front matters i love me a good old timey title page. perhaps this is because old timey title pages bring together three of the nineteen pillars that the ragbag is based upon: typography & design, esoteric knowledge, literature, and huffing glue. the foxy specimen above is from the english translation* of the manual of classical erotology (1884). revel in: the latin AND scholarly euphemisms for what basically means “a book about the greeks and romans boning eachother.” notice that: the book’s author, (scholar and philosopher) frederick charles forberg abbreviates BOTH his fore and middle names into four-letter chunks. and finally, savor: the fact that this book is only 1 of 100 private copies printed solely for the amusement of a pleasuremongering viscount (with a masters degree) and his rakish bros. *please note that this title page is from the literal english translation and should NOT BE CONFUSED WITH the non-literal, liberally poetic, australian, ebonics, or l33t english versions.

front matters
i love me a good old timey title page. perhaps this is because old timey title pages bring together three of the nineteen pillars that the ragbag is based upon: typography & design, esoteric knowledge, literature, and huffing glue. the foxy specimen above is from the english translation* of the manual of classical erotology (1884).

  • revel in: the latin AND scholarly euphemisms for what basically means “a book about the greeks and romans boning eachother.”
  • notice that: the book’s author, (scholar and philosopher) frederick charles forberg abbreviates BOTH his fore and middle names into four-letter chunks.
  • and finally, savor: the fact that this book is only 1 of 100 private copies printed solely for the amusement of a pleasuremongering viscount (with a masters degree) and his rakish bros.

*please note that this title page is from the literal english translation and should NOT BE CONFUSED WITH the non-literal, liberally poetic, australian, ebonics, or l33t english versions.
July 22, 2009
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