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Sometime in the early 1990s I bought the Oxford English Dictionary in a condensed form, one volume. For those who are unfamiliar with the OED, the original is 20 volumes of about a thousand pages each. The edition I have is the complete 20 volumes in one 2300 page book. Each page in mine has nine pages of the original encyclopedia-sized set and came with a magnifying glass to read it. It works out quite well, really, but weighs in at around 20 pounds or so and is sort of unwieldy causing me to not have referred to it as often as I would have liked over the years. So, I made a stand for it so I could have it out all the time and this is it. The sides and drawer front are curly maple and the top, legs and shelf are of pine. It's all finished with some some Ipswich pine stain from Minwax and four coats of polyurethane varnish except for the legs which are painted with glossy black enamel. The front edge of the top is 39" from the floor and the top slants 20 degrees, all of which allows me to refer to the tome while standing up.
At the XVth meeting of the Dictionary Society of North America, after a tour of the Boston Public Library.
Staircase (Dictionary)
A flight or series of flights of steps and a supporting structure connecting separate levels.
Church of St Gervase and Protasius
Monument to Thomas †1816 and Hannah †1829 Penrice, and family. North chancel. Commissioned by their surviving children. Signed: W. Hardy (noted in Ingrid Roscoe, Emma Hardy & MG. Sullivan, A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851, online at the Henry Moore Foundation (published 2009).
A large monument which dominates the chancel, even though it is now hemmed in by the later addition of the organ, which blocked the north entrance to the church. A draped urn stands on top of a tapered blank tomb chest, with lions’ feet set on a further chest with wide pilasters, resting on consoles, and with a coat of arms in the apron. This wall monument stands above a deep chest, with comparable wide pilasters, topped by acroteria which frame a scallop shell, with consoles at their sides, again with drapery threaded through. The monument by William Hardy of Norwich is a grand reworking of his 1825 Monument to members of the Watts family (from 1766-1824) in St John de Sepulchre, Norwich, with the addition of the lower chest. Thomas Penrice of Great Yarmouth and his wife Hannah are commemorated in the upper chest. He died in 1816, aged 59 while his wife died in 1824, aged 68. Their children were added on the lower chest: Hannah Fountaine †1830, aged 45; John, their eldest son (commemorated at Witton near Blofield St Margaret) †1844 aged 57; Thomas their second son †1846 aged 57, and Charles their third son †1853 aged 62.
Thomas Penrice, a surgeon of Great Yarmouth, had been left a considerable legacy in 1816 following death of Lord Viscount Chedworth of Ipswich. But even before that he was wealthy in his own right. John Chambers describes his visit in 1824 to Penrice’s widow’s elegant house in Great Yarmouth with its fine collection of Old Master paintings, acquired by her husband. They included: A Titian, Holy Family (from the Giustiniani collection), Portraits of the Penrices by Sir Thomas Lawrence; painting by Canalatto, Claude, Maratta, Gaspard Poussin. A Guido Reni pair of Lot and his daughters and Susanna and the Elders. But the star turn was Rubens’ Judgement of Paris (now National Gallery 194). Penrice had bought it in 1813, after it had been acquired by an English syndicate from the sale of the Duc d’Orléans collection in 1792, but remained unsold. He paid 2,500 guineas for the painting which the National Gallery acquired for 4,000 guineas at his son’s sale at Christie’s in 1844. Penrice must have passed on a considerable portion of his wealth to his eldest son John and his grandson, the Revd. John Penrice who was instituted to the rectory of Little Plumstead in December 1821 on, to quote the report in the Norwich Mercury Dec. 8 1821, ‘his own petition’. That he was Lord of the Manor, was confirmed by the account in White’s Norfolk Gazetteer, London, 1845, p. 688 that he owned most of the village’s ‘the rich loamy land’ and was the incumbent of the rectory.
Chronological retrospect, William Finch-Crisp, G. Yarmouth Bygones/Crisp 1800-1877; White’s Norfolk Gazetteer, London, 1845, p. 688; Rootschat.Com England Norwich Mercury; John Chambers, A general history of the county of Norfolk, Norwich, vol I, 1829, Great Yarmouth pp. 304-305; National Gallery Catalogue. The Flemish School, ca. 1600-ca. 1900, London, Gregory Martin, 1970, 157-8
detail of the top of the monument
Coasters make the perfect hostess gift and yes you can set your cold drinks on these even thou they are vintage dictionary book pages, I have coated with a special matt finish that can handle the use.
Dictionaries. Tons of them.
Kind of late posting these days. Took this one yesterday before going to sleep and still couldn't get my E going today. But I'm sure I'll think of something before going to bed.
One of the best perks of my job is that I get to go home for business 3 to 4 times a year. And then I stay in my mom's home, in my childhood/teenage bedroom (where all these dictionaries live).
Mom might move to a smaller place soon, as we all moved away and the house is kind of big for her to be alone. So this might be my last stay in this room (and I'll probably have to finally pack everything I left behind...)
watercolor of lovebirds painted on a page out of the dictionary with the definition of love and other forms of the word
When I lived by myself I often had two books out on my coffee table at all times for quick access. One was the Bible, the other was my Dictionary. Throughout the years I have gone through a couple different Bibles but I’ve had the same dictionary since I was 14 years old. It’s a monster of a book with a dark blue cover and a thick binding that is now tearing from wear.
I got it for Christmas in 1997 as a gift from my father. My step-mother Terri spilled the beans early and told me I was getting a dictionary because my father thought I should have a good solid one to last me the rest of my life. Boy was I annoyed. I wanted a computer or at least something remotely entertaining. She even told me that she went out and bought one but my father deemed it unacceptable and sent her out to get another, better more substantial one.
A few days before Christmas I jokingly said that it would be good to have a dictionary around when you need one and my dad couldn’t resist. So Terri went and handed me the massive book with hundreds of thousands of words. It was heavy and it was big and it was amazing. It not only had definitions of words, but origins and pictures, graphs and charts. It had everything.
Many nights followed where I would sit up and read to them the many interesting things found in my gift. I learned the longest word in the English language was pneumonoultramicroscopicsilcovolcaniconisosis and I learned its definition. It did take me several weeks to say it correctly. My dad even told me that I was allowed to say any word I found in the dictionary as long as I could give its meaning and pronounce it properly. I turned immediately to the F’s and found no less than 9 variations of the F word. He kept to his word and I had free range of expletives.
I was involved in the drama program in High School and one day we had to do monologues and I got to pick one that was all about a young boy’s love of the dictionary. I’m serious it is out there somewhere and I got to bring in my dictionary as a prop for comedic effect. Boy was it funny.
I remember one night sitting up with my dad and Terri at the kitchen table reading from Big Blue and my father said something very out of character for him, being a man who claims to not believe in God. He pointed to my dictionary and said “Son, you should know this book” then he held up a Bible and said, “And you should live this book.”
Another time I was flipping quickly through the pages and just saying all the cool words that were listed and defined in the book and Terri told me to slow down, the next word was Hoochy Koochy and I read it in a very slow manner causing her, my father and grandmother to erupt in laughter.
Just thinking about these little stories I realize how much I love my dad. I use the word realize on purpose because it’s not something that is always apparent to me. He and I don’t have the greatest relationship. We disagree on a lot and much of our interaction is based on trying to artfully debate one another. The three years that I lived with him after my parents divorced is an interesting period of my life.
At the age when a boy needs his dad mine was both near and very distant. Because we lived in a remote area where I only had one really good friend nearby much of my time was spent reading anything I could get my hands on. As a result it’s fair to say that my father is probably most responsible for the man I will become and no matter how far away I live from him or how rarely I speak with him, I’ll always see the world, in part, through his eyes.
Over the years, as I alluded to earlier, I’ve gotten rid of a lot of books and replaced them with newer ones. But in the many times that I’ve moved since then I’ve always taken that dictionary with me. I know it’s not that big of a deal, and I know that the few anecdotes I have that go along with it aren’t the most entertaining. But till the day I pass it on to my son I will always have that book. And when that day comes, if he asks me what’s so important about a book, I’ll simply say, “It’s a book my father gave me.”
Preparing to inspect a pipeline inland at the Calumet Cut, Louisiana. The diver is putting on a proprietary diving helmet invented by Oceaneering International. The helmet is named the Rat Hat after inventor/diver Bob Ratcliff. The diver is wearing a dry suit because of the cold water. The suit is the same type as used with the old "hard hat" diving gear but has been modified for use with modern helmets.
Just what I needed another book lol. I hadnt heard of this one before, gound it in a charity shop. Drawn from enqs made with the artists , hase some unusual snippets, some more obscure artists anf monograms in the back. Well worth the princely sum of £4.50
found the alan watts quote while i was looking for something else. that's how i find MOST things, actually! :)
blogged here: llaurenb.blogspot.com/2013/08/keeping-up.html
"If you have a boy or girl between the ages of nine or ten and fourteen or a little more and want him to have a very helpful present, give him a dictionary of his own to have and use at home.
"It will probably be the most useful book he can own."
The Hartcourt Brace Intermediate Dictionary
1968
p. 11
The Kindle comes with three dictionaries, which is wonderful. My question is, "What would it take to add a fourth?" I'd like to add a medical dictionary to my eBook reader. And I'm not talking about getting a dictionary to read like a book.
The term azure derives from the Persian لاژورد lazhward, which was the name of a place known for its deposits of the deep blue stone now called lapis lazuli.
The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's romantic availability, or lack thereof. Traditionally, if the ring is on the right hand with the heart pointing outward and away from the body, this indicates that the person wearing the ring is not in any serious relationship, and may in fact be single and looking for a relationship. When worn on the right hand but with the heart pointing inward toward the body, this indicates the person wearing the ring is in a relationship, or that "someone has captured their heart". A Claddagh worn on the left hand ring finger, pointing outward away from the body, generally indicates that the wearer is engaged. When the ring is on the left hand ring finger and pointing inward toward the body, it generally means that the person wearing the ring is married.[1]
I can't remember where I got this old dictionary. It was in my trunk when I switched jobs and suffered through the weather. It's a 5th printing, with the original text going back to 1960, so it has lots of great antiquated terms like "slug-nutty" and "frame-dame."
Just one of some St. Augustine photos that are on the way. From the huge antique dictionary in the ramshackle beach house where we stayed.
Pages from a dictionary, scattered across the beach as flags. Lovely, but undermined by the rationalising of it in the Airstream trailer nearby.
Richard A. Spears - Slang and Euphemism
A Dictionary of oaths, curses, insults, ethnic slurs, sexual slang and metaphor, drug talk, college lingo and related matters
Second Abridged Edition
Signet Books, New York, 1991
This image was made for the wonderful group The Dictionary of Image started by the incredibly creative s0ulsurfing.
Wanton: sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd.
Created for The Dictionary of Image
Dictionary of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology edited by John M. Hancock and Marketa J. Zvelebil. A handy reference book fro any bioinformatician to have on their bookshelf.
isbn:0471436224 www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471436224
0752224700
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