The Butter Lamb
Reference Library (BLRL) contains more than 265 references* and is always
expanding. The following is a complete list of the books on the BLRL’s
shelves (as of 3/16/2022) arranged by subject. At the end of the list are some
supplementary notes.
Abbreviations
Oxford
Dictionary of Abbreviations
Accounting
Glossary of
Accounting Language
Allusion
Facts on File
Dictionary of Classical, Biblical, and Literary
Merriam-Webster's
Dictionary of Allusions
Animal
Dictionary Of Animal
Words and Phrases
Architecture
Penguin
Dictionary of Architecture
Bible
Pictoral Bible
Dictionary
Bible Dictionary
(Peloubet's)
Dictionary of the
Bible (Mckenzie)
Davis Dictionary of
the Bible
Bible Dictionary
(Harper Collins)
Biography
Webster's
Biographical Dictionary
Books and Printing
American Dictionary
of Printing and Bookmaking
Encyclopedia of the
Book
Books on References
Chasing the Sun
Alpha to Omega
Brief History of
Encyclopedias
Word Origins
Professor and the
Madman
The Meaning of
Everything
Word By Word
Defining the World
Catholicism
Basic Catholic
Dictionary
Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Dictionary
New Concise Catholic
Dictionary
Christianity
Oxford Dictionary of
the Christian Church
Cliches
Dictionary Of
Cliches
Cliches
Construction
Construction
Dictionary
Critical Theory
Oxford
Dictionary of Critical Theory
Culture
Geektionary
Doomsday Dictionary
Dictionary of Global
Culture
Dictionary of
Cultural Literacy
Concise Glossary of
Cultural Theory
Dictionary of Bad
Manners
Dreams
Wordsworth
Dictionary of Dreams
Dreamers Dictionary
Dream Dictionary
from A to Z
Dream Dictionary
Encyclopedias
Columbia
Encyclopedia
Columbia
Viking Desk Encyclopedia
Eponyms
Dictionary of
Eponyms
Etymology
Dictionary of Word
Origins (Flavell)
Webster's New
Explorer Dictionary of Word Origins
NTC's Dictionary of
Word Origins
Dictionary of Word
Roots And Combining Forms
Dictionary of Word
Origins (Shipley)
Concise Dictionary
of English Etymology
Short Etymological
Dictionary of Modern English
Dictionary of Word
Origins (Ayto)
Chambers Dictionary
of Etymology
Oxford Dictionary of
Word Histories
Facts on File
Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Dictionary of Word
and Phrase Origins
Euphemism
Dictionary of
Republicanisms
Faber Dictionary of
Euphemism
Rawson's Dictionary
of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk
Doublespeak
Dictionary
Devil's Dictionary
Dictionary of
Bullshit
Film
The Film Snob's
Dictionary
Dictionary
of Film Quotation
Finance
Barron's Dictionary
of Financial Investment Terms
Folklore
Larousse Dictionary
of World Folklore
Dictionary of
Fairies
Foreign Language
Collins
Latin-English Dictionary
Oxford Latin
Dictionary
Routledge Dictionary
of Latin Quotations
Cassell's Italian
Dictionary
New Cassell's German
Dictionary
Dictionary and
Grammar of the Eastern Island Language
Dictionary of
Foreign Terms
Gardening
Practical
Encyclopedia of Gardening in Dictionary Form
Geography
Oxford Dictionary of
Geography
MW Geographical
Dictionary
General Dictionaries
American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language (1969)
World Book
Dictionary (Vol. 1 And 2)
Longman Dictionary
of American English
Webster's Third New
International Dictionary
Compact Edition of
the Oxford English Dictionary
Webster's New
Universal Unabridged Dictionary
The Volume Library
Shorter Oxford
English Dictionary
Reader's Digest
Great Encyclopedic Dictionary: A to Z
Courtis-Watters
Illustrated Golden Dictionary for Young Readers
Webster's New World
College Dictionary
Microsoft Encarta
College Dictionary
Webster's New World
Dictionary of the American Language
Webster's Eleventh
New Collegiate Dictionary
Webster's Seventh
New Collegiate Dictionary
Webster's New World
Dictionary (Senior Edition)
Reader's Digest
Great Encyclopedic Dictionary (vol. 3)
Winston Dictionary
(1957)
Dictionary of
American Regional English (vol. 1)
Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary
Oxford English
Reference Dictionary
Random House
Dictionary of the English Language
Websterisms
B.B. New Nuttall's
Dictionary
Johnson's
Dictionary: A Modern Selection
National Dictionary
(1940)
Donohue's Standard
New Century (1914)
Webster's Dictionary
New Webster's
Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus
Wordsworth School
Dictionary
School and Office
Dictionary
Everyday American
English Dictionary
Comprehensive Desk
Dictionary A-K and L-Z
Graphology
Dictionary of
Graphology
Ideas/Theory/Thought
Harper Dictionary of
Modern Thought
New Dictionary of
Thought
Dictionary of
Theories
QPB Dictionary of
Ideas
ldioms
Idiom Savant
Brewer's Dictionary
of 20th Century Phrase and Fable
Oxford Dictionary of
Phrase and Fable
NTC's American Idiom
Dictionary
-Isms
A Compendium of
Concepts, Doctrines, Traits, & Beliefs
Journalism
Oxford Dictionary of
Journalism
Klingon
Klingon Dictionary
Law
Black's Law
Dictionary
Law Dictionary
Lexicography
Dictionary of
Lexicography
Linguistics
Dictionary of
Linguistics and Phonetics
Literary
Penguin Dictionary
of Literary Terms
Reader's Guide to
Literary Terms
Oxford Companion to
American Literature
Dictionary of
Imaginary Places
Blake Dictionary
Oxford Guide to
British Women Writers
Reader's
Encyclopedia
Dictionary of
Fictional Characters
Mathematics
Universal
Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Medical
Mosby's Medical
& Nursing Dictionary
Duncan's Dictionary
for Nurses
Taber's Cyclopedic
Medical Dictionary
Pocket Medical
Dictionary
Stedman's Medical
Dictionary
Blakiston's New
Gould Medical Dictionary
Dorland's
Illustrated Medical Dictionary
American Illustrated
Medical Dictionary
Medical Dictionary
and Health Manual
Misc.
The Browser's Book
of Beginnings
A Book about a
Thousand Things
Dictionary of
Misinformation
Myth Information
Music
The Rock Snob's
Dictionary
Music Theory
Dictionary
Concise Oxford
Dictionary of opera
Lectionary of Music
Harvard Dictionary
of Music
Encyclopedia of
Music and Musicians
Myth
Dictionary of
Classical Mythology
Dictionary of
Classical Mythology, Religion, Literature, and
The Dictionary of
World Myth
Penguin Dictionary
of Classical Mythology
Dictionary of
Mythology
Names
Name Dictionary
Needlepoint
Complete
Encyclopedia of Needlework
Old West
Dictionary of the
Old West
Philosophy
Dictionary of
Philosophy and Religion
New Dictionary of
Existentialism
Oxford Companion to
Philosophy
A Dictionary of
Existentialism
Philosophical
Dictionary (Voltaire)
A Dictionary of
Philosophy (Flew)
A Dictionary of
Philosophy (Lacey)
Philosophical
Dictionary (Bunge)
Philosophy (Angeles)
Dictionary
of Political Thought
Photography
Focal Encyclopedia
of Photography
Proverbs
Dictionary of
Proverbs (Flavell)
Random House
Dictionary of Proverbs
Penguin Dictionary
of Proverbs
Psychology
Encyclopedic
Dictionary of Psychology
Oxford Dictionary of
Psychology
Psychiatric
Dictionary
Freud Dictionary of
Psychanalysis
Quotations
Bloomsbury Treasury
of Quotations
Religion
Dictionary of All
Scriptures and Myths
Dictionary of Saints
Abingdon Dictionary
of Living Religions
Penguin Dictionary
of Religions
Oxford Dictionary of
Popes
Watkins Dictionary
of Religions and Secular Faiths
Cyclopedia of
Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature
Encyclopedia of Hell
Rhyme
Complete Rhyming
Dictionary (Wood)
Capricorn Rhyming
Dictionary
Science
Science Class You
Wish You Had
Dictionary of
Scientific Literacy
Dictionary of
Science and Creationism
Dictionary of
Natural Resources
Dictionary of
Forestry
Penguin
Dictionary of Biology
Shakespeare
Shakespeare Lexicon
and Quotation Dictionary
Sign Language
Signed English
Dictionary
Similes
Wilsstch's
Dictionary of Similes
Similes Dictionary
Slang
Dictionary of
Americanisms
A Dictionary of
Slang and Unconventional English
American Slang
Thesaurus of Slang
The Slang of Sin
Sociology
Penguin Dictionary
of Sociology
Blackwell Dictionary
of Sociology
Social Reform
Dictionary of
American Social Reform
Special Dictionaries
Descriptionary: A
Thematic Dictionary
Reverse Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary
Game
Webster's Crossword
Puzzle Dictionary
Superstition
How Did It Begin?
Cassell Dictionary
of Superstitions
Symbols
Mammoth Dictionary
of Symbols
Dictionary of
Subjects and Symbols in Art
Herder Symbol
Dictionary
A Dictionary of
Symbols (Cirlot)
Continuum
Encyclopedia of Symbols
Dictionary of
Symbols (Penguin)
Dictionary of
Symbolism
Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols
Thesauri
Roget's Thesaurus
Oxford American
Writer's Thesaurus
Synonym Finder
Webster's Dictionary
of Synonyms
Comprehensive Word
Guide
Thinker's Thesaurus
Crabb's English
Synonyms
Technology
Robotics Sourcebook
and Dictionary
The Way Things Work:
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology
Usage
Dictionary of Modern
English Usage
Oxford Dictionary of
English Grammar
Webster's Dictionary
of English Usage
Visual Dictionary
Ultimate Visual
Dictionary
Words
Dr. Johnson's
Reliquary of Rediscovered Words
Mrs. Byrne's
Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words
One-letter
Words
International
Dictionary of Obscenity
Heavens to Betsy
Wicked Words
Dictionary of
Uncommon Words
Dictionary of
Obsolete English
The Highly Selective
Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate
When Is a Pig a Hog
There's a Word for
It
The Word Lover's
Dictionary
The Descriptionary
of Confusable Words
Dictionary of
Problem Words and Expressions
F Word
Writing Reference
Elements of Style
Writer's Reference
Notes:
Use of the word
“references” here refers to general dictionaries, subject-area dictionaries,
subject-area encyclopedias, and thesauri. I’ve also included some books on
references that provide information on the development of dictionaries over the
centuries and provide context on the various approaches to and trends in
lexicography displayed in the BLRL’s collection. It does not include a
significant number of other volumes in the BLRL’s holdings that straddle the
line between non-fiction and reference, such as writing guides, how-to books,
field guides, and the like.
