The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 17, April 24, 2005, Article 13

VOCABULARY WORD: FESTSCHRIFT

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This week the focus was words about books; I've excerpted
a couple that may be of interest to numismatic bibliophiles.

(From A.Word.A.Day for Monday, April 18, 2005)
"festschrift (FEST-shrift) noun, plural festschriften or festschrifts

A volume of writing by many authors as a tribute to a scholar,
for example, on the occasion of retirement of a colleague.

[From German Festschrift, from Fest (celebration) + Schrift (writing).
Ultimately from Indo-European root skribh (to cut, separate, or sift)
that has resulted in other terms, such as manuscript, subscribe,
scripture, scribble, and describe.]"

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[In numismatics, festschrifts are seen largely in the field of
ancient coinage, but there are others. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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