> Don't forget the little stuff:> > Needle> pin> thimble> > Are you sure this
> is going to all fit into one book :)?
With multiple thousands of entries ... OK, it will be a big book. I am one of a
team of editors conscripted to help sort it all out.
Many terms (e.g. garment names) will have very short "definition"-type entries.
The items above, though, might end up covered in a larger article on "sewing
tools." Either way, we have to create a home for the concept, which is why
these lists you folks are giving me are so useful. We are building our outline,
and I'm taking the terms people give me and seeing whether they represent
categories we've covered (or not). There have been quite a few new ideas coming
in!
That said, let me note I'm having to cut out all the terms and sources that are
not English or connected to Britain. So, yes to the Luttrell Psalter, no to the
Book of Chess. And while of course we'll have articles touching on foreign
influence, we won't be needing to describe the "saya," for instance.
I'll be assembling my contribution to the master list in about a week or so, so
keep 'em coming -- concepts as well as terms. Don't forget your ideal authors
if you there's a scholar you associate with some field.
You folks are wonderful!
--Robin
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