grangerism

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grangerism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Grangerism \Gran"ger*ism\, n. [So called from the Rev. James
     Granger, whose "Biographical History of England" (1769) was a
     favorite book for illustration in this manner.]
     The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings
     collected from other books.
     [1913 Webster]