Grand Larousse encyclopédique
Encyclopedia
The Grand Larousse encyclopédique en dix volumes ("Great Larousse encyclopedia in ten volumes") is a French encyclopedic dictionary published by Larousse
, published in volumes between February 1960 and August 1964, with two later supplements.
It is both a dictionary, focusing on the study and the presentation of the words of the French language, and an encyclopaedia, covering all branches of knowledge.
model, each article is signed by a single author who remains the only one authorized to make modifications.
Éditions Larousse
Éditions Larousse is a French publishing house specialising in reference works such as dictionaries. It was founded by Pierre Larousse and its best-known work is the Petit Larousse.It was acquired by Vivendi Universal in 1998...
, published in volumes between February 1960 and August 1964, with two later supplements.
It is both a dictionary, focusing on the study and the presentation of the words of the French language, and an encyclopaedia, covering all branches of knowledge.
Online version
In May 2008, Larousse launched its encyclopedia online http://www.larousse.fr/LaroussePortail/encyclo/XHTML/EUL.Online/explorer.aspx. In addition to the verified content from the paper encyclopedia, it is open to external contributors. However contrary to the WikipediaWikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
model, each article is signed by a single author who remains the only one authorized to make modifications.