Orbis Publishing
Encyclopedia
Orbis Publishing Ltd. was a United Kingdom
-based publisher of book
s and partwork
s. The company was founded in 1970 and changed its name to De Agostini UK
Ltd. in 1999, after being acquired by the Italian
De Agostini
group.
Partworks published by Orbis included:
The Orbis Publishing Companyhttp://www.orbispc.co.uk formed in 1994 is unrelated.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based publisher of book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s and partwork
Partwork
A partwork is a written publication released as a series of planned magazine-like issues over a period of time. Issues are typically released on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis, and often a completed set is designed to form a reference work on a particular topic.-Publication:Partwork series...
s. The company was founded in 1970 and changed its name to De Agostini UK
De Agostini UK
De Agostini UK Ltd is a well-known publisher of partworks in the United Kingdom. In addition to the UK, the company publishes its titles in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Malta....
Ltd. in 1999, after being acquired by the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
De Agostini
De Agostini
De Agostini S.p.A. is a publishing house in Italy. It was founded in 1901 by the geographer Giovanni De Agostini in Rome, Italy, and later moved to Novara, Italy.- Overview :*De Agostini Editore S.p.A.**Istituto Geografico De Agostini S.p.A....
group.
Partworks published by Orbis included:
- The Home Computer CourseThe Home Computer CourseThe Home Computer Course was a partwork magazine published by Orbis Publishing in the United Kingdom during 1983 and 1984, covering the subject of home computer technology...
- The Home Computer Advanced CourseThe Home Computer Advanced CourseThe Home Computer Advanced Course was a partwork magazine published by Orbis Publishing in the United Kingdom during 1984 and 1985, providing a comprehensive introduction to computing and computer technology for home computer users. It ran for 96 weekly issues, succeeding the previous 24-part...
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
- War in Peace
- War Machine
- The Elite: Against All Odds
- The Blues CollectionThe Blues CollectionThe Blues Collection is a 1993 onwards 90 CD + magazine collection of blues artists published by Orbis, a De Agostini company, and by Charly Records in Germany...
- The UnexplainedThe Unexplained (magazine)The Unexplained: Mysteries of Mind, Space, & Time was a popular partwork magazine published in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1983 by Orbis Publishing...
- The British Empire
- Play it Today
- All About Science
- The Movie: The Illustrated History of the Cinema, published in 158 chapters
The Orbis Publishing Companyhttp://www.orbispc.co.uk formed in 1994 is unrelated.