Petit Larousse
French-language encyclopedic dictionary
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Le Petit Larousse Illustré, commonly known simply as Le Petit Larousse[1] (French pronunciation: [lə pə.ti laʁus]), is a French-language encyclopedic dictionary published by Éditions Larousse.[2][3] It first appeared in 1905 and was edited by Claude Augé,[3] following Augé's Dictionnaire complet illustré (1889). The one-volume work has two main sections: a dictionary featuring common words and an encyclopedia of proper nouns. Le Petit Larousse 2007 (published in 2006) includes 150,000 definitions and 5,000 illustrations.[citation needed] A Spanish-version, the El Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado and an Italian version, Il Piccolo Rizzoli Larousse, have also been published.[3]
The motto of Pierre Larousse, the namesake of Éditions Larousse, perpetuated in Larousse's publications is "Je sème à tout vent" ("I sow to all winds"). This motto inspires the cover art of Le Petit Larousse, which typically features a female figure blowing dandelion seeds.
Upon its 100th anniversary, a history of Le Petit Larousse was published called La dent-de-lion, la semeuse et le Petit Larousse written by Jean Pruvost (fr).
The following editions are available:
- Compact
- Coffret Noël
- Grand Format
- Grand Format Coffret Noël
- Collection Multimedia
- CD-ROM Edition Prestige
