Ordered commercial knowledge. Our brand identity.
Savary des Bruslons and the Dictionnaire universel de commerce are part of the Global Platform Index brand identity. First published in 1723, the work represents a commitment that shapes our work: organising knowledge, making terms understandable and providing guidance. We bring that commitment to the world of digital platforms.
The work behind our reference
The Dictionnaire universel de commerce opens up the trading world of its time through an organised reference work. The connection between terminology, information and guidance is an essential reference point for the GPI brand identity. Bibliographic sources and editions provide access to the work and its publication history.
[H1] [H2] [H3]Our approach to platform comparisons
Digital platforms organise information, provide access and support decisions. A useful comparison begins with a clear definition of what is being compared. Student education, physician training, doctor selection and independent treatment review answer different questions.
GPI organises these purposes into dedicated comparison categories, giving each a clear framework. Precise terminology, structured information and documented statements connect our platform comparisons, the Reference Lexicon and our historical editorial series.
Four principles of our work
How our brand identity takes shape in editorial practice.
Define terms.
A shared vocabulary makes comparisons understandable. The GPI Reference Lexicon explains key concepts in our platform analysis and connects them with the relevant methodology.
Organise knowledge.
We give information a clear place, with an identified subject, an accessible source and a stated data period. This makes connections easier to understand.
Explain differences.
We describe audiences, access, functions and documented offerings. Readers can then identify the features that matter to their question and comparison.
Make assessments traceable.
Published criteria, assessment types and sources show how an assessment is reached. Clarity and traceability are part of our commitment in every comparison.
1723 in our brand signature
Savary des Bruslons · 1723 anchors the tradition of ordered commercial knowledge in our brand identity. The year refers to the beginning of publication of the Dictionnaire universel de commerce. Together with the title, it makes visible the reference that shapes our commitment to clarity, structure and guidance.
The work and its editions
Our source dossier opens up the work through bibliographic records, printed editions and digital research resources. Edition and printed page references make historical passages accessible. Explanations, translations and definitions by the GPI editorial team accompany the reading.
Savary source dossierBibliographic sources
Dictionnaire Universel de Commerce
- Institution
- University of Chicago · ARTFL
- Work year
- 1723
- Edition
- 1726
- Place of publication
- Amsterdam
- Access
- Research access to the edited digital edition; OCR, language-model correction and editorial limits are documented.
- Bibliographic verification
- Page content checked
- Last checked
- 29 September 2026
- Image use
- No reproduction embedded
Dictionnaire universel de commerce
- Institution
- Institut national d’histoire de l’art · AGORHA
- Work year
- 1723
- Edition
- 1723–1730
- Place of publication
- Paris · J. Estienne
- Access
- Bibliographic record of the three-volume work published by J. Estienne, Paris, 1723–1730.
- Bibliographic verification
- Page content checked
- Last checked
- 29 September 2026
- Image use
- No reproduction embedded
Dictionnaire universel de commerce
- Institution
- Château de Fontainebleau · FB-92
- Work year
- 1723
- Edition
- 1723–1730
- Place of publication
- Not established
- Access
- Collection record FB-92 for the posthumous work and its continuation; full access is currently restricted.
- Bibliographic verification
- Record identified; full access restricted
- Last checked
- 29 September 2026
- Image use
- No reproduction embedded