wonder if this question applies to all facsimile publications. That is, facsimiles tried to reproduce the physical look of the original. The attempt to produce facsimiles indicates a judgment that something is lost by just reprinting the textual contents, yet it's an ironic exercise because, as you point out, the facsimile is never the original relic text. While copying any text in any legible form, even in artwork, necessarily reproduces at least part of the text itself, the relic text by contrast is never fully reproduced even in facsimile. Even more complicated is the case of facsimile reproduction in translation: I wonder if the English translation of Jung'e Red Book tries to mimic his German calligraphy?Jim Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068322644665292940noreply@blogger.com