The ''General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute'' () is a general
encyclopedia
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published in eight volumes by the
Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute
Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to:
* Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name:
** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...
in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
between 1977 and 1982. It was the third edition of the encyclopedia, with the first two editions being published under the name ''Enciklopedija leksikografskog zavoda'' (). The first edition in seven volumes was published between 1955 and 1964, and the second edition in six volumes was published between 1966 and 1969.
Volumes
The third edition of the encyclopedia has 8 volumes:
The third edition was amended with an additional volume (''Dopunski svezak'') published in 1988:
See also
*
Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
The ''Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia'', , , , or ''Yugoslavika'' was the national encyclopedia of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Published under the auspices of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute in Zagreb and overseen by Miro ...
References
* {{GE-YLZ, 2, Enciklopedija
Croatian encyclopedias
Culture of Yugoslavia
Books about Yugoslavia
1955 non-fiction books
1966 non-fiction books
1988 non-fiction books
20th-century encyclopedias