The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A society of gentlemen : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Terence M. Russell
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

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Of the encyclopaedic dictionaries examined in this series, only the Encyclopaedia Britannica is still published today, having been in print for over 200 years.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A society of gentlemen Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Cyclopaedia
Language: en
Pages: 454
Authors: Terence M. Russell
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

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Volume two provides letterpress articles extracted from Chambers' Cyclopaedia. The introduction and chapter one trace the publication history of Cyclopaedia and
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Terence M. Russell
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

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Volume one begins with two essays by Bacon, Of Buildings and Of Gardens . These are followed by an adaptation of Isaac Walton's The Life of Sir Henry Wotton, an
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A dictionary of the English language
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Terence M. Russell
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Ashgate Publishing

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The first three chapters describe Johnson's pre-dictionary life, the creation of the dictionary (including citations from Johnson's original Plan), and his trea