Audiobook Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Basso-relievo" to "Bedfordshire"

This volume of the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica encompasses a vast range of subjects, opening with the artistic term basso-relievo, which defines low relief sculpture as seen in ancient Egyptian work and classical Greek friezes, and proceeding through a diverse collection of geographical locations, historical personages, and general information. Among the prominent geographical entries are accounts of the Bass Rock, the volcanic plug in Scotland with a rich history of hermits and covenanters, the feudatory state of Bastar in India, the town and port of Bastia in Corsica, and the vast inland territory of Basutoland. Readers will find extensive biographical articles on notable figures such as the Roman historian Aufidius Bassus, the French journalist Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, the ethnologist Adolf Bastian, and the eminent French economist Frédéric Bastot, whose free-trade arguments and opposition to socialism are thoroughly detailed. The volume also covers the legal and social history of the illegitimate child under the heading of bastard, detailing the evolution of English and Scottish poor law legislation and civil disabilities from Roman and Germanic times to the nineteenth century. Furthermore, it includes accounts of the famous Bastille in Paris, from its construction as a medieval fortress to its storming during the French Revolution, alongside numerous other biographical entries of artists, writers, and politicians. The material reflects the exhaustive scholarship and encyclopedic scope characteristic of the entire work, offering precise details on subjects spanning literature, science, and history up to the early twentieth century.