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In the Artist's introduction, a point is made that this book on the surface is an "unabridged visual reference book". Additionally, the reader is informed of an intent behind the images selected and arranged in order to spark a creative narrative in the mind of the reader. A dictionary that tells a story?
When I was 6, I received my first dictionary. I was disappointed because it was a child's dictionary. Over-sized, red covers, big printing and simple words however with nice illustrations. At 8 (after much begging), I received Webster's Concise Dictionary. A proper research tool filled with words I had never heard of in my short life! Finally, an adventure to discover new words!! And thus began my romance with Websters.
This new addition in Pictorial Form is really a gem! A fine emerald green and copper gilt cover entices me to open the book and seek out this new "narrative" that was sneaked in between the illustrations. I choose a page...... in G.
In the letter "G" I find a challenge. A Guard (En Guard!) swordsman is challenging a Grizzly Bear protected only by a Groined Arch. (Which is where I would want protection!). In "M" I find a family of Mammoths grazing on Mandrake being watched by Man (Java Man, Neanderthal, and Cro-Magnon). In "C" a rousing game of Chess is being played by a Cheetah and a Cheiroptera (Bat). My odds are on the bat....
Elsewhere in "S" a marsupial called a Sarigue is counting the Sails on a ship, and in "K" two Knights are outranked by a Kingfisher, a King Penguin, and a King Spider Crab. And in case you need to tie some knots, well just go to page 200 for a chart of 59 knots!!
In "&" (yes, that's ampersand...) I find plans for war!Read more ›
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If you like the variety of pictures in Webster's dictionaries. I got it for the novelty of having all the pictures in one place & thinking it would be a good example for sketching practice for myself.
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I didn't actually get this book, so I am not sure why I am rating it, but I would absolutely love to have this book and thought all the wonderful pictures in it were fabulous!
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This is a wonderful little book. I first saw some pages of it displayed at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams. The author is an artist who has carefully curated and reproduced the woodcuts and etchings from 19th century Webster's dictionaries. Little pictures of birds, mechanical tools, whatever corresponded to definitions. The book is beautifully produced, with exquisite attention to detail.
I'm not sure of the copyright status, but would be an excellent source for the graphic artist or web designer.
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