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fascinating niche dictionaries!
Prompted by this fun Antilibraries discussion—
> Do you have a favorite dictionary? Do you have a reading practice with dictionaries? Have you ever considered reading one cover to cover? https://athenaeum.antilibrari.es/t/are-there-any-dictionary-readers-in-this-crowd/273
fascinating niche dictionaries!Prompted by this fun Antilibraries discussion—
> Do you have a favorite dictionary? Do you have a reading practice with dictionaries? Have you ever considered reading one cover to cover? https://athenaeum.antilibrari.es/t/are-there-any-dictionary-readers-in-this-crowd/273
Dictionary of Gestures: Expressive Comportments and Movements in Use Around the World
> An illustrated guide to more than 850 gestures and their meanings around the world, from a nod of the head to a click of the heels. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39644162-dictionary-of-gestures
> An illustrated guide to more than 850 gestures and their meanings around the world, from a nod of the head to a click of the heels. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39644162-dictionary-of-gestures
Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words
Not really a dictionary!
> Somewhere on the borders of what is now Russia, in the late 9th century A.D., the great kaghan…summons the three leading scholars of the known world… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1039321.Dictionary_of_the_Khazars
Not really a dictionary!
> Somewhere on the borders of what is now Russia, in the late 9th century A.D., the great kaghan…summons the three leading scholars of the known world… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1039321.Dictionary_of_the_Khazars
The Harvard Dictionary of Music
> the single most indispensable reference work for musicians, students of music, and music lovers. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211174.The_Harvard_Dictionary_of_Music
> the single most indispensable reference work for musicians, students of music, and music lovers. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211174.The_Harvard_Dictionary_of_Music
The Dictionary of Wordplay
> the first wordplay dictionary ever! Concepts like "exquisite corpse," "kangaroo word," and "Jabberwocky," which frequently appear in contemporary writings, are defined here, with examples https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1538899.The_Dictionary_of_Wordplay
> the first wordplay dictionary ever! Concepts like "exquisite corpse," "kangaroo word," and "Jabberwocky," which frequently appear in contemporary writings, are defined here, with examples https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1538899.The_Dictionary_of_Wordplay
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
> This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature…It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/842688.The_Wordsworth_Dictionary_of_Phrase_and_Fable
> This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature…It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/842688.The_Wordsworth_Dictionary_of_Phrase_and_Fable
A Historical and Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language
> authors Emily Shaw and Yves Delaporte present a compelling and detailed account of the origins of over 500 ASL signs, including regional variations. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22244947-a-historical-and-etymological-dictionary-of-american-sign-language
> authors Emily Shaw and Yves Delaporte present a compelling and detailed account of the origins of over 500 ASL signs, including regional variations. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22244947-a-historical-and-etymological-dictionary-of-american-sign-language
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
> From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53086.The_Dictionary_of_Imaginary_Places
> From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53086.The_Dictionary_of_Imaginary_Places
Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary
> an idiosyncratic, speculative dictionary of fuels, real and imagined, historical and futuristic, hopeless and utopian…entries include Algae, Clathrates, Dilithium, Fleece, Goats, Theology, Whale Oil, and many more https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30227571-fuel
> an idiosyncratic, speculative dictionary of fuels, real and imagined, historical and futuristic, hopeless and utopian…entries include Algae, Clathrates, Dilithium, Fleece, Goats, Theology, Whale Oil, and many more https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30227571-fuel
A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes
> recognizes that change is a driving force in all the arts. It covers major trends in music, dance, theater, film, visual art, sculpture, and performance art—as well as architecture, science, and culture. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1245566.A_Dictionary_of_the_Avant_Gardes
> recognizes that change is a driving force in all the arts. It covers major trends in music, dance, theater, film, visual art, sculpture, and performance art—as well as architecture, science, and culture. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1245566.A_Dictionary_of_the_Avant_Gardes
Dictionary Stories: Short Fictions and Other Findings
Also not strictly a dictionary! But fun one to end on:
> A collection of very short stories composed entirely of example sentences from various dictionaries… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35820384-dictionary-stories
Also not strictly a dictionary! But fun one to end on:
> A collection of very short stories composed entirely of example sentences from various dictionaries… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35820384-dictionary-stories
