Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment / Peter Hanns Reill, consulting editor ; Ellen Judy Wilson, principal author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Ellen Judy.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Reill, Peter Hanns.

Series:

Facts on File library of world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enlightenment--Encyclopedias.

Enlightenment.

Philosophy--Encyclopedias.

Philosophy.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xvii, 670 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Facts On File, Inc., 2004.

Summary:

"A resource on the Age of Enlightenment, which spanned the late 17th through the 18th centuries and replaced superstition and religious despotism with reason and rationality, Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment, Revised Edition is a tool for students and the general public. Conceived and written as a point of departure for anyone who wishes to encounter this remarkable age of Kant, Newton, Descartes, Mozart, and Voltaire, this work surveys a vast landscape of ideas, historical figures, and events." "Featuring articles on general topics, such as science, education, art and architecture, aesthetics, and music, personalities, countries, notable works, and concepts, this encyclopedia features more than 120 black-and-white photographs and provides cross-references throughout. Further readings follow all major articles. An introduction, chronology, bibliography, and index round out the features of this resource to the period that informed both the birth of the United States and the modern era."--Jacket.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Preface to the second edition

Introduction

How to use this book

Chronology

Entries A-Z

Selected bibliography

- Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 643-646) and index.

ISBN:

0816053359

9780816053353

OCLC:

53315226