Britannica Book of the Year

Japanese: 《Britannica Book of the Year》(英語表記)BritannicaBookoftheYear
Britannica Book of the Year

…After the publication of the 14th edition (24 volumes, 1929), the company adopted a policy of continuous revision, and from 1936 onwards, it published a partially revised set every year. In addition, from 1948, it published the Britannica Book of the Year, which serves as a supplement to the encyclopedia. In 1974, the structure of the encyclopedia changed significantly, and it became a total of 30 volumes in three parts: the Propédia, a general overview that allows readers to systematically grasp the main encyclopedia's entries; the Micropédia, a small-item dictionary that also serves as an index; and the Macropédia, a large-item dictionary. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Britannica Book of the Year is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第14版(24巻,1929)刊行後,継続的改訂方針を取り入れ,36年以後には毎年部分的に改訂を施したセットを発行した。さらに48年から事典の補遺的役割を果たす《ブリタニカ年鑑Britannica Book of the Year》を刊行している。74年構成が大きく変わり,事典本体の項目を体系的に把握させる総論としての〈プロペディア〉,小項目事典で索引を兼ねる〈マイクロペディア〉,および大項目事典〈マクロペディア〉の3部構成,全30巻となった。…

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