A Place for Everything by Judith Flanders

'One of the many fascinations of Judith Flanders' book is that it reveals what a weird, unlikely creation the alphabet is. Along the way, the reader encounters a wonderful cast of characters,from the great collector Robert Cotton, who catalogued his manuscripts by the names of the busts of the Roman emperors surmounting his book cases, to the unassuming sixteenth-century London bookseller who ushered in a revolution by listing his authors by 'sirname' first. A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. Flanders, Judith (2020), A Place For Everything: The Curious History of. In A Place for Everything, acclaimed historian Judith Flanders fascinatingly lays out the gradual triumph of alphabetical order, from its use as a sorting tool in the Great Library of Alexandria to its current decline in prominence in the digital age. Judith Flanders (born 1959) is a historian, journalist and author, who has settled in London. Long before Google searches, this magical system of organization gave us the ability to sort through centuries of thought, knowledge and literature, allowing us to sift, file, and find the information we have, and to locate the information we need. From school registers to electoral rolls, from dictionaries and encyclopaedias to library shelves, our lives have been ordered from A to Z. And yet the order of the alphabet continues to play a major role in our adult lives. Fascinating.' Sunday Times Once we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and its familiar sing-song order. is a meticulour historian with a taste for the offbeat the story of the alphabet suits her well. Independent Bookshop Editions and Autographed Books Full Audiobook A Place for Everything By Judith Flanders Trang Phan Thi 179 videos No views Last updated on AUDIOBOOK FREE The Organised Mum Method By Gemma Bray Free Audiobook.

A Place for Everything by Judith Flanders