This week's theme: words about books.

pericope (puh-RIK-uh-pee) noun

   A selection from a book.

[From Late Latin pericope, from Greek perikope (section), from peri
(around) + koptein (to cut).]

-Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org)

  "Act now while the supply lasts, and you can buy a rare facsimile of an
   11th-century, illuminated German manuscript for only $16,425. After
   March 15, the price will rise to $19,205. This is what the publisher
   has told prospective German buyers interested in acquiring a 410-page,
   gilded copy of a pericope."
   Craig R. Whitney; Medieval Marketing; The New York Times; Nov 9, 1994.

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