This is a list of notable encyclopedias sorted by branch of knowledge. For the purposes of this list, an encyclopedia is defined as a "compendium that contains information on either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge." For other sorting standards, see List of encyclopedias. General knowledge Catalan Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana – Catalan-language encyclopedia, started in fascicles, and published in 1968 by Chinese Encyclopedia of China Gujin tushu jicheng – Chinese language encyclopedia completed in 1725 (10 million Chinese characters) Yongle Encyclopedia – once contained 11,095 volumes and around 370 million Chinese characters but now contains less than 400 volumes Czech Riegrův slovník naučný – first Czech encyclopedia published in 1860–1874 with 11 volumes, supplement vol. in 1890, online) Otto's encyclopedia – largest Czech-language encyclopedia published between 1888 and 1908 (28 vols) and 1930–43 (12 vols, incomplete). Volumes 1–28 online Příruční slovník naučný – first post-war encyclopedia. With strong communist ideology. Four volumes, 1962–1967. Malá československá encklopedie – Small Czechoslovak encyclopedia, it was supposed to be forerunner to Great Czechoslovak encyclopedia that was never published, 6 volumes, 1984–1987. Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000) Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001) Czech Wikipedia (2002–) Danish Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Dutch Winkler Prins – published in print between 1870 and 1993 and made available digitally to the present day Oosthoek – published between 1907 and 1981 Christelijke Encyclopedie – published between 1926 and 2005 Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie – published between 1946 and 1952 Standaard Encyclopedie – published between 1969 and 1974 by Standaard Uitgeverij Antwerpen Grote Nederlandse Larousse Encyclopedie – published between 1971 and 1979 Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie – published between 1974 and 1980 English Academic American Encyclopedia – 21-volume work published in 1980, also issued by Grolier under the names Barnes & Noble New American Encyclopedia, Global International Encyclopedia, Grolier Academic Encyclopedia, Grolier International Encyclopedia, Lexicon Universal Encyclopedia, and Macmillan Family Encyclopedia Chambers's Encyclopaedia – published in 1859 by W. Chambers and R. Chambers The Children's Encyclopedia – by Arthur Mee, published 1908–64 in the UK and in the US starting in 1910 as Grolier's The Book of Knowledge Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia – published by Dorling Kindersley Collier's Encyclopedia Columbia Encyclopedia – one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press last published in 2000 The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge (1891) Compton's Encyclopedia – 26-volume encyclopedia Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences – 1728 publication by