The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Winchester, Simon2003
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From the author of 'The Map That Changed the World', this is a history of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. It is illustrated with images from the early dictionaries and portraits of all the major protagonists.
Main title:
The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English Dictionary / Simon Winchester.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Collation:
xxv, 260 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 251-253.
ISBN:
01986070249780198607021
Dewey class:
423'.09413.028423.09423
Language:
English
BRN:
28802