Bloomsbury Design Library Encyclopedias & Reference

Bloomsbury Design Library is home to two landmark Encyclopedias, comprising over 2,000 individual entries, and Victor Margolin’s World History of Design, the story of crafts and design from prehistoric times to the modern era.

Browse the encylopedias from the list below, or run a search using the search bar above and filter your results to Content Type: Encyclopedia Chapter.

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 1

1^st Edition

Encyclopedias & Reference works

Clive Edwards (Editor-in-chief), Harriet Atkinson, Dipti Bhagat, Sarah Kettley, Sorcha O’Brien, David Raizman and Anne-Marie Willis (Subject editors), 2016

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 2

1^st Edition

Encyclopedias & Reference works

Clive Edwards (Editor-in-chief), Harriet Atkinson, Dipti Bhagat, Sarah Kettley, Sorcha O’Brien, David Raizman and Anne-Marie Willis (Subject editors), 2016

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 3

1^st Edition

Encyclopedias & Reference works

Clive Edwards (Editor-in-chief), Harriet Atkinson, Dipti Bhagat, Sarah Kettley, Sorcha O’Brien, David Raizman and Anne-Marie Willis (Subject editors), 2016

Bloomsbury Design Library Encyclopedias & Reference

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 1

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 2

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Volume 3

Encyclopedia of Asian Design, Volume 1 : Encyclopedia of East Asian Design

Encyclopedia of Asian Design, Volume 4 : Transnational and Global Issues in Asian Design

World History of Design, Volume 1 : Prehistoric Times to World War I

World History of Design, Volume 2 : World War I to World War II

World History of Design, Volume 3 : Europe and North America 1945–2000

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