Az Athenaeum kézi lexikona, in English: ''Handbook of the Athenaeum'', subtitled ''The Encyclopaedia of Science with Special Reference to Hungary'' was a two-volume general

lexicon A lexicon is the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical). In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes. The word ''lexicon'' derives from Koine Greek language, Greek word (), neuter of () ...

in the Hungarian language that was first published at the end of 19th century.

Description

The work was, published in 1892–1893 by Athenaeum Irodalmi és Nyomdai Rt.. It had a total length of about 1,900 pages (more precisely, 3,840 large 8 ° columns) . The cover of the volumes has an ornate design, similar to the large lexicon of Pallas, which appeared almost at the same time. According to a contemporary book review, the volumes were edited by the historian

Ignác Acsády Ignác Acsády (September 9, 1845 – December 17, 1906) was a Jewish-Hungarian historian, journalist, and fiction writer. Life Acsády was born on September 9, 1845 in Nagykároly, Hungary. His last name was originally Adler until he changed it ...

. It listed what was considered to be all branches of human knowledge: * literature * history * law and political science * economics and finance * philosophy * geography * natural history * natural science * astronomy *

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

* medicine *

military science Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mil ...

s * music * sports * engineering, mechanical and

technical sciences Technical may refer to: * Technical (vehicle), an improvised fighting vehicle * Technical analysis, a discipline for forecasting the future direction of prices through the study of past market data * Technical drawing, showing how something is ...

, * and biographies In an ABC-like way, “using the latest advances, advances, research and data in line with today’s level of science,” so that the work can serve the interests not only of professionals but also of the wider readership. The publishers placed great emphasis on making the work a Hungarian-style work, ie it also deals in depth with scientific and artistic topics related to Hungary. In addition, pictorial appendices (“16 color worksheets, 32 maps, 34 double-sided blackboards, 14 tables”) were filed to better process knowledge across multiple topics. The goal was to make the lexicon a library for all Hungarian families. At the same time, in order to emphasize its European significance, it was indicated in the description that the work could be a special Hungarian supplement to the famous German Conversations Lexicon. It was offered to customers in an ornate half-leather binding for HUF 14, and in a laced version for HUF 12. The work does not have a reprint edition,

References

Sources

Antikvarium.hu

Arcanum

MEK
* Magyar katolikus lexikon I–XV. Főszerk. Diós István; szerk. Viczián János. Budapest: Szent István Társulat. 1993–2010

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