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grangerize
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grangerize, grangerise [ˈgreɪndʒəˌraɪz]
vb (tr)
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to illustrate (a book) by inserting prints, drawings, etc., taken from other works
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to raid (books) to acquire material for illustrating another book
[named after Joseph Granger, 18th-century English writer, whose Biographical History of England (1769) included blank pages for illustrations to be supplied by the reader]
grangerism  n
grangerization , grangerisation n
grangerizer , grangeriser n


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These werenAAEt the isolated efforts of cranks: Grangerizing was a relatively common practice among book collectors and men of letters in the 19th century.
 
 
 
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