The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper through Our Sumptuous Lexicon / Gordon, Karen Elizabeth., 2003
Item
Identifier: CC-49310-70352
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Scope and Contents
This book compiles mostly archaic words and their definition along with selected illustrations, e.g., 'callipygian' meaning having beautifully proportioned buttocks, 'orotund' meaning pompous and bombastic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2003
Creator
- Gordon, Karen Elizabeth (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (162 pages)) ; 20.4 x 15.4 x 1.1 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: New York : Mariner Books. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
Contact:
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921