Encyclopaedic Visions

Encyclopaedic Visions
Author: Richard Yeo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2001-03-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521651912

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

American Sanctuary

American Sanctuary
Author: Louis P. Nelson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0253218225

This volume examines a diverse set of spaces and buildings seen through the lens of popular practice and belief to shed light on the complexities of sacred space in America. Contributors explore how dedication sermons document shifting understandings of the meetinghouse in early 19th-century Connecticut; the changes in evangelical church architecture during the same century and what that tells us about evangelical religious life; the impact of contemporary issues on Catholic church architecture; the impact of globalization on the construction of traditional sacred spaces; the urban practice of Jewish space; nature worship and Central Park in New York; the mezuzah and domestic sacred space; and, finally, the spiritual aspects of African American yard art.

Ashgate Critical Essays on Early English Lexicographers

Ashgate Critical Essays on Early English Lexicographers
Author: Anne C. McDermott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 135187022X

The eighteenth century is renowned for the publication of Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, which reference sources still call the first English dictionary. This collection demonstrates the inaccuracy of that claim, but its tenacity in the public mind testifies to how decisively Johnson formed our sense of what a dictionary is. The essays and articles in this volume examine the already flourishing tradition of English lexicography from which Johnson drew, as represented by Kersey, Bailey, and Martin, as well as the flourishing contemporary trade in encyclopedic, technical, pronunciation, and bilingual lexicons.

Canadian Reference Sources

Canadian Reference Sources
Author: Mary E. Bond
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 1102
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780774805650

In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR