All the knowledge in the world : the extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia

By:

Garfield, Simon

Publication details: London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2022Description: viii,390pISBN:

9781474610780

DDC classification:

030 GAR

Contents:

Contents lntroduction 1 Aah, Here Comes Andrew Bell 15 Backstory 41 Chalcenterocity 57 Damask Silk 71 Ephraim Chambers (Gentleman) 83 Fabuleux! 93 Germination 123 Hamilton's Choice 131 Information Overload 139 Jahrbuch 143 Knowledge 153 Liberation? 165 Method 191 Novelties 197 Otlet, Paul 207 Pantology 215 Questioning 225 Rule Britannica? 237 Selling 243 The Single Volume 267 Unprecedented 273 Valedictory 287 Wikimania 305 Extinction 345 Yesterday 353 Zeitgeist 361 Acknowledgements 375 Further Reading 377 Illustrations 380 Index 381

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Contents
lntroduction 1
Aah, Here Comes Andrew Bell 15
Backstory 41
Chalcenterocity 57
Damask Silk 71
Ephraim Chambers (Gentleman) 83
Fabuleux! 93
Germination 123
Hamilton's Choice 131
Information Overload 139
Jahrbuch 143
Knowledge 153
Liberation? 165
Method 191
Novelties 197
Otlet, Paul 207
Pantology 215
Questioning 225
Rule Britannica? 237
Selling 243
The Single Volume 267
Unprecedented 273
Valedictory 287
Wikimania 305
Extinction 345
Yesterday 353
Zeitgeist 361
Acknowledgements 375
Further Reading 377
Illustrations 380
Index 381

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