A World History
Author Endrei Zalán
Original titleA világ történelme
IllustratorRichard Geiger
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian
SeriesSix volumes
SubjectWorld history
GenreWorld history
PublisherMűintézet és Kiadóvállalat R.-T.
Publication date
1906–1908

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

Background

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.

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.

Volumes

A világ történelme

Book spine Volume number Volume title Era Period covered Pages Year of publication
Volume I People of the East
Egypt • Ancient Asian • The Age of Egypt's Revival • The People of Israel • Assyria and Babylon • Lydian Kingdom • Medean Empire • Persian Empire • India		 Ancient ca. 3000 BC – 330 BC 750 p. 1906[1]
Volume II Classical Peoples Part I – History of the Greek Peoples
Greek Mythology • History of the Greeks		 Ancient ca. 1300 BC – 323 BC 560 p. 1906[1]
Volume III Classical Peoples Part II – History of the Romans
Roman Republic • Roman Empire • Pax Romana • Decline of the Roman Empire		 Ancient 753 BC – 337 506 p. 1907[1]
Volume IV The Age of Migration and the Crusades
The Age of Migration • The Age of the Crusades		 Middle Ages 337–1440 604 p. 1908[1]
Volume V The Age of Discovery and the Reformation
Age of Discovery • The Reformation		 Modern history 1440–1789 444 p. 1908[1]
Volume VI The Age of the Victory of Human Rights
The French Revolution • Napoleon • Great European Changes • The Death of William I		 Current age 1789–1888 138 p. 1908[1]

The volumes featured hundreds of illustrations by Richard Geiger in the Art Nouveau style.

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References

Bibliography

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