THere is also an old broadside threat of excommunication for book thieves
posted at the University of Salamanca -- I can transcribe if anyone wishes.
Eric White
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip R. Bishop [mailto:mosher@ptdprolog.net]
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 6:51 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: verses promising dire punishments to book-thieves
Mr. Dillon:
It might be covered by the general term "anathema." In fact, there is a
quaint oblong book by Marc Drogin entitled 'ANATHEMA! -- Medieval Scribes
and the History of Book Curses' (1983).
Phil Bishop
MOSHER BOOKS
http://www.stairway.bc.ca/mosher/
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> Is there a generic term for the (mock-)magical verses that one sometimes
> encounters in early owners' inscriptions, promising dire punishments to
> book-thieves?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay Dillon