Biblioteca Universale Sacro-Profana
Encyclopedia
The Biblioteca Universale Sacro-Profana is an encyclopedia
from the early 18th century, published in Italy by Vincenzo Coronelli
. It is said to be one of the first encyclopedias written alphabetically. It was published in 45 volumes with over 300,000 entries. Biblioteca universale bibliophilic rarity today. Few European libraries have the set of volumes. In Poland, the only copy is in the Library of the National Institute in Wroclaw
and even that is incomplete, containing only volumes 1 to 5.
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
from the early 18th century, published in Italy by Vincenzo Coronelli
Vincenzo Coronelli
Vincenzo Coronelli was a Franciscan monk, a Venetian cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes, and who spent most of his life in Venice.-Biography:...
. It is said to be one of the first encyclopedias written alphabetically. It was published in 45 volumes with over 300,000 entries. Biblioteca universale bibliophilic rarity today. Few European libraries have the set of volumes. In Poland, the only copy is in the Library of the National Institute in Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
and even that is incomplete, containing only volumes 1 to 5.