[1] It was published by the Pallas Literary and Press Corporation between 1893 and 1897.

The encyclopedia comprised 16 volumes, 150 000 articles, and it was the work of 300 authors.

In 1900 it was issued as two parts, but the Encyclopedia eventually reached a total of 18 volumes containing more than 150,000 entries.

In 1911, the company published under the title Révai Nagy Lexikona.

In 1998 Arcanum Adatbázis Kft encyclopedia was completely digitized and sold on CD-carriers.