‘The proper study of mankind is books.’ –Aldous Huxley
Marginalia are notes, scribbles, and comments made by readers in the margin of a book, as well as marginal decoration, drolleries, and drawings in medieval illuminated manuscripts, although many of these were planned parts of the book. True marginalia is not to be confused with reader’s signs, marks (e.g. stars, crosses, fists) or doodles in books. The formal way of adding descriptive notes to a document is called annotation. The scholia on classical manuscripts are the earliest known form of marginalia.
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