The European Encyclopedia

Jeff Loveland is Professor in Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of numerous articles on encyclopedias as well as An Alternative Encyclopedia? Dennis de Coetlogon's Universal History of Arts and Sciences (2010). With Frank Kafker, he also co-edited The Early Britannica: The Growth of an Outstanding Encyclopedia (2009).

• 1. Genres of encyclopedias; 2. The contents of encyclopedias; 3. Size, price, and the economics of encyclopedias; 4. Preparing an encyclopedia; 5. The organization of encyclopedias; 6. Illustrations in encyclopedias; 7. Authorship in encyclopedias; 8. Publishing an encyclopedia; 9. Readers and users of encyclopedias; 10. Encyclopedias after print.

'A highly readable account of the many permutations of a genre that became familiar to a wide public. The thematic approach is innovative, and the research is mind-boggling in its extent, with coverage of dozens of encyclopedias in several languages. Loveland has written a major contribution to the history of encyclopedism.' Kathleen Hardesty Doig, Georgia State University