The European encyclopedia : from 1650 to the twenty-first century / Jeff Loveland, University of Cin...
The European encyclopedia : from 1650 to the twenty-first century / Jeff Loveland, University of Cin...
The European encyclopedia : from 1650 to the twenty-first century / Jeff Loveland, University of Cincinnati.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/4257
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 encyclo...
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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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 a...
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The European encyclopedia : from 1650 to the twenty-first century / Jeff Loveland, University of Cincinnati.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-424) and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/4257
Record Identifier
74VKVloVDA43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVloVDA43
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ISBN
1108703801
9781108481090 (hardback : alk. paper)
1108481094
9781108703802 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
030.94
MMS ID
991024263314902626
