The failure of e-books to take over from the traditional print format, as was so confidently predicted would happen only a few years ago, highlights how there is more to reading than merely the content of what we see. In fact, like any other object, the experience of interacting with a book, especially an old or historic volume, offers the reader the potential for a multisensory encounter. One that involves not only what the book looks and feels like, both the weight of the volume and the feel of the pages, but also the distinctive smell. In fact, one might also want to consider the particular sound made by the pages as they are turned over. However, it is the smell of older, and seemingly more olfactorily-redolent, works that appears to be especially effective at triggering nostalgic associations amongst readers. It is therefore only by understanding the multisensory nature of handling books, as stressed by this review, that one can really hope to fully appreciate the enduring appeal of the traditional format in the modern digital era. Several recent exhibitions that have attempted to engage their visitors by means of exploring the multisensory appeal of historic books or manuscripts in their collections are briefly discussed. While the multisensory mental imagery that is typically evoked by reading is unlikely to differ much between the print and e-book formats, there is nevertheless still some evidence to suggest that physical books can occasionally convey information more effectively than their digital counterparts.

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处理和阅读书籍的多感官体验。

如此自信地预测，电子书无法取代传统的印刷格式只会在几年前发生，这凸显了阅读不仅限于所见内容，还具有更多的阅读内容。实际上，与任何其他对象一样，与书进行交互的经验，尤其是旧的或历史性的书籍，为读者提供了多感官相遇的潜力。它不仅涉及书籍的外观和感觉，还涉及书卷的重量和页面的感觉，还涉及独特的气味。实际上，人们可能还想考虑翻页时页面所发出的特定声音。然而，正是这种古老的气味，似乎更像嗅觉上的重味，似乎在激发读者之间的怀旧联想方面特别有效。因此，正如本评论所强调的，只有通过理解处理书籍的多感官性质，人们才真正希望完全意识到传统格式在现代数字时代的持久吸引力。简要讨论了最近的一些展览，这些展览试图通过探索其收藏中的历史书籍或手稿的多重感官吸引力吸引游客。虽然通常由阅读引起的多感官心理图像在印刷和电子书格式之间不太可能有很大差异，但是仍然有一些证据表明，物理书有时可以比数字书更有效地传达信息。可以真正希望完全欣赏传统格式在现代数字时代的持久吸引力。简要讨论了几个最近的展览，这些展览试图通过探索其收藏中的历史书籍或手稿的多重感官吸引力吸引游客。虽然通常由阅读引起的多感官心理图像在印刷和电子书格式之间不太可能有很大差异，但是仍然有一些证据表明，物理书有时可以比数字书更有效地传达信息。可以真正希望完全欣赏传统格式在现代数字时代的持久吸引力。简要讨论了几个最近的展览，这些展览试图通过探索其收藏中的历史书籍或手稿的多重感官吸引力吸引游客。虽然通常由阅读引起的多感官心理图像在印刷和电子书格式之间不太可能有很大差异，但是仍然有一些证据表明，物理书有时可以比数字书更有效地传达信息。