Bayreuth
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Bayreuth. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
or BAIREUTH, a in the northeastern part of Bavaria, on city the Red Main, 40 miles N. N. E. of Nuremberg (Lat. Baruthum), celebrated for its associations with the unhappy Wilhelmina, Margravine of Bayreuth an and sister of Frederick the Great, with Jean Paul Frederick Richter, and with Richard , Wagner who at length found here the opportunity to bring out his operas. Wagner festivals are and are held in the world-famous Wagner annual features theater. It contains many fine structures, and some elegant residences near by. Villa Wahnfried, the former home of Wagner, has spacious grounds, which contain the composer's mausoleum. It has a good and varied manufacturing business. It was nearly destroyed in 1553 by Reuss and suffered greatly in the Thirty Years' War. Pop. about 35,000.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
bi'roit, a provincial capital in northern Bavaria, midway between Munich and Leipsic. Bayreuth is noted as a seat of culture, and is the place chosen by Richard Wagner for Wagnerian festivals devoted to the rendering of his music. The town is pleasantly situated. It has fine buildings and a large local trade. Population, 25,000. See Wagner 2026 Editor's Note: Bayreuth remains the world's temple of Wagner : his purpose-built Festspielhaus, with its unique hidden orchestra pit, still hosts the annual festival he founded, and tickets can take years to obtain. The shrine carries a shadow too — Hitler was a devotee and friend of the Wagner family, entangling the festival with Nazism in ways it has spent decades confronting. (Ed: BR 2026-06-14)