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A History of the World

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A World History
AuthorEndrei Zalán [hu]
Original titleA világ történelme
IllustratorRichard Geiger
LanguageHungarian
SeriesSix volumes
SubjectWorld history
GenreWorld history
PublisherMűintézet és Kiadóvállalat R.-T.
Publication date
1906–1908
Publication placeHungary

A History of the World, (Hungarian: A világ történelme) edited by Endrei Zalán [hu] and illustrated by Richard Geiger, is a six-volume history of the world in Hungarian published between 1906 and 1908.

Background

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Written for the general public, the books are Art Nouveau style, large-format, gilded, and bound. Illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white and color images, printed on polished paper by Richard Geiger, and was published by Műintézet és Kiadóvállalat R.-T. in Budapest. The six volumes range from the Ancient East to the present (i.e. the beginning of the 20th century). They cover the period of ancient Greeks, the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and the modern age. In each volume, the editor used works by Victor Duruy, Fekten Károly, H. Grimme, Heyck Ödön, Huber Alfonz, and Alfred Nicolas Rambaud.[citation needed]

The series is divided into six volumes, but some parts extend into other volumes, and some parts start in the middle of a volume. This makes it difficult to use the work. There is no reprint of this work.[citation needed]

Volumes

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A világ történelme

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Book spine Volume number Volume title Era Period covered Pages Year of publication
Volume I People of the East
EgyptAncient AsianThe Age of Egypt's RevivalThe People of IsraelAssyria and BabylonLydian KingdomMedean EmpirePersian EmpireIndia
Ancient ca. 3000 BC330 BC 750 p. 1906[1]
Volume II Classical Peoples Part I – History of the Greek Peoples
Greek MythologyHistory of the Greeks
Ancient ca. 1300 BC323 BC 560 p. 1906[1]
Volume III Classical Peoples Part II – History of the Romans
Roman RepublicRoman EmpirePax RomanaDecline of the Roman Empire
Ancient 753 BC337 506 p. 1907[1]
Volume IV The Age of Migration and the Crusades
The Age of MigrationThe Age of the Crusades
Middle Ages 3371440 604 p. 1908[1]
Volume V The Age of Discovery and the Reformation
Age of DiscoveryThe Reformation
Modern history 14401789 444 p. 1908[1]
Volume VI The Age of the Victory of Human Rights
The French RevolutionNapoleonGreat European Changes • The Death of William I
Current age 17891888 138 p. 1908[1]
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The volumes featured hundreds of illustrations by Richard Geiger in the Art Nouveau style.

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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  • Zalán, Endrei [in Hungarian], ed. (1906–1912). A világ történelme. I–VI. Budapest: Műintézet és Kiadóvállalat R.-T.
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