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Historical Encyclopedias
Zedler, Johann Heinrich. Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon
1732-1754. 64 volumes with 4 supplements. Also on paper at Shannon Reference AE27.G7 1732
Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste ... hrsg. von J. S. Ersch und J. G. Gruber
Begun in 1818 and after 167 volumes finally abandoned, still incomplete, in 1889. Also on paper at Shannon AE27.E772
Meyers Konversationslexikon
1888-1889. Also the Brockhaus (1894-1896) and some smaller specialized reference works from the 19th century.
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