Collectable
& Collectors
Collecting is a practice with a very old cultural history.
The Egyptian Ptolemaic
dynasty collected books from all
over the known world at the Library
of Alexandria.
Who collects
what?
As
soon as someone starts to collect something, a word is invented to describe the
collector. Most end in-ist, which mean a person who does something. Another ending
is-phile or philist, which means a lover of something.
Collecting is for some people a childhood
hobby, but for others a lifelong pursuit or one that begins in adulthood.
Collectors who begin early in life often modify their aims when they get older
In this Psychological factors can play a role
in both the motivation for keeping a collection and the impact it has on the
collector's life.
Maintaining a
collection can be a relaxing activity that counteracts the stress of life,
while providing a purposeful pursuit which prevents boredom. The hobby can lead
to social connections between people with similar interests. On the other hand,
collecting can also be a means of withdrawing from the world and avoiding human
contact.
As a motorist
is someone who drives a car or a violinist someone who plays the violin.
There are a number
of special names for people who collect things:
Archtophilist:
a person who collects teddy bears
Argyrothecologist:
collects Money book
Bibliophilist (or) Bibliophile:
collects books
Brandophilist:
collects cigar bands
Cogophilist:
collects keys
Conchologist:
collects shells
Copolephilist: collects key rings
Deltiologist: collects postcards
Iconophilist: collects Prints and book illustrations
Lepidopterist: collects butterflies
Notaphilist: collects banknotes
Numismatist: collects coins
Philatelist: collects stamps
Pernalogist: collects pearls
Phillumenist: collects match books
Philographist: collects autographs
Plangonologist: collects dolls
Receptarist: collects recipes
Scutelliphilist: collects badges
Vexillologist: collects flags
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