bibliology
(bɪblɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
[f. biblio- + -logy, Gr. -λογία discourse.]
a. Scientific description of books, book-lore; bibliography. b. ‘Biblical literature, doctrine, or theology’ (Worcester 1859). bibliological (ˌbɪblɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl), a. [f. prec. + -ical], of or pertaining to bibliology. bibliˈologist [see -ist], a professed student of bibliology.
| 1807 Southey Life (1850) III. 108 There is a sort of title-page and colophon knowledge—in one word, bibliology. ― Lett. (1856) II. 34 ‘Prince Arthur’..in which I design to give the whole bibliology of the Round Table. 1843 ― Doctor Interch. xviii. (D.) Careful investigation by the most eminent bibliologists. |