Author: Robert Lewis Collison
Publisher: New York : Hafner Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Encyclopaedias: Their History Throughout the Ages
Author: Robert Lewis Collison
Publisher: New York : Hafner Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Hafner Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Encyclopaedias: Their History Throughout the Ages: a Bibliographical Guide with Extensive Historical Notes to the General Encyclopaedias Issued Throughout the World from 350 B.C. to the Present Day
Author: Robert Collison
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Encyclopaedias
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Encyclopedias
Author: Robert L. Collison
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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China in European Encyclopaedias, 1700-1850
Author: Georg Lehner
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004206981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book shows how knowledge about China became part of European general knowledge. It examines English, French, and German encyclopaedias published between 1700 and 1850 and explores the use and presentation of information on China in works of general knowledge. The first chapters explore the origins of early European perceptions of China until 1850, the development of European encyclopaedias, and the sources used for entries on China. The second major part of the book examines the ways in which encyclopaedias presented information on things Chinese (geography, government, economy, history, language and literature, arts and sciences) and how this information was shaped, expanded, perpetuated, revised, and updated.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004206981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book shows how knowledge about China became part of European general knowledge. It examines English, French, and German encyclopaedias published between 1700 and 1850 and explores the use and presentation of information on China in works of general knowledge. The first chapters explore the origins of early European perceptions of China until 1850, the development of European encyclopaedias, and the sources used for entries on China. The second major part of the book examines the ways in which encyclopaedias presented information on things Chinese (geography, government, economy, history, language and literature, arts and sciences) and how this information was shaped, expanded, perpetuated, revised, and updated.
Encyclopaedias : Their History Throughout the Ages
Author: Robert Lewis Collison
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 319
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 319
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Encyclopaedias
Author: Ruth Goldstein Weintraub
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Languages : en
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Latin Scientific Literature, 1450-1850
Author: Martin Korenjak
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198866054
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
During the early modern period, the emergence of what ultimately became modern science took place mainly in Latin, the international language of educated discourse of the era. Hundreds of thousands of scientific texts were published in Latin from the invention of print around 1450 to the demise of Latin as a language of science around 1850. Despite its importance, our knowledge of this literature is extremely limited. This book aims to provide an overview of this area, the first ever to be written. It does so, not from the perspective of a natural scientist or a historian of science, but of a literary scholar. Instead of the scientific content or methodology of the respective works, it focusses on the genres of scientific literature and their communicative functions. Latin Scientific Literature, 1450-1850 falls into two main parts. The first part ('Contexts') introduces four aspects of early modern intellectual culture which are crucial for an understanding of the scientific literature of the time: the development of science, the role of Latin, the concept of literature, and the rise of print. Part two ('Texts'), offers an overview of Neo-Latin scientific literature. Subsumed under five communicative functions - disclosing sources, presenting facts, arguing for certain positions, summarizing knowledge, and publicizing science - twenty pertinent genres are discussed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198866054
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
During the early modern period, the emergence of what ultimately became modern science took place mainly in Latin, the international language of educated discourse of the era. Hundreds of thousands of scientific texts were published in Latin from the invention of print around 1450 to the demise of Latin as a language of science around 1850. Despite its importance, our knowledge of this literature is extremely limited. This book aims to provide an overview of this area, the first ever to be written. It does so, not from the perspective of a natural scientist or a historian of science, but of a literary scholar. Instead of the scientific content or methodology of the respective works, it focusses on the genres of scientific literature and their communicative functions. Latin Scientific Literature, 1450-1850 falls into two main parts. The first part ('Contexts') introduces four aspects of early modern intellectual culture which are crucial for an understanding of the scientific literature of the time: the development of science, the role of Latin, the concept of literature, and the rise of print. Part two ('Texts'), offers an overview of Neo-Latin scientific literature. Subsumed under five communicative functions - disclosing sources, presenting facts, arguing for certain positions, summarizing knowledge, and publicizing science - twenty pertinent genres are discussed.
Encyclopaedias
Author: R. L. Collison
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Oxford Handbook of Publishing
Author: Angus Phillips
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192512730
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publishing is one of the oldest and most influential businesses in the world. It remains an essential creative and knowledge industry, worth over $140 billion a year, which continues to shape our education and culture. Two trends make this a particularly exciting time. The first is the revolution in communications technology that has transformed what it means to publish; far from resting on their laurels and retreating into tradition, publishers are doing as they always have - staying on the cutting edge. The second is the growing body of academic work that studies publishing in its many forms. Both mean that there has never been a more important time to examine this essential practice and the current state of knowledge. The Oxford Handbook of Publishing marks the coming of age of the scholarship in publishing studies with a comprehensive exploration of current research, featuring contributions from both industry professionals and internationally renowned scholars on subjects such as copyright, corporate social responsibility, globalizing markets, and changing technology. This authoritative volume looks at the relationship of the book publishing industry with other media, and how intellectual property underpins what publishers do. It outlines the complex and risky economics of the industry and examines how marketing, publicity, and sales have become ever more central aspects of business practice, while also exploring different sectors in depth and giving full treatment to the transformational and much discussed impact of digital publishing. This Handbook is essential reading for anyone interested in publishing, literature, and the business of media, entertainment, culture, communication, and information.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192512730
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publishing is one of the oldest and most influential businesses in the world. It remains an essential creative and knowledge industry, worth over $140 billion a year, which continues to shape our education and culture. Two trends make this a particularly exciting time. The first is the revolution in communications technology that has transformed what it means to publish; far from resting on their laurels and retreating into tradition, publishers are doing as they always have - staying on the cutting edge. The second is the growing body of academic work that studies publishing in its many forms. Both mean that there has never been a more important time to examine this essential practice and the current state of knowledge. The Oxford Handbook of Publishing marks the coming of age of the scholarship in publishing studies with a comprehensive exploration of current research, featuring contributions from both industry professionals and internationally renowned scholars on subjects such as copyright, corporate social responsibility, globalizing markets, and changing technology. This authoritative volume looks at the relationship of the book publishing industry with other media, and how intellectual property underpins what publishers do. It outlines the complex and risky economics of the industry and examines how marketing, publicity, and sales have become ever more central aspects of business practice, while also exploring different sectors in depth and giving full treatment to the transformational and much discussed impact of digital publishing. This Handbook is essential reading for anyone interested in publishing, literature, and the business of media, entertainment, culture, communication, and information.