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- someone who spends a great deal of time reading
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- シミ(本を食う虫) / 読書狂,本の虫
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Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. Accordingly a bibliophile is an individual who loves books. A bookworm is someone who loves books for their content, or who otherwise loves reading. The -ia-suffixed form "bibliophilia" is sometimes considered[by whom?] to be an incorrect usage; the older "bibliophilism" is considered[by whom?] more correct. The adjective form of the term is bibliophilic. A bibliophile may be, but is not necessarily, a book collector.
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Contents
- 1 Profile
- 2 Usage of the term
- 3 History
- 4 See also
- 5 Notes
- 6 References
- 7 Further reading
- 8 External links
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Profile
The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often amassing a large and specialized collection. Bibliophiles do not necessarily want to possess the books they love; an alternative would be to admire them in old libraries. However, the bibliophile is usually an avid book collector, sometimes pursuing scholarship in the collection, sometimes putting form above content with an emphasis on old, rare, or expensive books, first editions, books with special or unusual bindings, autographed copies, etc.[1]
Usage of the term
Bibliophilia is not to be confused with bibliomania, an obsessive-compulsive disorder involving the collecting of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged, and in which the mere fact that an object is a book is sufficient for it to be collected or loved. Some use the term "bibliomania" interchangeably with "bibliophily" and in fact, the Library of Congress does not use the term "bibliophily," but rather refers its readers to either book collecting or bibliomania.[2] The New York Public Library follows the same practice.[3]
History
According to Arthur H. Minters the "private collecting of books was a fashion indulged in by many Romans, including Cicero and Atticus."[4] The British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone was known to have been a bibliophile. The term entered the English language in 1824.[5] It is to be distinguished from the much older notion of a bookman (which dates back to 1583), which is one who loves books, and especially reading; more generally, a bookman is one who participates in writing, publishing, or selling books.[6]
See also
- Antiquarian book trade in the United States
- Book collecting
- Caxton Club
- The Club of Odd Volumes
- Grolier Club
- Hyperlexia
- Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles
Notes
- ^ Carter, John (1952). ABC for Book Collectors. http://www.ilab.org/download.php?object=documentation&id=29.
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ New York Public library search
- ^ Minters, Arthur H. (1979). Collecting Books for Fun and Profit. New York: Arco Publishing Inc.. ISBN 0-668-04598-1,.
- ^ Merriam-Webster: bibliophile
- ^ Merriam-Webster: bookman
References
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th ed.. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster, Inc.. 1996. ISBN 0-87779-709-9.
Further reading
- Basbanes, Nicholas A. (1995) A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
- Richard de Bury (1902). The love of books: the Philobiblon translated by E. C. Thomas. London: Alexander Moring
- Rugg, Julie (2006). A Book Addict's Treasury. London: Frances Lincoln ISBN 0-7112-2685-7
External links
- Forbes article on bibliomania by Finn-Olaf Jones, December 12, 2005
- Booknotes interview with Nicholas Basbanes on A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books, October 15, 1995.
English Journal
- The geriatric bookworm: resources for those interested in the geriatric population.
- Somes J1, Donatelli NS2.
- Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association.J Emerg Nurs.2015 May;41(3):249-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2015.01.021. Epub 2015 Mar 17.
- PMID 25794978
- The bookworm club: the implementation story of an evidence-informed literacy program for children residing in out-of-home care in Ontario.
- Brady E.
- Child welfare.Child Welfare.2013;92(5):137-49.
- PMID 24923138
- Isolation of cellulose-degrading bacteria and determination of their cellulolytic potential.
- Gupta P1, Samant K, Sahu A.
- International journal of microbiology.Int J Microbiol.2012;2012:578925. doi: 10.1155/2012/578925. Epub 2012 Jan 18.
- Eight isolates of cellulose-degrading bacteria (CDB) were isolated from four different invertebrates (termite, snail, caterpillar, and bookworm) by enriching the basal culture medium with filter paper as substrate for cellulose degradation. To indicate the cellulase activity of the organisms, diamet
- PMID 22315612
Japanese Journal
- ロマンス読者という装置 : フランシス・ホジソン・バーネット『上流階級の女』を読む
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