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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 9, February 27, 2000, Article 9CRITIC'S CORNER: BREEN'S ENCYCLOPEDIAANA Museum Curator R.W. Hoge writes: "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia is another good choice. We use it quite frequently here in the ANA Museum. The analyses of individual coin listings are of course very helpful, and Breen is outstanding in providing historical context. His footnoting and indexing are not very straightforward, however, and even after all these years I find the inclusion of the coin photos AFTER their descriptions a bit disconcerting. The book is much more fragile, in terms of its binding, than it would at first appear, and I urge users to handle it carefully. (At least it's not as bad as Mitchiner's ORIENTAL COINS AND THEIR VALUES series, for example, to cite another example of an important and popular work with this kind of problem.)" In response to D.Wayne Johnson's question about Breen's secret code, George Kolbe says: "By the way, I have the answer: 297B = bumptious!" Actually, I was thinking 297B = "mendacious" ... Wayne Homren, EditorContent presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. This is a static archive page documenting the originally published content. Links were active at the time of publication but may no longer work. Check subsequent issues for corrections and commentary. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor Copyright © 1998 - 2024 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
