This series examines the textual history of both well and lesser-known reference works. Tracing the advances made in the compilation of reference material, the series gives an intriguing historical background to some of the most successful reference projects.
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By Louis Moreri
March 11, 1999
This reference work is a reprint of the 1694 translation of Moreri's classic reference work (originally published in 1674 in French). The two volumes contain a mixture of histiographical, geographical and poetical information. They chronicle the lives and actions of celebrated people from the time ...
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By James Mason, John Timbs, Charles W. Vincent
September 05, 1996
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
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By Robert Watt
December 21, 1995
The Bibliotheca Britannica is one of the most remarkable examples of bibliographical scholarship in the English Language. This scarce work of reference continues to be an invaluable resource for scholars and librarians who wish to identify early printed materials covering a wide range of ...
