Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiv
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. Part I: Natural Histories
8. 1. Buffon and Daubenton's Two Horses 31
9. 2. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Strawberry Plant 68
10. Part II: Encyclopedias
11. 3. Diderot's Word Machine 99
12. 4. Delille's Little Encyclopedia 124
13. Part III: Moral and Political Topographies
14. 5. Mercier's Unframed Paris 151
15. 6. Description in Revolution 188
16. Conclusion: Virtual Encyclopedias 211
17. Bibliography 219
18. Index 233