The European encyclopaedia from 1650 to the twenty-first century / Jeff Loveland, University of Cincinnati.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loveland, Jeff, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"First taking shape during the seventeenth century, the European encyclopaedia was an alphabetical book of knowledge. For the next three centuries, printed encyclopedias in the European tradition were an element of culture and peoples' lives, initially just among Europe's educated elite but ultimately through much of the literate world. Organized around themes such as genre, economics, illustration, and publishing, The European Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive survey of encyclopedias to be written in English in more than 50 years. Engaging with printed encyclopedias, now largely extinct and the object of nostalgia, as well as the global phenomenon of Wikipedia, Jeff Loveland brings together encyclopedias from multiple languages (notably English, French, and German, amongst others). This book will be of interest to anyone, from academics in the humanities to non-academic readers, with an interest in encyclopedias and their history."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Genres of encyclopedias

The contents of encyclopedias

Size, price, and the economics of encyclopedias

Preparing an encyclopedia

The organization of encyclopedias

Illustrations in encyclopedias

Authorship in encyclopedias

Publishing an encyclopedia

Readers and users of encyclopedias

Encyclopedias after print.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108481090

1108481094

9781108703802

1108703801

OCLC:

1083180722