 The first edition, "Dansk Konstnerlexikon" (1878), was the work of Philip Weilbach which he expanded into the two-volume "Nyt dansk Kunstnerlexikon" in 1897.In subsequent editions, it became the standard reference work on all notable Danish artists and architects.The third edition, under the auspices of a committee, was published in three volumes (1947–1952) and was said to provide biographical details and information on Danish artists including painters, architects, sculptors, conservators, stonemasons, engineers, lithographers, engravers, stucco artists and miniaturists.