Knowledge through the pages: The evolution of encyclopedias - Features, Books - The Independent

Knowledge through the pages: The evolution of encyclopedias - Features, Books - The Independent: "When did Cymburgis of Masovia die? Whom did the Elector of Hanover elect? Was anyone's nose harmed in the naming of Brasenose College, Oxford? Most of us, it would be fair to say, wouldn't know the answers to such rarefied questions. But we would know where to look for them. Whether lining our walls, acting as our internet home page, or propping up the cock-eyed hall table, we've all at some point turned to an encyclopedia."