Writer Jean Paul (1763-1825) on the importance of his Zettelkasten, kept in the form of a commonplace book:
“In the event of a fire, the black-bound excerpts are to be saved first.”
—Jean Paul instructions to his wife before setting off on a trip in 1812 (as quoted in translation from Exhibition opening on March 4th: »Zettelkästen. Maschinen der Phantasie«)
Featured image: Heinrich Pfenninger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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