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Grangerize, v.|ˈgreɪndʒəraɪz|
[f. Granger (see below) + -ize.
In 1769 James Granger published a ‘Biographical History of England’, with blank leaves for the reception of engraved portraits or other pictorial illustrations of the text. The filling up of a ‘Granger’ became a favourite hobby, and afterwards other books were treated in the same manner.]
trans. To illustrate (a book) by the addition of prints, engravings, etc., especially such as have been cut out of other books.
1882Sala in Illustr. Lond. News 4 Nov. 463/3 Mr. Ashton's ‘Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne’..would be a capital book to grangerise. 1885Pall Mall G. 12 Feb. 4/2 He..proceeded to ‘Grangerize’ or illustrate it, by the insertion of his mass of materials.
Hence ˈGrangerized ppl. a., ˈGrangerizing vbl. n. Also ˌGrangeriˈzation, the action of Grangerizing; ˈGrangerizer = Grangerite; ˈGrangerism, the practice of Grangerizing; ˈGrangerite, one who Grangerizes.
1886Athenæum 9 Oct. 468/3 A very handsome ‘*grangerized’ copy of Byron's ‘English Bards and Scotch Reviewers’.
1886Pall Mall G. 23 July 5/2 A great piece of *Grangerizing is now on view..— a copy of James Granger's ‘Biographical History of England’.
1885Standard 24 Jan. 5/3 By inlaying each page with the accumulated material for its *Grangerisation, he turns a quarto into a folio.
1889N.Y. Tribune 13 Jan. (Cent.), The portraits of actors will be paged separately, with blank backs, for the benefit of *Grangerizers. 1896Bookseller's Catal., The value to a Grangerizer of this huge collection of portraits cannot be over-estimated.
1882Sala in Illustr. Lond. News 4 Nov. 463/3 The only drawback to *Grangerism is that [etc.].
1881A. Lang Library 20 *Grangerite. 1885Pall Mall G. 11 June 6/1 A fine specimen of the Grangerite art. 1889Bookworm 362 Granger's History was the first book extended by the introduction of extra prints illustrative of its text, and Mr. Granger was the original Extra-illustrator, the father of the noble band of Grangerites. |