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'Bibliophilia' is the love of books. Accordingly a bibliophile loves books, but especially "for qualities of format". A bookworm loves books for their content, or otherwise loves reading in general. Bibliophilia is generally considered to be incorrect, but some would say it is a new, recent, usage. The practice of loving or collecting books is dubbed bibliophilism, and the adjective form of the term is bibliophilic. Also, a bibliophile may be a book collector.
The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often nurturing a large and specialised 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, and expensive books, first editions, books with special or unusual bindings, autographed copies, etc.
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. Most bibliomaniacs, then, are compulsive hoarders, identifiable by the fact that the number of unread books in their possession is continually increasing relative to the total number of books they possess and read. Extreme bibliophilia may amount to a diagnosed psychological condition.
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.[1]
The New York Public Library follows the same practice.[2]
According to Arthur H. Minters [3] the "private collecting of books was a fashion indulged in by many Romans, including Cicero and Atticus."
The term entered the English language in 1824, according to the Merriam-Webster's reference below. 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.
1. Library of Congress
2. New York Public library search
3. Collecting Books for Fun and Profit, , Arthur H., Minters, Arco Publishing Inc., 1979,
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary10th ed., , , , Merriam-WebsterInc, 1996,
★ 'The latest holding of the Library of Congress is the following 2003 item::'
★ 'The latest holding of the Library of Congress is the following 2006 item':
★ Antiquarian
★ Antiquarian book trade in the United States
★ Antisemitica
★ Bibliomania
★ Book collecting
★ Club of Odd Volumes
★ Grolier Club
★ Infornography - the phenomenon of addiction to information
★ -philia (for other technical terms of obsession)
★ Read or Die — an anime involving a world obsessed with books
★ Private Sheska - A bibliophile from Fullmetal Alchemist
★ Yuki Nagato a bibliohile from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
★ Forbes article on bibliomania by Finn-Olaf Jones, December 12, 2005
'Bibliophilia' is the love of books. Accordingly a bibliophile loves books, but especially "for qualities of format". A bookworm loves books for their content, or otherwise loves reading in general. Bibliophilia is generally considered to be incorrect, but some would say it is a new, recent, usage. The practice of loving or collecting books is dubbed bibliophilism, and the adjective form of the term is bibliophilic. Also, a bibliophile may be a book collector.
| Contents |
| Profile |
| Usage |
| History |
| References |
| Bibliomania - Bibliography |
| Book Collecting - Bibliography |
| See also |
| External links |
Profile
The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often nurturing a large and specialised 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, and expensive books, first editions, books with special or unusual bindings, autographed copies, etc.
Usage
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. Most bibliomaniacs, then, are compulsive hoarders, identifiable by the fact that the number of unread books in their possession is continually increasing relative to the total number of books they possess and read. Extreme bibliophilia may amount to a diagnosed psychological condition.
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.[1]
The New York Public Library follows the same practice.[2]
History
According to Arthur H. Minters [3] the "private collecting of books was a fashion indulged in by many Romans, including Cicero and Atticus."
The term entered the English language in 1824, according to the Merriam-Webster's reference below. 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.
References
1. Library of Congress
2. New York Public library search
3. Collecting Books for Fun and Profit, , Arthur H., Minters, Arco Publishing Inc., 1979,
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary10th ed., , , , Merriam-WebsterInc, 1996,
Bibliomania - Bibliography
★ 'The latest holding of the Library of Congress is the following 2003 item::'
:LC Control No.: 2003054056
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Personal Name: Shaddy, Robert Alan.
:Main Title: 'Essays on books and bibliophiles : aspects on the history of books and book-collecting in America'
: / Robert A. Shaddy.
:Published/Created: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2003.
:Description: iv, 142 p. ; 24 cm.
:ISBN 0-7734-6642-8
:Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-137) and index.
:Subjects: Book collecting--United States--History.
::::Book collectors--United States--History.
::::Bibliomania.
:LC Classification: Z987.5.U6 S47 2003
:Dewey Class No.: 002/.075 21
:Geographic Area Code: n-us---
Book Collecting - Bibliography
★ 'The latest holding of the Library of Congress is the following 2006 item':
:LC Control No.: 2006296809
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Main Title: 'Book talk : essays on books, booksellers, collecting, and special collections' :
:/ edited by Robert H. Jackson and Carol Z. Rothkopf.
:Published/Created: New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 2006.
:Related Names: Jackson, Robert H., 1936-
::::Rothkopf, Carol Zeman.
:Description: xvii, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
:ISBN 1-58456-188-2
:Notes: Includes index.
:Subjects: Book collecting.
::::Antiquarian booksellers.
::::Libraries--Special collections--Rare books.
:LC Classification: Z987 .B74 2006
:Dewey Class No.: 002.075 22
:Other System No.: (OCoLC)ocm68710345
:Quality Code: lccopycat
See also
★ Antiquarian
★ Antiquarian book trade in the United States
★ Antisemitica
★ Bibliomania
★ Book collecting
★ Club of Odd Volumes
★ Grolier Club
★ Infornography - the phenomenon of addiction to information
★ -philia (for other technical terms of obsession)
★ Read or Die — an anime involving a world obsessed with books
★ Private Sheska - A bibliophile from Fullmetal Alchemist
★ Yuki Nagato a bibliohile from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
External links
★ Forbes article on bibliomania by Finn-Olaf Jones, December 12, 2005
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