The Encyclopaedic Dictionary In The Eighteenth Century

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSC:32106013853996

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A society of gentlemen : Encyclopaedia Britannica by Terence M. Russell Pdf

Of the encyclopaedic dictionaries examined in this series, only the Encyclopaedia Britannica is still published today, having been in print for over 200 years. The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica as we know it, was published in Edinburgh in 1771 by Andrew Bell, Colin Macfarquhar and William Smellie, together with 'A Society of Gentlemen'. The original concept for the work was stimulated by the appearance in France between 1751 and 1772 of the Encyclopédie of Diderot and D'Alembert. The Encyclopédie introduced two new concepts which were employed in the Encyclopaedia Britannica: the introduction of 'crafts' in addition to the arts and sciences, and the incorporation of extended articles or Treatises. This volume reproduces over 500 entries on architecture, arts and crafts found in the first edition. These include the full texts of the specialized writings on Architecture, Fortification, Gardening and Perspective.

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSC:32106013854036

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century by Terence M. Russell Pdf

Volume one begins with two essays by Bacon, Of Buildings and Of Gardens . These are followed by an adaptation of Isaac Walton's The Life of Sir Henry Wotton, and Wotton's treatise The Elements of Architecture . The principal theme of this volume is Harris' pioneering lexicon the first book of its k

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1859280641

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson Pdf

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429787256

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Architecture, Arts and Crafts: v. 1: John Harris and the Lexicon Technicum by Terence M. Russell Pdf

First published in 1997, this volume examines two of Sir Francis Bacon’s civil essays, Sir Henry Wotton’s The Elements of Architecture and John Harris’ Lexicon Technicum parts I and II.

Author : Terence M. Russel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1859284094

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The Builder's Dictionary by Terence M. Russel Pdf

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015040130760

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: Cyclopaedia by Terence M. Russell Pdf

Volume two provides letterpress articles extracted from Chambers' Cyclopaedia. The introduction and chapter one trace the publication history of Cyclopaedia and consider its aims, structure, system of arrangement, and general influence. Chambers' flattering Dedication to George II is reproduced along with a substantial portion of his scholarly preface, which presents the principal categories of Chambers' Division of Knowledge in the form of a genealogical tree. His original diagrammatic representation of the division of knowledge is also provided. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138351636

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century by Terence M. Russell Pdf

First published in 1997, this volume examines two of Sir Francis Bacon's civil essays, Sir Henry Wotton's The Elements of Architecture and John Harris' Lexicon Technicum parts I and II.

Author : Richard Yeo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521651913

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Encyclopaedic Visions by Richard Yeo Pdf

Cultural history of Enlightenment encyclopaedias revealing Enlightenment debates concerning organisation and communication of knowledge.

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1859280625

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The encyclopaedic dictionary in the eighteenth century : architecture, arts and crafts. 1. John Harris Lexicon Technicum : incorporating works of Sir Francis Bacon and Sir Henry Wotton by Terence M. Russell Pdf

This volume opens with the reproduction of some of the most significant 17th-century writings on architecture; Francis Bacon’s 2 essays ‘Of Building’ and ‘Of Gardens’ (1597-1625) and Sir Henry Wotton’s treatise ‘The Elements of Architecture’ (1623). These writings provide a useful introduction to the manner in which architecture and related subjects were viewed in the following century. The second part of this study details the compilation of John Harris’s Lexicon Technicum. Born in 1666, Harris, a clergyman-scholar, worked largely unaided to produce the first book in English to portray writings on science, technology and allied arts and crafts. The first volume of Lexicon Technicum appeared in 1704 and its use of copious illustrative material was innovative for its time, later influencing Ephraim Chambers’ Cyclopaedia. The second volume of Lexicon Technicum was published as a Supplement to the first in 1710. The c.550 letterpress articles concerned with architectural subjects in Lexicon Technicum are reproduced here, together with the original prefaces. This volume provides invaluable insights into the basis of 18th-century architectural thought, allowing readers to gauge the changes in the representation of architectural ideas in later encyclopaedic dictionaries.

Author : Samuel Johnson,Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:778825349

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson,Terence M. Russell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : HARVARD:HN5VUC

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015040130752

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century by Terence M. Russell Pdf

Volume one begins with two essays by Bacon, Of Buildings and Of Gardens . These are followed by an adaptation of Isaac Walton's The Life of Sir Henry Wotton, and Wotton's treatise The Elements of Architecture . The principal theme of this volume is Harris' pioneering lexicon the first book of its k

Author : Thomas Spencer Baynes,William Robertson Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UCAL:B3993948

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica by Thomas Spencer Baynes,William Robertson Smith Pdf

Author : Terence M. Russell
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015040130786

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A dictionary of the English language by Terence M. Russell Pdf

The first three chapters describe Johnson's pre-dictionary life, the creation of the dictionary (including citations from Johnson's original Plan), and his treatment of architectural subjects. Following his original preface, letterpress articles portray architectural subjects using quotations to illustrate words and meanings. Such rich, linguistic illustration was unknown to philology before the work of "the harmless drudge." The original title pages of volume one and two are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Clorinda Donato,Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781487539276

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Translation and Transfer of Knowledge in Encyclopedic Compilations, 1680–1830 by Clorinda Donato,Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink Pdf

From its modern origins in seventeenth-century France, encyclopedic compilations met the need for the dissemination of information in a more flexible format, one that eschewed the limits of previous centuries of erudition. The rise of vernacular languages dovetailed with the demand for information in every sector, sparking competition among nations to establish the encyclopedic "paper empires" that became symbols of power and potential. The contributors to this edited collection evaluate the long-overlooked phenomenon of knowledge creation and transfer that occurred in hundreds of translated encyclopedic compilations over the long eighteenth century. Analysing multiple instances of translated compilations, Translation and Transfer of Knowledge in Encyclopedic Compilations, 1680–1830 expands into the vast realm of the multilingual, encyclopedic compilation, the most tangible proof of the global enlightenment. Through the presentation of an extensive corpus of translated compilations, this volume argues that the true site of knowledge transfer resided in the transnational movement of ideas exemplified by these compendia. The encyclopedia came to represent the aspiring nation as a viable economic and political player on the world stage; the capability to tell knowledge through culture became the hallmark of a nation’s cultural capital, symbolic of its might and mapping the how, why, and where of the global eighteenth century.