A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement.
"ˌcommonˈplace-book, n.". OED Online. June 2013. Oxford University Press. 8 July 2013
cf. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2000/dec/21/extraordinary-commonplaces/
"ˌcommonˈplace-book, n.". OED Online. June 2013. Oxford University Press. 8 July 2013
cf. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2000/dec/21/extraordinary-commonplaces/
