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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 is a substantial alphabetical reference work spanning Dübner, Johann Friedrich, to Dyeing. It gathers compact articles on classical scholarship, music, religion, politics, science, geography, institutions, customs, and the arts. The range is striking: alongside figures such as Albrecht Dürer, Dubois, and Duns Scotus are entries on Durham, Durance, the Dutch East India Company, ductless glands, duels, dwarfs, and dyeing. Biographical notices combine dates, education, offices, achievements, works, and historical judgments, while geographical and topical articles explain places, practices, and ideas with comparable precision.
The voice is formal, compressed, and confidently encyclopedic, characteristic of the early twentieth century. It assumes an appetite for names, cross-disciplinary connections, historical detail, and sustained attention to unfamiliar subjects. Readers interested in European history, classical and religious scholarship, music, political life, geography, or the development of scientific and social knowledge will find a broad field of inquiry here. Its alphabetical structure suits browsing as much as systematic consultation, making it a useful volume for following a particular name or wandering among the many subjects gathered under the letter D.
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ARTICLE DÜHRING, EUGEN KARL: "In economics he is best known by his vindication of the American writer H.C. Carey, who attracts him both by his theory of value, which suggests an ultimate harmony of the interests of capitalist and labourer ..." 'In' amended from 'It'.
ARTICLE DUNBLANE: "The first church is alleged to have been erected by Blane, a saint of the 7th century, but the cathedral was founded by David I. in 1141 ..." 'was' amended from 'as'.
ARTICLE DUPONT, PIERRE: "... and in 1851 he paid the penalty of having become the poet laureate of the socialistic aspirations of the time by being condemned to seven years of exile from France." 'condemned' amended from 'comdemned'.
ARTICLE DURAN: "... and filled by men who derived their income from a profession, especially medicine." 'especially' amended from 'epecially'.
ARTICLE DURANCE: "After passing through some narrow gorges near Sisteron the bed of the river becomes wide, and spreads desolation around, the frequent overflows being kept within bounds by numerous dykes and embankments." 'embankments' amended from 'enbankments'.
ARTICLE DÜRER, ALBRECHT: "This altarpiece was afterwards replaced at Frankfort (all except the portraits of the donors, which remained behind) by a copy, while the original was transported to Munich, where it perished by fire in 1674." 'portraits' amended from 'protraits'.
ARTICLE DÜRER, ALBRECHT: "... but by means of an infinity of single lines swept, with a miraculous certainty and fineness of touch, in the richest and most intricate of decorative curves." 'and' amended from 'amd'.
ARTICLE DURHAM: "DURHAM, a city and municipal and parliamentary borough, and the county town of Durham, England, 256 m. N. by W. from London, on the North Eastern railway." 'municipal' amended from 'muncipal'.
ARTICLE DURHAM: "... and in 1889 a hostel was opened for the accommodation of women, who may take any course of instruction except the theological." 'accommodation' amended from 'accomodation'.
ARTICLE DURHAM: "Among other subjects may be mentioned the granting of degrees in hygiene, and of diplomas in public health and education ..." 'degrees' amended from 'degress'.
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