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The ''Nouveau Larousse illustré'' (''New Larousse Illustrated'') was an illustrated French language
(French ministry of Culture and Communication). The encyclopedia consisted of 7,600 pages containing 237,000 articles, with 49,000 black and white illustrations, over 500 maps and 89 colour plates.
The ''Nouveau Larousse illustré'' (''New Larousse Illustrated'') was an illustrated French language encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
published by Éditions Larousse
Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse and its best-known work is the ''Petit Larousse''.
It was acquired from private owners by Compagnie Europée ...
between 1897 and 1904, in 7 volumes and a supplement. It was essentially a scaled-down version of the ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle
The ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'' (''Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th Century''), often called the ''Grand Larousse du dix-neuvième'', is a French encyclopedic dictionary. It was planned, directed, published, and to a s ...
'' (''Great universal dictionary of the 19th century'') of Pierre Larousse
Pierre Athanase Larousse (23 October 18173 January 1875) was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15-volume ''Grand dict ...
, but updated and written in a more neutral, scientific style under the editorship of Claude Augé
Claude Augé (; 31 October 1854 – 22 July 1924) was a French pedagogue, publisher, and lexicographer.
Biography
First a school master, he married a grand niece of Pierre Larousse's wife, joined the Librairie Larousse as bookkeeper in 1885 an ...
(1854−1924)."''Le Nouveau Larousse illustré''"(French ministry of Culture and Communication). The encyclopedia consisted of 7,600 pages containing 237,000 articles, with 49,000 black and white illustrations, over 500 maps and 89 colour plates.
See also
*Éditions Larousse
Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse and its best-known work is the ''Petit Larousse''.
It was acquired from private owners by Compagnie Europée ...
*''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle
The ''Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle'' (''Great Universal Dictionary of the 19th Century''), often called the ''Grand Larousse du dix-neuvième'', is a French encyclopedic dictionary. It was planned, directed, published, and to a s ...
'', 1866–1876 encyclopedia with 1877 and 1890 supplements
*''Grand Larousse encyclopédique
The ''Grand Larousse encyclopédique en dix volumes'' ("Big Larousse encyclopedia in ten volumes") is a French encyclopedic dictionary published by Larousse between February 1960 and August 1964, with two later supplements that update the conten ...
'', 1960-1964 encyclopedia with later supplements
References
External links
* * Online copies of ''Nouveau Larousse illustré'' (1897-1904) at theInternet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...
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French encyclopedias
French dictionaries
19th-century French literature
1897 books
Éditions Larousse books
19th-century encyclopedias
20th-century encyclopedias
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