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The Victorian 'Blood Book' Haunting My Dreams
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The Victorian 'Blood Book' Haunting My Dreams

The creepiness of this relic may be the key to my depression.

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Leonora Epstein
Jun 05, 2025
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Quick little announcement: The lovely

Julie Vadnal
and I will be doing one of those “Substack Live” things on June 24 at 11 am PST/2 pm EST. The topic? West Coast vs. East Coast design.


Today’s Schmatta is a bit of a departure from the usual decoroverse to discuss an object I come back to at least once a year. It is creepy and so mysterious that I am certain it has all the makings of bad Dan Brown novel.

Behold, the Blood Book, a relic of the Victorian era.

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