Book contents
- The European Encyclopedia
- The European Encyclopedia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Chronological List of Printed Encyclopedias
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Genres of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 2 The Contents of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 3 Size, Price, and the Economics of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 4 Preparing an Encyclopedia
- Chapter 5 The Organization of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 6 Illustrations in Encyclopedias
- Chapter 7 Authorship in Encyclopedias
- Chapter 8 Publishing an Encyclopedia
- Chapter 9 Readers and Users of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 10 Encyclopedias after Print
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 2 - The Contents of Encyclopedias
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2019
- The European Encyclopedia
- The European Encyclopedia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Chronological List of Printed Encyclopedias
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Genres of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 2 The Contents of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 3 Size, Price, and the Economics of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 4 Preparing an Encyclopedia
- Chapter 5 The Organization of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 6 Illustrations in Encyclopedias
- Chapter 7 Authorship in Encyclopedias
- Chapter 8 Publishing an Encyclopedia
- Chapter 9 Readers and Users of Encyclopedias
- Chapter 10 Encyclopedias after Print
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
It might seem that a book about encyclopedias should be mostly about their contents. After all, what was an encyclopedia but a collection of contents? One response is that encyclopedias were part of a system, one that included their creators, their users, and their roles in society. Seen from this vantage, their contents were not necessarily of the highest importance, even to a purchaser.
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- The European EncyclopediaFrom 1650 to the Twenty-First Century, pp. 50 - 90Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019