An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition
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- Synopsis
- If you've ever wondered whether familiar terms like "a pride of lions" or "a string of ponies" were only the tip of a linguistic iceberg, An Exaltation of Larks provides the definitive answer. This classic collection of collective nouns includes more than 1,100 equally pithy, and often poetic, terms - some resurrected from the Books of Venery that were the constant study of fifteenth-century gentlemen; some ("a blur of Impressionists," "a score of bachelors") more recently minted. Here too is a game for readers inspired to invent their own "terms of venery. " Infectious in spirit and beautifully illustrated with more than 250 witty engravings, An Exaltation of Larks is a word-lover's garden of delights.
- Copyright:
- 1991
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 285 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780140170962
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 05/16/10
- Copyrighted By:
- James Lipton
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.