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List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge

List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge

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This is a list of notable encyclopedias sorted by branch of knowledge. For the purposes of this list, an encyclopedia is defined as a "compendium that contains information on either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge." For other sorting standards, see List of encyclopedias.

General knowledge

Catalan

Chinese

Czech

  • Riegrův slovník naučný – first Czech encyclopedia published in 1860–1874 with 11 volumes, supplement vol. in 1890, online)
  • Otto's encyclopedia – largest Czech-language encyclopedia published between 1888 and 1908 (28 vols) and 1930–1943 (12 vols, incomplete). Volumes 1–28 online
  • Příruční slovník naučný – first post-war encyclopedia. With strong communist ideology. Four volumes, 1962–1967.
  • Malá československá encklopedieSmall Czechoslovak encyclopedia, it was supposed to be forerunner to Great Czechoslovak encyclopedia that was never published, 6 volumes, 1984–1987.
  • Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000)
  • Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001)
  • Czech Wikipedia (2002–)

Danish

Dutch

English

French

German

Italian

  • Treccani – also known as Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti

Latin

Persian

Polish

Portuguese

  • Infopédia [pt] – since 2003
  • Barsa – since 1964
  • Diciopédia [pt] – 1997–2009
  • Enciclopédia Verbo Luso-Brasileira de Cultura – Edição Século XXI [pt] (Verbo Luso-Brazilian Encyclopædia of Culture – 21st-Century Edition) – 1998–2009
  • Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira (Grand Portuguese and Brazilian Encyclopædia) – 1936–1999
  • Grande Enciclopédia Larousse Cultural [pt] (Grand Cultural Encyclopædia Larousse) – 1998
  • Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira de Cultura [pt] (Luso-Brazilian Encyclopædia of Culture) – 1963–1995
  • Lello Universal – Dicionário Enciclopédico Luso-Brasileiro (Lello Universal – Luso-Brazilian Encyclopædic Dictionary)
  • Conhecer (To Know) – 1966–1981, adapted from Knowledge
  • Enciclopédia Mirador Internacional [pt] (International Mirador Encyclopædia) – 1976
  • Enciclopédia Infantil Verbo [pt] ( Verbo Children's Encyclopædia) – 1976
  • Grande Enciclopédia Delta Larousse (Delta Larousse Grand Emcyclopædia) – 1970, adapted from the Grand Larousse encyclopédique
  • Focus – Enciclopédia Internacional (Focus – International Encyclopædia) – 1964
  • Enciclopédia Delta Larousse (Delta Larousse Encyclopædia) – 1960, adapted from the Encyclopédie Larousse méthodique
  • Trópico – Enciclopédia Ilustrada em Cores [pt] (Trópico – Colour Illustrated Encyclopædia) – 1957
  • Enciclopédia Brasileira Globo [pt] (Globo Brazilian Encyclopædia) – 1943
  • Tesouro da Juventude (Youth's Thesaurus) – 1920, adapted from The Children's Encyclopædia

Russian

  • Brockhaus and Efron – imperial encyclopedia in 86 volumes
  • Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Большая Советская Энциклопедия) – second largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia in Russian; there were three editions; the third edition of 1969–78 contains 30 volumes
  • Great Russian Encyclopedia – universal Russian encyclopedia, completed in 36 volumes (2004–2017)

Slovak

  • Slovenský náučný slovník. 3 volumes 1932. First general encyclopedia in Slovak language.
  • Pyramída. Published between 1971 and 1990 in journal form (224 issues).
  • Malá slovenská encyklopédia. 1 volume 1993
  • Encyclopaedia Beliana. 20 planned volumes, 1999–, 9 volumes published as of 2021
  • Všeobecný encyklopedický slovník. 2002, four volumes
  • Slovak Wikipedia. 2003–
  • Univerzum – všeobecná obrazová encyklopédia A – Ž. 1 volume, 2011

Slovenian

Spanish

Swedish

  • Nationalencyklopedin – encyclopedia in Swedish
  • Susning.nu – project to create a Swedish-language encyclopedia using wiki software; an anyone-can-edit encyclopedia until 2004; shut down in 2009

Turkish

Ukrainian

  • Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Українська радянська енциклопедія) – encyclopedia in Ukrainian; its first edition was 17 volumes

Multiple languages

  • Microsoft Encarta – computer-based encyclopedia published by Microsoft, now discontinued
  • Wikipedia – world's largest free encyclopedia; a project to create a comprehensive encyclopedia using wiki software

Specialized encyclopedias

National, regional, ethnic or cultural

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

  • Banglapedia – 10 volumes published in 2003; bilingual; English and Bengali

Brazil

  • Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak [pt] – 2020
  • Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural de Arte e Cultura Brasileiras [pt] – 2001
  • História Geral da Civilização Brasileira [pt] – 1960–2010
  • Saga - A Grande História do Brasil [pt] – 1981
  • Enciclopédia dos Municípios Piauienses [pt] – 1972
  • Grandes Personagens da Nossa História [pt] – 1969
  • Enciclopédia dos Municípios Brasileiros [pt] – 1957

Canada

Croatia

Ethiopia

Germany

Iceland

Iran

Italy

Malaysia

Morocco

  • Maelimat al-maghrib (Arabic: معلمة المغرب) – published between 1989 and 2006 totaling 27 volumes.

New Zealand

Poland

Portugal

  • Grande Dicionário Enciclopédico da Madeira [pt] (Grand Encyclopædic Dictionary of Madeira) – since 2016
  • Enciclopédia Açoriana [pt] (Azorean Encyclopædia) – since 2008
  • Elucidário Madeirense [pt] (Madeiran Glossary) – 1921–1940

Slovakia

  • Encyklopédia Slovenska. (Encyclopedia of Slovakia) 6 volumes, 1977–1982.

Slovenia

Sweden

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Yugoslavia

Field

Art and architecture

Entertainment

Environmental science

  • Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) – electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society
  • Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) – sponsored by UNESCO—an interdisciplinary encyclopedia, inspired by the sustainable development movement

Fashion and dress

Fiction

History and biography

Law

International and comparative law

Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences

Literature

Mathematics

Medicine

Music

Nautical

Philosophy

Religion

Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism

Science

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Social sciences

Economics

Sports

Other

See also


References

  1. "Home, Encyclopedia of Ukraine". Encyclopediaofukraine.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "Енциклопедія Сучасної України". Esu.com.ua. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2016.


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