Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique

Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique
AuthorLouis Moréri

Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique was an encyclopedia originally compiled by the Catholic priest and theologian Louis Moréri (1643–1680). By later standards, it was highly specialized, for nearly all of its entries were on geographical and historical subjects, but it marked the start of a flood of other dictionaries and encyclopedias in Europe's vernaculars. In addition to being successful in its own right, Moréri's Grand Dictionnaire served as a springboard and foil for Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique (1697).

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