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That “Old Book Smell” Is a Mix of Grass and Vanilla
By Colin Schultz
Photo: David Flores
Smell is chemistry, and the chemistry of old books gives your cherished tomes their scent. As a book ages, the chemical compounds used—the glue, the paper, the ink–begin to break down. And, as they do, they release volatile compounds—the source of the smell. A common smell of old books, says the International League for Antiquarian Booksellers, is a hint of vanilla: “Lignin, which is present in all wood-based paper, is closely related to vanillin. As it breaks down, the lignin grants old books that faint vanilla scent.”
A study in 2009 looked into the smell of old books, finding that the complex scent was a mix of “hundreds of so-called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released into the air from the paper,” says the Telegraph. Here’s how Matija Strlic, the lead scientist behind that study, described the smell of an old book:

A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part of the book as its contents.

Ed note: What makes rain smell so good?

For a dedicated bibliophile, that old book smell is almost sustaining. There’s a cloud of it hanging out in the rare book room in our LuEsther T. Mertz Library. Little did we know that revelry is seated in the scent of grass clippings and vanilla beans. —MN

smithsonianmag:

That “Old Book Smell” Is a Mix of Grass and Vanilla

By Colin Schultz

Photo: David Flores

Smell is chemistry, and the chemistry of old books gives your cherished tomes their scent. As a book ages, the chemical compounds used—the glue, the paper, the ink–begin to break down. And, as they do, they release volatile compounds—the source of the smell. A common smell of old books, says the International League for Antiquarian Booksellers, is a hint of vanilla: “Lignin, which is present in all wood-based paper, is closely related to vanillin. As it breaks down, the lignin grants old books that faint vanilla scent.”

A study in 2009 looked into the smell of old books, finding that the complex scent was a mix of “hundreds of so-called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released into the air from the paper,” says the Telegraph. Here’s how Matija Strlic, the lead scientist behind that study, described the smell of an old book:

A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part of the book as its contents.

Ed note: What makes rain smell so good?

For a dedicated bibliophile, that old book smell is almost sustaining. There’s a cloud of it hanging out in the rare book room in our LuEsther T. Mertz Library. Little did we know that revelry is seated in the scent of grass clippings and vanilla beans. —MN

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Shut Up and Take My Money of the Day: A Guinea Pig Armor Suit

Need your guinea pig to be battle ready? Sean McCoy from Virginia has got you covered with a custom set of scale-mail! Originally custom tailored for his deceased pet rodent Lucky, the item was put up on eBay last week with the initial bid starting at $5, which has since skyrocketed to $15,100 as of this afternoon. McCoy says that he will be donating all profits to the Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue in Virginia, which aims to rescue, rehabilitate and find homes for animals in need.

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Learn to Sew

“…a series of free online tutorials guiding you through the basics of sewing, from setting up your machine, to understanding sewing patterns, and finishing your seams.”

Saving this for later cause I’m getting rusty as a muggerbugger

SEWCIAL JUSTICE!!!

reblogging because i need to learn and my mom has a sewing machine exactly like this one

Reblogging in case some people want to learn a new skill/distraction :)

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Caja Oscura, Javier Corvalán

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