Machine derived contents note: Preface to the second edition -- Abbreviations -- Explanatory notes -- 1. Bibliographies -- 2. Catalogues, guides, and handbooks -- 3. General surveys -- 4. Constitutional and administrative history -- 5. Political history -- 6. Foreign relations -- 7. Social history -- 8. Economic history -- 9. Labour history -- 10. Urban history -- 11. Agricultural history -- 12. Science and technology -- 13. Military and naval history -- 14. Religious history -- 15. History of the fine arts -- 16. Intellectual history -- Index of authors, editors, and translators