Italian History Research Guide

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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Other general works

Selected subject headings:: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Italian.; Italy--History--18th century--Dictionaries.; Italy--History--19th century--Dictionaries.; Italy--History--20th century--Dictionaries.; Italy--Civilization--History.; Italy--History.

A Concise encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissance Ed. J.R. Hale. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.: "Offers brief signed articles on the people, institutions, events, etc. of Renaissance Italy. A subject index lists the entries topically. Bibliographies." (Balay, DC430).

Dictionary of Modern Italian History. Ed. Frank J. Coppa. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985.: "A dictionary arrangement of brief articles covering Italian political, economic, cultural, social, and religious life from the 18th century to the present. Many entries include at least one bibliographic reference; an appendix gives chronologies and lists of political and religious leaders. Indexed." (Balay, DC431)

Dizionario Bompiani delle Opere e dei Personaggi di Tutti i Tempi e di Tutte le Letterature. Milan: Bompiani, 1983-1984. 12 vol.

Enciclopedia dell'Antifascismo e della Resistenza. Milano: La Pietra, 1968-: "Concerned primarily with people and events important to Italian history of the period 1919-45, but including many articles on a wide range of related figures and topics. A one-vol. appendix was issued in 1971; v. 6 includes an appendix of 400 articles (p.473-573) but does not duplicate the articles published in the 1971 issue. A list of authors with titles of the articles each wrote appears at the end of v. 6." (Balay, DC432)

Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy. Ed. Philip V. Cannistraro. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982.: "Concentrates on "the Italian variety of fascism" (Pref), offering signed articles--some of considerable length--on individuals, organizations, events and movements, terms, etc. Sources of further information are cited; useful appendixes; index." (Balay, DC433)

Lessico Universale Italiano. Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 1968-1981. 24 vol.
SML Reference AE35 +L43 (LC)

The New-Century Italian Renaissance Encyclopedia. Ed. Catherine B. Avery. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1972.: "A handbook to the culture and civilization of the Renaissance. More than 3,700 entries for terms, events, literary works and characters, and heavy emphasis on biographical sketches." (Sheehy, DC407)

Gardner, Edmund Garratt, 1869-1935. Italy; a companion to Italian studies. Edited by Edmund G. Gardner. -- London, Methuen & co., ltd. 1934 (Methuen's companion to modern studies): "Survey articles by specialists on the history and culture of Italy, with bibliographies at the end of each chapter." (Sheehy, DC405)

Enciclopedia. Direzione Ruggiero Romano. -- Torino : G. Einaudi, 1977-1984.: Half title: Encyclopedia Einaudi.; "Offers long, signed articles on fairly broad topics; bibliographies include works in many languages. Following each article is a note on related articles with indication of how they elaborate or supplement the information which precedes. Charts and graphs are included in the articles, but other illustrations are concentrated in sections of plates. v.16 is an index with extensive charts and graphs showing interrelationships of topics as well as a conventional alphabetical index." (Sheehy, AC55).

Enciclopedia del Novecento.-- Roma : Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, c1975-c1984.: "Offers long, signed articles by an international roster of scholars surveying 20th-century developments on relatively broad topics and issues (e.g., anarchismo, armamenti, arte, astronomia e astrofisica, cattolecismo, chemioterapia, cinema, consumi, criminalita). Bibliographies; charts and graphs; numerous illustrations, some in color." (Sheehy, AC57)

Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti ...-- (Roma) Istituto Giovanni Treccani, 1929-39.: "An important encyclopedia with excellent long articles, many bibliographies, and a wealth of illustrations of all types, i.e., excellent maps and colored plates, dark sepia plates of unusual quality, and innumerable text illustrations, some of which are almost equal to plates. Some articles have a fascist viewpoint. All articles, even very short ones, are signed. Includes many biographical articles, geneaological articles containing additional biographies, and biographies of living persons. While all subjects are illustrated, the illustrations for localities and landmarks, and particularly for art subjects are most notable; many portraits."; Vol. 36, Indice (1939)is a detailed index to the set, including Appendice I.; Supplemented by: -------Appendice I (1938, 1147 p.); Appendice II, 1938- 48 (2948-49. 2 v.); Appendice III, 1949-60 (1961. 2 v.); Appendice IV, 1961-78(1979-81. 3 v.); Appendice V, 1979-92(1991-. [In progress]).; "Supplements follow the same basic plan as the main work, i.e., an alphabetical arrangement of signed articles by authorities, with bibliographies. Well-illustrated, although the illustrations are neither so plentiful nor so beautifully reproduced as in the main work. Cross-references are used liberally when additions or corrections are made to articles in previous volumes. The final volume in each set includes an analytical index." (Balay, AB66)

Grande dizionario enciclopedico UTET. Fondato da Pietro Fedele. -- 3. edizione interamente riveduta e accresciuta. -- (Torino) Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese, 1966-75.: "A good general encyclopedia with many short articles and an abundance of good quality illustrations, both black-and-white and in color. A high percentage of articles are signed. Some of the longer entries carry quite extensive bibliographies, and even the brief ones often cite one or more works on the subject. Many biographical sketches, including some living persons. The appendix covers events and developments to 1978. A Cronologica universale (1273 pp.) was published in 1979 in the same format as the encyclopedia, but is not numbered as part of the set." (Sheehy, AC59)

The American Historical Association's guide to historical literature. 3rd. ed. New York: Oxford University Press,
1995. 2v.
SML Reference Z6201 A55 1995 (LC)
CCL Reference Z6201 A55 1995 (LC): The product of over 400 historians, this edition of the Guide presents an integrated. selective listing of books and articles that most; successfully introduce others to the study of key issues in history. Works have been chosen for inclusion on the basis of (1) their; function as reliable syntheses or reference works that provide entry to a field; (2) works that set the standard of excellence in various; fields of history; and (3) major alternative interpretations represented in current scholarly debate. Arranged in 48 chapters, each with a; brief introductory essay summarizing the history and development of that area of historical inquiry. With author and subject indexes; and a list of journals.

Listri, Pier Francesco.Dizionario di Firenze.Firenze : Le Lettere, 1999.
SML DG732.5 L573X 1999

La Grande Enciclopedia di Roma : personaggi curiosita, monumenti, storia, arte e folclore della citta eterna dalle origini al Duemila.Roma : Newton & Compton, 2000.
SML, Starr Main Reference Room (Non-Circulating) DG804 G67 2000+Oversize