Associations to the word «Festschriften»

Wiktionary

FESTSCHRIFT, noun. A tribute or memorial volume filled with essays and articles by admirers in memory of a colleague.

Dictionary definition

FESTSCHRIFT, noun. A collection of writings published in honor of a scholar.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope