Celtic culture; a historical encyclopedia; 5v.1851094407 Celtic culture; a historical encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books ; 5v. Ed. by John T. Koch Koch , Robert 1843-1910. German bacteriologist who discovered the cholera bacillus and the bacterial cause of anthrax. He won a 1905 Nobel Prize for developing tuberculin. Koch named after Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist. . ABC-CLIO 2006 2128 pages $485.00 Hardcover CB206 A quick-reference for specialists and a basic source of information for others, this five-volume encyclopedia contains articles ranging from about 100 to over 10,000 words; they are signed, but no information is provided about contributors beyond their names. The coverage ranges from the late-Iron Age Hallstatt Hallstatt (häl`shtät), village, Upper Austria prov., W central Austria, in the Salzkammergut, on the Lake of Hallstatt. A tourist center, it is one of the oldest settlements in Austria. and La Tene La Tène adj. Of or relating to a late Iron Age Celtic civilization dating from the fifth to the first century b.c. periods to the 21st century, and includes all locations the Celtic people have, or are thought to have, inhabited in·hab·it·ed adj. Having inhabitants; lived in: a sparsely inhabited plain. Adj. 1. inhabited - having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth" . Modern editions of primary sources are identified where appropriate, along with secondary scholarly sources, but much of the Further Reading refers to other entries in the encyclopedia. Pronunciations are not indicated. The five volumes are paged and indexed together. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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