The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Cyclopaedia

Terence M. Russell

Ashgate, 1997 - Architecture - 414 pages

Volume two provides letterpress articles extracted from Chambers' Cyclopaedia. The introduction and chapter one trace the publication history of Cyclopaedia and consider its aims, structure, system of arrangement, and general influence. Chambers' flattering Dedication to George II is reproduced along with a substantial portion of his scholarly preface, which presents the principal categories of Chambers' Division of Knowledge in the form of a genealogical tree. His original diagrammatic representation of the division of knowledge is also provided. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents

• Illustrations of the letterpress articles: 24
• The influence of Chambers Cyclopaedia on the French: 30
• 3: 45
• 4: 66
• 5: 233
• 18: 238
• 26: 247
• 34: 272
• 45: 286
• 46: 303
• References: 406

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Cyclopaedia; Volume 2 of Encyclopedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century Series; Volume 2 of The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Architecture, Arts, and Crafts, Terence M. Russell, ISBN 1859284167, 9781859284162
• Author: Terence M. Russell
• Compiled by: Terence M. Russell
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Ashgate, 1997
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jun 21, 2010
• ISBN: 1859280633, 9781859280638
• Length: 414 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Criticism; Architecture / General; Technology & Engineering / Construction / General