The latest conversation lexicon for all stands

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The latest conversation lexicon for all classes - edited by a society of German scholars. was published between 1832 and 1838 by the "Brüggemann'sche Verlags-Expedition" and consists of four double volumes ; also known as the Brüggemannsche Lexikon and edited by Carl Brüggemann and Anton Johann Gross-Hoffinger . The content is based on the 7th edition of Brockhaus published between 1827 and 1830 . The editions published up to then form the basis of the 15-volume Wigand's Conversations-Lexikon , published from 1846 to 1852, and a supplement volume .

Less well known than the three well-known encyclopedias of the 19th century -  Brockhaus , Meyers Encyclopedia and Herders Conversations-Lexikon  - these were universal encyclopedia of the past and present of Heinrich August Pierer as well as the newest Consversationslexikon for all levels liberal formulated.

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The lexicon, each with five frets and two green labels on the back, with half leather bindings and the additional gold embossing, was printed by Bönickes Sohn in Leipzig. The book covers are marbled and framed with leather corners and the edition has a three-sided brown cut .

The green back labels in the upper third of the cover are embossed with the lettering CONVERSATIONS LEXIKON (two lines) in gold.

In the lower third are the back labels (in the same design) with 1.2. Tape and with AE. , with 3.4. Band and with FL. , with 5.6. Band and with MR. as well as with 7.8. Band and SZ. carried out and thus simplify the classification in libraries .

The four double volumes in the format 27 × 19 cm each contain two volumes and have 1093 (491 and 542 pages), 1006 (594 and 512 pages), 1208 (576- 632 pages) and 1005 pages (495 and 510 Pages) over a total of more than 4310 pages. The text is printed in two columns.

Eight frontispieces introduce each volume, whereby the "FW Goedsche & Steinmetz" in Meißen are named for this elaboration .

All volumes contain a total of 38 full-page illustrations, some of which can be folded out, of which 15 depict natural science subjects, 8 portraits, 8 city views, 6 buildings and the vertical section of a mine .

After the insolvency of the publisher Otto Wigand (1795-1870) published the third double volume (volume five and volume six ) together with JF Leich , in order to then publish the fourth volume (volume seven and volume eight) in 1838.

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  1. ↑ Otto Wigand : Wigand's Conversations Lexicon. Fifteenth volume, Leipzig 1852. 766 pp. ( Digitized version )