grangerisation

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named after English biographer James Granger (1723–1776).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪnʒəɹɪˌzeɪʃən/

Noun

grangerisation (countable and uncountable, plural grangerisations)

  1. The practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
    Synonym: grangerising
    • , Fonthill Media, →ISBN:
      Today, he is more remembered for the manner of his death and his habit of collecting books and illustrating them with pictures ripped out of other books, now seen as an act of vandalism and given the name ‘grangerisation’.]
  2. A book illustrated by this process.