A Pallas nagy lexikona explained

A Pallas nagy lexikona
Country:Hungary
Language:Hungarian
Publisher:Pallas Literary and Press Corporation
Published:1893-1897

A Pallas nagy lexikona (Pallas's Large Encyclopedia) was the first Hungarian encyclopedia which was not a translation from other languages.[1] It was published by the Pallas Literary and Press Corporation between 1893 and 1897. The encyclopedia comprised 16 volumes, 150 000 articles, and it was the work of 300 authors.

History

A Pallas nagy lexikona (literally Pallas's large encyclopedia) is a great universal encyclopedia in Hungarian.[2] [3]

It gradually developed in the years 1893 to 1897 in Budapest. In 1900 it was issued as two parts, but the Encyclopedia eventually reached a total of 18 volumes containing more than 150,000 entries. Chief editor was József Bokor. The authors were renowned Hungarian scientists, most of whom were members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 1911, the company published under the title Révai Nagy Lexikona. In the 20th century in Hungary it achieved great popularity. The latest edition was published in 1935 in 21 volumes. In 1998 Arcanum Adatbázis Kft encyclopedia was completely digitized and sold on CD-carriers.

Order of volumes

Volume 1A–Aradmegye1893812
Volume 2Arafale–Békalen 1893837
Volume 3Békalencse–Burgonyavész1893845
Volume 4Burgos–Damjanich 1893884
Volume 5Dammara–Elektromos gép1893861
Volume 6Elektromos hal–Fék1894803
Volume 7Fekbér–Geszt1894965
Volume 8Gesztely–Hegyvám1894816
Volume 9Hehezet–Kacor18951027
Volume 10Kacs–Közellátás1895965
Volume 11Közép–Magyal1895823
Volume 12Magyar–Nemes18961047
Volume 13Nemes ág–Pillér18961065
Volume 14Pillera–Simor18971115
Volume 15Simor-kódex–Tearózsa1897980
Volume 16Téba–Zsuzsok18971242
Volume 17 (I)A–J1904792
Volume 18 (II)K–Z1904864

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mek.iif.hu/porta/szint/egyeb/lexikon/pallas/html/ A Pallas Nagy Lexicona
  2. http://mek.oszk.hu/00000/00060/index.phtml A Pallas Nagy Lexicona.
  3. http://mek.oszk.hu/09300/09332/index.phtml A Pallas Nagy Lexicona