bibliology

bibliology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”) + -λογία (-logía, “branch of study”); see biblio- +‎ -logy.

Noun

bibliology (usually uncountable, plural bibliologies)

1. The study of the history of books and the art of printing.
2. The study of biblical literature, or theology.

Related terms

• bibliologist

Translations

the study of the history of books and the art of printing

Armenian: գրքագիտություն (hy) (grkʿagitutʿyun) Finnish: bibliologia French: bibliologie (fr) f Greek: βιβλιολογία (el) f (vivliología) Irish: bibleagrafaíocht f, leabhareolaíocht f

Italian: bibliologia (it) f Portuguese: bibliologia (pt) f Russian: библиоло́гия (ru) (bibliológija)

Further reading

• bibliology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• bibliology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• bibliology at OneLook Dictionary Search