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How Many Men Have Become Books?
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books? These come immediately to my mind: Bartlett's (Quotations) Webster's (Dictionary) Fowler's (Modern English Usage) Gray's (Anatomy) Black's (Law Dictionary) Roget's (Thesaurus) Strunk & White (Elements of Style) Those are familiar examples. In the law, there are many, many treatises that have taken on their author's names (even when, as above, the authors are long dead): Prosser (on Torts) Williston (on Contracts) Corbin (on Contracts) Nimmer (on Copyright) etc. I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to important reference works by the author's name, as well: Wing (Short Title Catalog) Parsons (Early Catholic Americana) etc. Any other examples? William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
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Liddell and Scott's Greek dictionary
In a back-handed sense, perhaps Bowdler --Mike |
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"William M. Klimon" wrote in message news:qkyCe.71903$%Z2.40107@lakeread08... Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their books--or perhaps a genre of books? I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to important reference works by the author's name, as well: Wing (Short Title Catalog) Parsons (Early Catholic Americana) etc. Among the more recent, let's not forget McBride's. (Or doesn't it count, because it doesn't include his name in the title -- yet?) Alice -- Book collecting terms illustrated. Occasional books for sale. http://www.mywingsbooks.com/ |
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William M. Klimon wrote:
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their books--or perhaps a genre of books? These come immediately to my mind: Bartlett's (Quotations) Webster's (Dictionary) Fowler's (Modern English Usage) Gray's (Anatomy) Black's (Law Dictionary) Roget's (Thesaurus) Strunk & White (Elements of Style) Those are familiar examples. In the law, there are many, many treatises that have taken on their author's names (even when, as above, the authors are long dead): Prosser (on Torts) Williston (on Contracts) Corbin (on Contracts) Nimmer (on Copyright) etc. I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to important reference works by the author's name, as well: Wing (Short Title Catalog) Parsons (Early Catholic Americana) etc. Any other examples? William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com In the legal area, Wigmore on Evidence is one of the big ones. Francis A. Miniter |
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Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books? These come immediately to my mind: Bartlett's (Quotations) Webster's (Dictionary) Fowler's (Modern English Usage) Gray's (Anatomy) Black's (Law Dictionary) Roget's (Thesaurus) Strunk & White (Elements of Style) Don't forget Jane (of Fighting Ships fame). |
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William M. Klimon wrote:
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their books--or perhaps a genre of books? These come immediately to my mind: Bartlett's (Quotations) Webster's (Dictionary) Fowler's (Modern English Usage) Gray's (Anatomy) Black's (Law Dictionary) Roget's (Thesaurus) Strunk & White (Elements of Style) Prosser (on Torts) Williston (on Contracts) Corbin (on Contracts) Nimmer (on Copyright) etc. Wing (Short Title Catalog) Parsons (Early Catholic Americana) etc. Any other examples? Baedeker Funk & Wagnall's Brewer's (Dictionary of Phrase & Fable) Bulfinch's (Mythology) And some examples one might debate--almost seem to fit, but perhaps not quite: Plutarch('s Lives) Vasari('s Lives) Bede('s History) Aesop('s Fables) --Jon Meyers |
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Then there's Ahearn's :-)
On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:29:21 -0400, "William M. Klimon" wrote: Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their books--or perhaps a genre of books? These come immediately to my mind: Bartlett's (Quotations) Webster's (Dictionary) Fowler's (Modern English Usage) Gray's (Anatomy) Black's (Law Dictionary) Roget's (Thesaurus) Strunk & White (Elements of Style) |
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William M. Klimon wrote: Those are familiar examples. In the law, there are many, many treatises that have taken on their author's names (even when, as above, the authors are long dead): Prosser (on Torts) Williston (on Contracts) Corbin (on Contracts) Nimmer (on Copyright) etc. a whole list of law commentaries [and more by another poster in a followup], and no mention of Blackstone? chiwito |
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Bill Klimon wrote:
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their books--or perhaps a genre of books? McKerrow (Bibliography) Edith Diehl (Bookbinding) Theodore DeVinne (Printing) Bill Klimon wrote: I guess for book collectors and bibliographers, we're used to referring to important reference works by the author's name, as well:.....any other examples? Allibone's Dictionary of Authors Lowndes Bibliographers Manual Fleeman's Bibliography (Samuel Johnson) Welcome to Moi's Books About Books: http://www.tinyurl.com/hib7 My Sentimental Library http://www.picturetrail.com/mylibrary and moislibrary.com http://www.tinyurl.com/hisn |
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William M. Klimon wrote:
Any other examples? A few more thoughts... Robert's Rules of Order Goren's (Bridge) Grove (Dictionary of Music and Musicians) And depending on whether & how you want to limit the type of book: Kelley (Blue Book), Ripley's, Zagat's, Michelin, Frommer's, Thomas... --Jon Meyers |
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