Stranded Encyclopedias, 1700â2000 Editors:
Investigates the obstacles to knowledge dissemination
Contributes to the study of book history, history of encyclopedias, encyclopedism, and lexicography as well as history of knowledge
Considers script, print, and digital cultures
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In Stranded Encyclopedias, 1700â2000: Exploring Unfinished, Unpublished, Unsuccessful Encyclopedic Projects, fourteen scholars turn to the archives to challenge the way the history of modern encyclopedism has long been told. Rather than emphasizing successful publications and famous compilers, they explore encyclopedic enterprises that somehow failed. With a combined attention to script, print, and digital cultures, the volume highlights the many challenges facing those who have pursued complete knowledge in the pa