commemorative publication

thumb|The cover of a to the philosopher Jesús Padilla Gálvez In academia, a Festschrift (; plural, Festschriften ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the honoree's colleagues, former pupils, and friends. Festschriften are often titled something like Essays in Honour of [name] or Essays Presented to [name].

==Terminology== The term, borrowed from German, and literally meaning "celebration writing" (cognate with feast-script), might be translated as "celebration publication" or "celebratory (piece of) writing". An alternative Latin term is (literally: "book of friends"). A comparable book presented posthumously is generally termed a memorial volume in English, or a '''' (, "memorial publication") in German.