Svensk uppslagsbok

Svensk uppslagsbok
2nd ed., 32 volumes

CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Published1929–1939 (first edition)
1947–1955 (second edition)

Svensk uppslagsbok is a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1929 and 1955, in two editions.

First edition

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The first edition was started in 1929 by Baltiska förlaget AB,[1] but publishing was taken over by Svensk uppslagsbok AB in 1931. This edition consisted of 30 volumes and one supplement volume, and was completed in 1937.[2] The articles in Svensk uppslagsbok were written by subject matter experts and signed.[1]

On the market, it competed with Nordisk familjebok in its third, condensed edition (1923–1937), and it aimed at being affordable for a large audience.[1]

Second edition

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A second, completely revised edition was published between 1947 and 1955,[2] and consisted of 32 volumes. The publisher Svensk uppslagsbok AB was renamed Förlagshuset Norden AB in 1945.[3]

For the rest of the 1950s and until the early 1970s, only significantly smaller Swedish encyclopedia projects were started.[citation needed] The second edition of Svensk uppslagsbok thus remained the most recently published large Swedish-language encyclopedia until the first edition of Bra böckers lexikon was published in 1973–1981,[4] and its size was only truly matched when Nationalencyklopedin was published in 1989–1996.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vessberg, Vilhelm (1929). Vessberg, Vilhelm; Koch, Carl O.; Lundqvist, Nils (eds.). Anmälningar och recentioner, Svensk uppslagsbok (65 ed.). Uppsala: Almquist & Wiksell. pp. 123–124. Retrieved 24 February 2016. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b Ahlman, Klas (2012). "Uppslagsverk & lexikon; allmänna & musikspecialiserade" (PDF). SMI. Stockholms musikpedagogiska institut. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Förlagshuset Norden AB". National Encyklopedin. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ^ Winkler, Lasse (12 January 2012). "Bra Böcker byter inriktning". SVB. Svensk Bokhandel. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Nationalencyklopedin". National Encyklopedin. Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 24 February 2016.