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List of encyclopedias by date

This is a list of encyclopedias, arranged by time period. For other arrangements, see Lists of encyclopedias.

Encyclopedias before 1700

5th century

  • Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Mercurii et Philologiae, introduced the division in seven liberal arts

6th century

  • Bṛhatsaṃhitā of Varāhamihira (c. 505 – c. 587)
  • Cassiodorus' Institutiones (full title: Institutiones Divinarum et Saecularium Litterarum), AD 560; first Christian encyclopedia

7th century

8th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

In Chinese

  • Sancai Tuhui, compiled by Wang Qi and Wang Siyi (1609)
  • Song Yingxing, Tiangong Kaiwu (The Exploitation of the Works of Nature), 1637

In English

In French

In Hungarian

In Latin

Encyclopedias published 1700–1800

In Chinese

In English

American encyclopedias

British encyclopedias

In French

In German

In Italian

In Japanese

In Polish

Encyclopedias published 1800–1900

In Arabic

In Czech

  • Riegrův slovník naučný (11 volumes, 1860–1874; supplement vol. 1890)
  • Otto's encyclopedia (28 volumes, 1888–1909)

In Danish

In Dutch

In English

American encyclopedias

British encyclopedias

In French

In German

In Hungarian

  • Fejér György: A tudományok encyclopaediája rövid rajzolatban (2 vol.), Pest (1818)
  • Lánghy István: A tudományok ismeretére tanító könyv, Pest (1827)
  • Nyiry István: A tudományok öszvessége (3 vol.), Sárospatak (1829–1831)
  • Közhasznú Esmeretek Tára (12 vol.), Pest (1831–1834) (→ )
  • Ifjúsági ismeretek (4 vol.), Bécs (1840)
  • Vállas Antal: Nemzeti encyclopaedia (7 vol.), Pest (1845–1848)
  • Ujabb kori ismeretek tára (6 vol.), Pest (1850–1855) (→ )
  • Ismerettár. Nélkülözhetetlen segédkönyv a történelem, természet s egyéb tudományok köréből (10 vol.), Pest (1858–1864) (→ )
  • Egyetemes magyar encyclopaedia (1859–1876) (→ )
  • Magyar lexikon (16 vol.), Budapest (1879–1885) (→ )
  • A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (1893–1897)

In Japanese

In Polish

  • Encyklopedia Powszechna or Encyklopedia Orgelbranda (1st Edition, 28 volumes, 1859–1868)
  • Encyyklopedia Kościelna (33 volumes, 1873–1933)

In Romanian

In Russian

In Spanish

In Swedish

  • Conversations-lexicon (4 volumes, 1821–1826), a translation of the German Brockhaus 2nd edition
  • Svenskt konversationslexikon (4 volumes, 1845–1851), by Per Gustaf Berg
  • Nordisk familjebok first edition 20 volumes 1876–1899 (of which the two last ones are supplementary volumes)
  • Nordisk familjebok second edition 38 volumes 1904–1926 (of which the last four and a part of number 34 are supplementary volumes)
  • Nordisk familjebok third edition 26 volumes 1924–1939 (of which the end of number 25 and the entire 26th volume are supplementary, covering history until summer of 1939. The Spanish Civil War is covered until its end, but nothing on the Second World War)
  • Nordisk familjebok third edition 26 volumes, second printing, including not so few coloured posters (like national maps, city maps a poster of all the flags of the world etc) and a huge number of full page black and white portraits. These The additional pages are not enumerated. 1942–1944. The second printing also got a new binder, but not even errors are corrected inside the work. Still a notable enough difference when compared to the first printing.
  • Nordisk familjebok fourth edition 22 volumes 1951–1955.
  • Svensk Uppslagsbok first edition 30 volumes 1929–1937
  • Svensk Uppslagsbok second edition 32 volumes 1947–1955
  • Bonniers Lexikon 15 volumes 1961–1967. Known as "Äpplet", "The Apple". Perhaps the most widely spread encyclopedia ever, written in the Swedish language. Looks nice on the shelf.
  • Reflex 4 volumes for children age 10 and older. 1968–1971. A regular inventory in many Swedish class rooms during the 1970's.
  • The new Bonniers Lexikon 24 volumes, 1993–1998.
  • Nationalencyklopedin or NE 20 volumes, 1989–1996. DVD versions in 1996 and 2000. Online today.

In Turkish

  • Kamus-ül-Ulûm ve’l-Maarif Editor Ali Suavi, 1870
  • Lûgaat-i Tarihiye ve Coğrafiye Editor Ahmet Rıfat Efendi, 1881 (7 volumes)
  • Sicil-i Osmani Editor Mehmet Süreyya Bey, 1890
  • Kamus-ül-Alam Editor » : Şemsettin Sami, 1899 (6 volumes)

Encyclopedias about religion

Specialist encyclopedias

Encyclopedias published 1900–2000

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Collison, Robert, Encyclopaedias: Their History Throughout the Ages, 2nd ed. (New York, London: Hafner, 1966)