Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources "ARTFL Encyclopedie Project - Robert Morrissey, General Editor; Glenn Roe, Assoc. Editor.

" The ARTFL Encyclopedie. Ed. Robert Morrissey and Glenn Roe. N.p., University of Chicago, n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2013.

The ARTFL collaborative transcription of the Encyclopdie marked the beginning of our research, including not only the transcribed text of the Encyclopdie, but also a general description of its conception and creation.
D'Alembert, Jean. "Jean Le Rond D'Alembert: Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot." Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia OfDiderot. Washington State University, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.

The preliminary discourse of the Encyclopdie is one of the superlative introductions to the French Enlightenment, structuring the writings and philosophy, and most importantly, proclaiming the ability of each and every man to alter society through his own intelligence and acumen.
"The Encyclopedia of Diderot & D'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & D'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. University of Michigan, n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2013.

The English translation of the Encyclopdie favorably supplemented other sources, as it served to reference original text and editorials.
"Enlightenment Readings." Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Institute of Technology, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.

The Florida Institute of Technology recapitulated the thoughts of the Enlightenment by assessing various works during that time period. This website was invaluable to providing information for the "Background", and nicely summarized the then-contemporary philosophies in circulation.
Manuel, Frank E. The Enlightenment. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1965. Print.

The Enlightenment by Frank Manuel was a tremendously insightful collection of essays from Age of Enlightenment writers, collectively describing the era, and his introduction influenced our thesis, particularly on the importance and relevance of the Enlightenment then and now.
Ohl, Brian. "Ren Descartes Meditation on First Philosophy." Ithaca College. Ithaca College, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2013.

This essay previews the Enlightenment with Descartes' preliminary thoughts on reason and philosophy, indicating the first trends away from blind superstition.
Secondary Sources "ARTFL Encyclopedie Project." General Chronology of the Encyclopedie. Ed. Robert Morrissey and Glenn Roe. University of Chicago, n.d. Web. 24 Dec. 2013.

This chronology of the Encyclopdie and surrounding events aided in piecing together its timeline.
Blom, Philipp. Encyclopdie: The Triumph of Reason in an Unreasonable Age. London: Fourth Estate, 2004. Print.

Blom elaborates on the development of the most revolutionary book in history and its influence on the international stage.
Chaney, Allison. "Encyclopedie." Princeton University. Princeton University, n.d. Web. 21 Dec. 2013.

This article perused the history of the Encyclopdie and was therefore helpful in brainstorming ideas for several of our webpages.
Darnton, Robert. The Business of Enlightenment: A Publishing History of the Encyclopdie, 1775-1800. Cambridge: Belknap, 1979. Print.

Darnton provides a fascinating insight as to the machinations of Enlightenment publishing and, meanwhile, identifies the diffusion of Enlightenment ideals through publication. This was valuable for the webpages, "Encyclopdie" and "Background".
"Denis Diderot - Biography." The European Graduate School. The European Graduate School, 2012. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.

This biography detailed not only the background of writers, namely Denis Diderot, but also fit into explanations of the refreshing and liberating views of the Encyclopdie as an entire work. It added to "Contributors".
"The Encyclopedie." BBC Radio 4. British Broadcasting Corporation, 2013. Web. 24 Dec. 2013.

BBC's radio broadcast of a discussion over the Encyclopdie was quite interesting in answering questions over the contributors' writings and motives. In addition, it led further to more resources.
"Enlightenment." Internet History Sourcebooks. Fordham University, July 1998. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.

Fordham University's collection of resources on the Enlightenment provided a spectacular springboard off of which to delve into the specifics of the Enlightenment and its crowning piece, the Encyclopdie.
"The Enlightenment." Washington State University. Washington State University, 17 Dec. 1998. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.

This website provided a comprehensive analysis and timeline of the Enlightenment, and its evolution of thinking and thinkers, many of which were featured in the Encyclopdie.
"Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." University of Tennessee. University of Tennessee, 25 Apr. 2001. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.

An article in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, fittingly, commemorates Denis Diderot, one of the most prominent philosophes and editor-in-chief of the Encyclopdie, giving a succinct background on the Encyclopdie's visionary architect.
"Inventory of Diderot's Encyclopedie, (Publications De L'Institut Et Musee Voltaire) [Unknown Binding]." Inventory of Diderot's Encyclopedie, (Publications De L'Institut Et Musee Voltaire): Ed. Richard N. Schwab, John Lough, and Walter E. Rex. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.

This simple inventory evidenced the enormity of the reference work and offered an idea of the mere visual imposition.

Khan, Ubaid. "Denis Diderot." Florida International University. Florida International University, n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.

A dissertation on the endeavors and achievements of Diderot and his team of contributors of the Encyclopdie, it noted that work's role in shaping the Enlightenment and was used in the "Background" page.
Lienhard, John. "No. 122: Diderot's Encyclopedia ." University of Houston. University of Houston, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.

Lienhard describes the energy and ingenuity in the creation of the Encyclopdie, principally as a whole, and through the eccentric list of contributors.
Lough, John. The Encyclopdie: John Lough,. London: Longman, 1971. Print.

This book samples the Encyclopdie to provide a general overview of its overall impact on readers. It helped in developing the " Encyclopdie" webpage.
"Natural Right." Ashland University. Ashland University, n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.

This excerpt from the Encyclopdie showcases one of the, arguably, most captivating aspects of the reference work: politics, and its attempts to leave an impression on society on government and absolute rights. Naturally, this was used in the "Ideology" section.
Rashid, Radiya. "Diderot, the Mechanical Arts, and the Encyclopdie." Journal of Technology Education. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.

This journal acknowledges the significance of the Encyclopdie in the heritage of technology education, transforming the "mechanics" to systematic and imaginative arts, as it strove to do in all respects of thinking.
Ravel, Jeffrey S. "Introduction to the Encyclopedie." MIT Libraries Exhibits. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, n.d. Web. 22 Dec. 2013.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's discourse on the Encyclopdie noted the magnitude of the work and its systematic organization of human knowledge, chiefly into the three branches of memory, reason and imagination.
Roe, Shirley A. "Radical Nature in the Encyclopdie." University of Connecticut. University of Connecticut, n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.

This paper analyzed the radical nature of the Encyclopdie, the extreme zeal and invigoration with which the work asserted reason and rationality, not only in medicine, as the paper studies, but in all fields.