Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Festschrift

A volume of learned articles or essays by colleagues and admirers, serving as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar. (from: thefreedictionary.com)

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Incunabula

A book printed before 1500.

I have just started reading 'Between Silk and Cyanide' by Leo Marks and when the author was asked his hobbies,  he replied: "Incunabula and intercourse, sir"... "I suspected he wasn't sure what incunabula was and added: and chess too, sir, when there's time -- which proved a better gambit".