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Length Categories in the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica


Category

Article type

words per article

XL

extensive survey on a central topic (e.g., Conversions, Ethiopia, Eritrea etc.)

ask the editors

A

large survey article (e.g. Aithiopia, Constitutions)

max. 3000

A/B

important central entry (e.g. Crucifixion, Church buildings)

max. 2500

B

central entry (e.g. Aksum Seyon, Calendar Oromo)

max. 2000

B/C

central entry (e.g. Ahmad Badlay)

max. 1500

C

standard entry (e.g. Art exhibitions, Be'ela nagast, Bibliographies)

max. 1000

C/D

shorter standard entry (e.g. Boundaries pre-colonial)

max. 700

D

basic entry (e.g. Amba, Arkaledes)

max. 400


An Encyclopaedia Aethiopica page will have two columns of text, with each column consisting of ca. 60-63 lines. With an estimated average of eight words per line, this amounts to 950-1000 words per page. The standard page format is illustrated by the sample articles (see "Sample pages").