Bookmanship
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Skill in, or appreciation of, the editing and production design of books; being a connoisseur of books; love of books. uncountable
"As library school graduates appear only semiliterate in terms of the book as a physical, aesthetic object, such critics wonder what has happened to the role of bookmanship in library education."
- 2 Skill in using books; profiting from one's reading; erudition. uncountable
"1946 [2001] Holbrook Jackson The reading of books p.10 (University of Illinois Press, 2001) →ISBN Bookmanship is the art of adjusting literature to life."
Example
More examples"As library school graduates appear only semiliterate in terms of the book as a physical, aesthetic object, such critics wonder what has happened to the role of bookmanship in library education."
Etymology
From bookman + -ship. Compare penmanship.
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