Pictorial Webster's : a visual dictionary of curiosities / by John M. Carrera.
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TextPublisher: San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2009Description: xxv, 483 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780811867184Subject(s): Webster, Noah, 1758-1843. American dictionary of the English language -- Illustrations | Carrera, John | G. & C. Merriam Company | Wood engraving, American -- 19th century | Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Illustrations | Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Publishing -- Massachusetts -- SpringfieldDDC classification: Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| General Reference (MAIN) | College Library General Reference | 741.973 C23 2009 (Browse shelf) | Available | 3UCBL000028915 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Artist's introduction -- A-Z engravings from 19th century Merriam-Webster dictionaries & 20th century images -- Pancreas -- Making the Pictorial Webster's -- Notes and commentary -- Original Webster's production -- Black field blocks -- Index numbers -- The tools -- Andrew's Wiggle -- Pictorial progression -- Specific notes on engravings and errata -- Webster, G. & C. Merriam and the illustrated dictionary -- Dictionary timeline -- Pictorial Webster's: sourcebook for creativity -- Hypothesis of memory and thought as repeated and compared pattern -- Adam's glossary -- Artist's annotated bibliography.
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