1. Genres of encyclopedias; 2. The contents of encyclopedias; 3. Size, price, and the economics of encyclopedias; 4. Preparing an encyclopedia; 5. The organization of encyclopedias; 6. Illustrations in encyclopedias; 7. Authorship in encyclopedias; 8. Publishing an encyclopedia; 9. Readers and users of encyclopedias; 10. Encyclopedias after print.
Organized thematically, this book tells the story of the European encyclopedia from 1650 to the present.
Jeff Loveland is Professor in Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of numerous articles on encyclopedias as well as An Alternative Encyclopedia? Dennis de Coetlogon's Universal History of Arts and Sciences (2010). With Frank Kafker, he also co-edited The Early Britannica: The Growth of an Outstanding Encyclopedia (2009).
'A highly readable account of the many permutations of a genre that
became familiar to a wide public. The thematic approach is
innovative, and the research is mind-boggling in its extent, with
coverage of dozens of encyclopedias in several languages. Loveland
has written a major contribution to the history of encyclopedism.'
Kathleen Hardesty Doig, Georgia State University
'The great fields of the history of knowledge and the histories of
print and digital culture have had the encyclopedic tradition on
their horizons forever: a jumbled and forbidding mass of peaks (the
Encyclopédie, Britannica, Zedler, Larousse, Wikipedia …), never
explored as a whole. This book surveys it in a map of wonderful
clarity, fascinating in itself and a sure guide for decades of
future exploration.' John Considine, University of Alberta
'… the book is replete with fascinating information.' W. Baker,
Choice
'Loveland combines many of the virtues of the encyclopedists
themselves. He is formidably well-informed, having mastered the
abundant primary sources in English, French and German and the
secondary sources in Italian and Spanish as well. He is precise. He
is well-organised. His presentation of information is cool,
concise, balanced and accurate …' Peter Burke, Library and
Information History
'It would be extremely beneficial for those associated with FE or
HE institutions, as it could also be read by students, early career
researchers, and faculty in many departments. While the main
narrative is a history of European encyclopaedias, it will also be
of interest to colleagues working on business and economic history,
information studies, world literature and print and visual
culture.' Rose Roberto, Publishing History
'Loveland's book will be of interest to scholars of encyclopedism;
of eighteenth-century culture in general; and of the relations
among technology, authorship, information, and modernizing culture.
The book deepens our knowledge of encyclopedias as both reflections
and drivers of cultural evolution.' Larry W. Riggs, NPEC Reviews
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