Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopedique Larousse
Encyclopedia
Following the work of Pierre Larousse
on the Grand dictionnaire Universel, this ten-volume dictionary was published between 1982 and 1985 by éditions Larousse. It is an encyclopedia and a dictionary merged in a single alphabetical listing. Beneath the standard dictionary (meanings, usages) entry comes the encyclopedic section.
Articles are generously illustrated by photographs, maps, chronologies and diagrams.
Pierre Larousse
Pierre Athanase Larousse was a French grammarian, lexicographer and encyclopaedist. He published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the 15 volume Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle.-Early life:Pierre Larousse was born in Toucy, where...
on the Grand dictionnaire Universel, this ten-volume dictionary was published between 1982 and 1985 by éditions Larousse. It is an encyclopedia and a dictionary merged in a single alphabetical listing. Beneath the standard dictionary (meanings, usages) entry comes the encyclopedic section.
Articles are generously illustrated by photographs, maps, chronologies and diagrams.