Dictionary of Dictionaries (2. Ausgabe., 2nd Edition)

This authoritative and critical guide to the vast array of dictionaries is a concise overview of the best titles in each subject field.

Significantly updated and expanded since the first edition, it contains over 1,400 entries covering 8,500 sources describing English-language related dictionaries and encyclopaedias in print, as well as important historical works.

Dictionary of Dictionaries covers three main areas: Language dictionaries, including 1,300 more bilingual and multi-lingual sources than the first edition Subject dictionaries covering areas such as ceramics, theatre, nursing, obstetrics, rugby, electrical engineering and electro-technology Electronic dictionaries, encyclopaedias glossaries and other word booksThis book also contains extensive indexes of names, subject terms and references, making this a simple reference to search.