This is a comprehensive list of every encyclopedic or biographical dictionary ever published in any language, excluding reprinted editions, organized alphabetically by theme and language. It includes any work resembling A–Z encyclopedias or encyclopedic dictionaries in both print and online formats. All entries are in English unless specified. Some works may be listed under multiple topics due to thematic overlap.

For a simplified list without bibliographical details, see Lists of encyclopedias.

Archaeology

Collins Dictionary of Archaeology. Edited by Paul G. Bahn. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 1992. Bahn, Paul G. The new Penguin dictionary of archaeology. Penguin, 2004. . Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Edited by Kathryn A. Bard. Abingdon, Oxon.: Routledge, 1999. Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Edited by Graeme Barker. London: Routledge, 1999. Blackwell Encyclopedia of Industrial Archaeology. Blackwell, 1993.Kister, 1994, p. 375. Champion, Sara. A dictionary of terms and techniques in archaeology. Phaidon, 1980. . Cottrell, Leonard. The concise encyclopedia of archaeology. Hutchinson, 1974. . Crabtree, Pam J. Medieval archaeology: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. . Darvill, Timothy. The concise Oxford dictionary of archaeology. Oxford University Press, 2002. . Ellis, Linda. Archaeological method and theory: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2000. . Evans, Susan Toby, David L. Webster. Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America: An encyclopedia. Garland, 2001. . Ghosh, A. An Encyclopedia of Indian Archaeology. Munshiram Manoharlal, 1989. Leroi-Gourham, André, José Garanger, Dominique Baffier. Dictionnaire de la préhistoire. Presses universitaires de France, 1988. . (French)

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. Edited by Eric M. Meyers. Oxford University Press, 1997. Also available at https://www.oxfordreference.com/ Murray, Tim. Encyclopedia of archaeology: History and discoveries. ABC-CLIO, 2001. .Guide to Reference: Anthropology and Ethnology Murray, Tim. Milestones in archaeology: A chronological encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2007. . Pearsall, Deborah M. Encyclopedia of archaeology. Elsevier, 2007. . Renfrew, Colin, Paul G. Bahn. Archaeology: The key concepts. Routledge, 2005. . Saunders, Nicholas J. Peoples of the Caribbean: An encyclopedia of archeology and traditional culture. ABC-CLIO, 2005. . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Edited by Andrew Sherratt. Cambridge University Press, 1980. Whitehouse, Ruth. The Facts on File dictionary of archaeology. (British title: The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology.). Facts on File, 1984. .

Biblical archaeology

Sheehy, 1986, p. 357. Kister, 1994, p. 418. Cabrol, Fernand, Henri Leclercq, Henri Marrou. Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie. Letouzey et Ané, 1907–.

Stern, Ephraim. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. rev. ed., Simon & Schuster, 1993.

Classical archaeology De Grummond, Nancy Thomson. An encyclopedia of the history of classical archaeology. Greenwood Press, 1996. . Stillwell, Richard. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton University Press, 1976.

Architecture and architects

Area studies Kurian, George Thomas. Encyclopedia of the First, Second, and the Third World. 4th ed., Facts on File, 1991.

Africa Shoup, John A. Ethnic groups of Africa and the Middle East: an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2011. . Stanton, Andrea L. Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: an encyclopedia. Sage Publications, 2012. .

Americas

Latin America and the Caribbean

Carrasco, David. The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford University Press, 2001. . (3 vols.) Steward, Julian Haynes, Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress). Handbook of South American Indians. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946–59. Taylor, Patrick, Frederick Ivor Case, Sean Meighoo, Joyce Leung. The encyclopedia of Caribbean religions. University of Illinois Press, 2013. . Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996. (5 vols.) Wauchope, Robert, ed. Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress). Handbook of Middle American Indians. University of Texas Press, [1964–76]. . Werner, Michael. Encyclopedia of Mexico. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. (2 vols.)

North America

Alderfer, Jonathan K., National Geographic Society (U. S.). National Geographic complete birds of North America. National Geographic, 2006. . Bailey, L. H., Ethel Zoe Bailey, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Hortorium. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, 1976. .Guide to Reference: AgricultureKister, 1994, p. 335. Beacham, Walton, Frank V. Castronova, Suzanne Sessine. Beacham's guide to the endangered species of North America. Gale Group, 2001. . Burns, Russell M., Barbara H. Honkala, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service. Silvics of North America. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990. . Burrows, George E. Toxic plants of North America. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. , . Clark, William S., Brian K. Wheeler. A field guide to hawks of North America. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. .Guide to Reference: Biology Dunn, Jon, Jonathan K. Alderfer, National Geographic Society (U.S.). National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America. National Geographic, 2006. . Ernst, Carl H. Evelyn M. Ernst. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Books, 2003. . Eschmeyer, William N., Earl Stanndard Herald, Howard Hammann. A field guide to Pacific Coast fishes of North America: From the Gulf of Alaska to Baja, California. Houghton Mifflin, 1983. . Flora of North America Association. Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. . Little, Elbert Luther, Sonja Bullaty, Angelo Lomeo, National Audubon Society. The Audubon Society field guide to North American trees. Knopf, 1980. . Mitchell, Alan. Trees of North America. Facts on File, 1987.Kister, 1994, p. 336. Page, Lawrence M., Brooks M. Burr, Eugene C. Beckham III, National Audubon Society. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. . Reid, Daniel G. Dictionary of Christianity in America: A Comprehensive Resource on the Religious Impulse That Shaped a Continent. Intervarsity, 1990.Kister, 1994, p. 413. Reid, Fiona, National Audubon Society. A field guide to mammals of North America, north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. . Robbins, Chandler S., Bertel Bruun, Herbert Spencer Zim. Birds of North America: A guide to field identification. St. Martin's Press, 2001. . Rushforth, Keith, Charles Hollis. National Geographic field guide to the trees of North America. National Geographic, 2006. . Scharpf, Robert, U. S. Forest Service. Diseases of Pacific Coast conifers. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1993. . Sibley, David. The Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. . Sibley, David. The Sibley field guide to birds of western North America. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. . Sibley, David. The Sibley guide to birds. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. . Terres, John K. Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Knopf, 1991.Kister, 1994, pp. 329–30. Wilson, Don E., Sue Ruff, American Society of Mammalogists. The Smithsonian book of North American mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999. .

United States

Arany, Lynne, Archie Hobson. Little museums: Over 1,000 small and not-so-small American showplaces. H. Holt, 1998. .Guide to Reference: Art and Architecture Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Guide to architecture schools. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Press, 1998. . Babcock, Barbara A., Nancy J. Parezo. Daughters of the desert: Women anthropologists and the native American southwest, 1880–1980: An illustrated catalogue. University of New Mexico Press, 1988. . Becker, William H. The Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography. Facts on File/Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1988–. The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corp., 1973.Kister, 1994, p. 325. Browne, Ray Broadus, Pat Browne. The guide to United States popular culture. Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2001. . Butcher, Russell D., Stephen E. Adair, Lynn A. Greenwalt. America's national wildlife refuges: A complete guide. Roberts Rinehart Publishers in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, 2003. . Cuff, David J. and William J. Young. The United States Energy Atlas. 2nd ed., Macmillan, 1986.Kister, 1994, p. 349. Davis, Richard C. Encyclopedia of American forest and conservation history. Macmillan; Collier Macmillan, 1983. .Kister, 1994, p. 334. Fairbanks, Jonathan and Elizabeth Bidwell Bates. American Furniture: 1620 to the Present. Marek, 1981. Fernett, Gene. American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia. McFarland, 1988.Kister, 1994, p. 355. Filipelli, Ronald L. Labor Conflict in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1990.Kister, 1994, p. 339. Goulart, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Comics. Facts on File, 1990. Grassy, John, Theodore E. Roosevelt IV, National Audubon Society. Audubon guide to the national wildlife refuges: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming. St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. . Hitchcock, H. Wiley & Stanley Sadie. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Grove's Dictionaries of Music Inc, 1986.Kister, 1994, p. 399. Hixson, Richard. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland, 1989. Hudson, Robert V. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Garland, 1987.Kister, 1994, p. 357. Kurian, George Thomas. Encyclopedia of American studies. Grolier Educational, 2001. . Lester, Walter. American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home. Overlook Press, 1981.Kister, 1994, p. 324. Lissauer, Robert. Lissauer's Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America. Paragon House, 1981. Magill, Frank N. Magill's American Film Guide. Salem Press. Mariani, John F. The Dictionary of American Food and Drink. 2nd ed., Hearst, 1994.Kister, 1994, p. 359. Olson, James S. and Susan Wladaver-Morgan. Dictionary of United States Economic History. Greenwood, 1992.Kister, 1994, p. 337. Packard, Robert T. and Balthazar Korab. Encyclopedia of American Architecture. McGraw-Hill, 1994. Porter, Glenn. Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas. Scribner's, 1980. Schapsmeier, Edward L. and Frederick H. Schapsmeier. Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History. Greenwood, 1975. Shavit, David. The United States in the Middle East: A historical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1988. . Slide, Anthony. The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1986.

South America Twyman, Robert W. and David C. Roller. The Encyclopedia of Southern History. Louisiana State University Press, 1979. Wilson, Charles R and William Ferris. Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 1989.Kister, 1994, p. 364.

Asia Stanton, Andrea L. Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa: an encyclopedia. Sage Publications, 2012. .

Middle East Shavit, David. The United States in the Middle East: A historical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1988. . Shoup, John A. Ethnic groups of Africa and the Middle East: an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2011. .

Southeast Asia

India Ghosh, A. An Encyclopedia of Indian Archaeology. Munshiram Manoharlal, 1989. Meister, Michael W., Madhusudan A. Dhaky American Institute of Indian Studies. Encyclopedia of Indian temple architecture. Philadelphia: American Institute of Indian Studies; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983–. .