Dictionnaire universel
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The Dictionnaire universel was an influential French encyclopedia compiled by Jesuit fathers. It was popular among the orthodox and went through six editions, expanding from three to eight volumes between 1704 and 1771. This work was part of a broader trend in the 17th and 18th centuries towards more accessible encyclopedic works, moving away from purely clerical or scholarly compilations towards those that catered to a wider audience and included a broader range of subjects. The Dictionnaire universel by the Jesuit fathers of Trévoux is distinct from other works with similar titles, such as the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle by Pierre Larousse.123
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encyclopaediaThe level of writing…the other hand, the contemporary Dictionnaire universel of the Jesuit fathers of Trévoux had a popularity among the orthodox that caused it to run through six editions and then gradually to expand from three to eight volumes between 1704 and 1771.
Read More…the other hand, the contemporary Dictionnaire universel of the Jesuit fathers of Trévoux had a popularity among the orthodox that caused it to run through six editions and then gradually to expand from three to eight volumes between 1704 and 1771.
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…the long-continuing demand for the Dictionnaire universel of the Jesuit fathers of Trévoux demonstrated, and this encyclopaedia was as firmly in defense of Catholicism as the Encyclopédie was critical of it.
Read More…the long-continuing demand for the Dictionnaire universel of the Jesuit fathers of Trévoux demonstrated, and this encyclopaedia was as firmly in defense of Catholicism as the Encyclopédie was critical of it.
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