After ten years of in-depth research, writing and editing, Wales now has its own Encyclopaedia, the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, joining the Encyclopaedias of Scotland and Ireland as a celebration of a nation’s past and present. With over five thousand entries written by more than four hundred contributors and over five hundred colour and black and white illustrations, the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, which stretches to 787,693 words over 1088 pages is a definitive work of reference and it is undoubtedly one of the most important books published in the history of Wales.
The work, published by the University of Wales Press, is the result of a ten-year Academi project, and is funded by the Arts Council of Wales through a significant Lottery grant. The research team is made up of four eminent Welsh academics: Dr John Davies, Menna Baines, Nigel Jenkins and Peredur Lynch.
Everything is contained within the covers of this magnificent book: Snowdonia to the pampas of Patagonia, the ancient bards to the super-modern Super Furry Animals, folk heroes to Welsh Olympians, and the men and women of Wales who have excelled in art, culture, commerce and politics are just some of the subjects covered in the book, which is full of incredible and unexpected facts.
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