The London Encyclopaedia, first published in 1983,[1] is a 1,100-page historical reference work[2] on London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, covering the whole of the Greater London area.
The first edition of the encyclopaedia was compiled over a number of years by the antiquarian bookseller Ben Weinreb[3] and the historian Christopher Hibbert. Revised editions were published in 1993, 1995 and 2008.[1] It has around 5,000 articles, supported by two indices, one general and one listing people, each with about 10,000 entries, and is published by Macmillan.
In 2012, an app was developed by Heuristic-Media and released as London—A City Through Time.[1][2] Toby Evetts and Simon Reeves, partners in Heuristic-Media, discussed the development of the app with The Guardian in 2013, describing how 4,500 entries had to be plotted onto a guide map by hand.[3]
Antecedentsedit
The encyclopaedia builds on a number of earlier publications,[4] including:
london, encyclopaedia, encyclopaedia, published, 1829, 1839, london, encyclopaedia, 1829, first, published, 1983, page, historical, reference, work, london, capital, city, united, kingdom, covering, whole, greater, london, area, third, edition, 2008, contents,. For the encyclopaedia published in 1829 and 1839 see London Encyclopaedia 1829 The London Encyclopaedia first published in 1983 1 is a 1 100 page historical reference work 2 on London the capital city of the United Kingdom covering the whole of the Greater London area The London Encyclopaedia third edition 2008 Contents 1 Development 2 Antecedents 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment editThe first edition of the encyclopaedia was compiled over a number of years by the antiquarian bookseller Ben Weinreb 3 and the historian Christopher Hibbert Revised editions were published in 1993 1995 and 2008 1 It has around 5 000 articles supported by two indices one general and one listing people each with about 10 000 entries and is published by Macmillan In 2012 an app was developed by Heuristic Media and released as London A City Through Time 1 2 Toby Evetts and Simon Reeves partners in Heuristic Media discussed the development of the app with The Guardian in 2013 describing how 4 500 entries had to be plotted onto a guide map by hand 3 Antecedents editThe encyclopaedia builds on a number of earlier publications 4 including Survey of London by John Stow 1598 The Survey of London a multi volume publication originated in 1894 by Charles Robert Ashbee adopted first by the London County Council then the Greater London Council and now domiciled with English Heritage Handbook for London by Peter Cunningham 1849 London Past and Present by Wheatley and Peter Cunningham 1891 See also editThe Encyclopaedia of Oxford also edited by Christopher Hibbert A London Encyclopaedia a general encyclopaedia published in London in 1829References edit a b c Jones Philip 5 July 2012 New app reinvents London Encyclopaedia The Bookseller London Retrieved 16 September 2014 a b A unique guidebook The city beckons A multimedia compendium of 2 000 years The Economist 30 June 2012 Retrieved 16 September 2014 a b How we made the London A City Through Time app the Guardian 13 December 2013 Retrieved 16 September 2014 Wilder Robyn 24 August 2014 11 Rather Splendid Facts You May Not Have Known About London BuzzFeed Retrieved 16 September 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to The London Encyclopaedia at Wikimedia Commons The Survey of London at British History Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The London Encyclopaedia amp oldid 1217509146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
