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The Early Britannica - The Growth of an Outstanding Encyclopedia (Paperback, New ed.)
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The Early Britannica - The Growth of an Outstanding Encyclopedia (Paperback, New ed.)
Series: Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2009:10
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The Encyclopaedia britannica is a familiar cultural icon, but what
do we know about the early editions that helped shape it into the
longest continuously published encyclopedia still in existence?
This first examination of the three eighteenth-century editions
traces the Britannica's extraordinary development into a best
seller and an exceptional book of knowledge, especially in
biography and in the natural sciences. The combined expertise of
the contributors to this volume allows an extensive exploration of
each edition, covering its publication history and evolving
editorial practices, its commentary on subjects that came in and
out of fashion and its contemporary reception. The contributors
also examine the cultural and intellectual milieu in which the
Britannica flourished, discussing its role in the Scottish
Enlightenment and comparing its pressrun, contents, reputation, and
influence with those of the much more reform-minded Encyclopedie.
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