Az Athenaeum kézi lexikona

Az Athenaeum kézi lexikona, in English: Handbook of the Athenaeum, subtitled The Encyclopaedia of Science with Special Reference to Hungary was a two-volume general lexicon in the Hungarian language that was first published at the end of 19th century.

The cover of the volumes has an ornate design, similar to the large lexicon of Pallas, which appeared almost at the same time.

It listed what was considered to be all branches of human knowledge: In an ABC-like way, “using the latest advances, advances, research and data in line with today’s level of science,” so that the work can serve the interests not only of professionals but also of the wider readership.

In addition, pictorial appendices (“16 color worksheets, 32 maps, 34 double-sided blackboards, 14 tables”) were filed to better process knowledge across multiple topics.

At the same time, in order to emphasize its European significance, it was indicated in the description that the work could be a special Hungarian supplement to the famous German Conversations Lexicon.