andachtsbilder
images of Christ, the Virgin Mary or saints, for private devotional use
annals
medieval form of history writing employing strict chronological sequencing and concisely formulated facts
anonym
a work that appears without naming their author
anonymous
withholding the name or identity of the person responsible
anonymous lexicon
reference book that identifies authors who are unnamed in their writings, or who have published work under a pen-name
anthology
thematically related compilation of texts by various authors (florilegium)
anti-Semitism
rejection of and struggle against the Jews on religious, nationalist and racist grounds
Antiqua
group of Latin letters with round, and so not broken, letterforms
antiquarian bookshop
bookshop with books that are not subject to fixed price regulations, plus newspapers, sheet music and hand-written documents etc.
aphorism
maxim or adage, often also metaphorical
