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Diderot Denis.
Blanchissage des cires Wax bleaching. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763 and the Supplementary Plates Volume 1 1777. Folio 253 x 393mm. 8 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 numbered plates and descriptive text for the entry of Blanchissage des Cires from volume III of plates and an additional plate entitled Purification et Blanchissage de la cire from the supplementary volume of plates.2 pages 272 & 273 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Préparations and Comment il se faisoit autrfois et aujourd'hui3 pages 471-473 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Les cires en général2 pages 79 & 80 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Lieu où l'on fond la cire and Maniere de la fondre1 page 434 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes L'explication des opérations de l'artWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of four plates displays the whole process of wax-bleaching and lays out the tools used in an eighteenth-century wax factory. It is also delightfully illustrated with scenes of the workshops and the equipment in use. The plates are further described in a series of articles on Cire from the text volumes and these include contributions by Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton a naturalist of note Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt Gabriel François Venel an influencial chemist and physician and Goussier best known for his contributions to the illustration of the Encyclopédie. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122562
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Diderot Denis.
Bonnetier de la Foule Hosier Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 11 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Bonnetier de la Foule from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 2 pages 246 & 523 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Bonnet des flamines.7 pages 94 324-328 & 564 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Barrette La bonneterie en général and Espece du bonnet ou calotte.2 pages 312 & 313 from volume DVI of the Encyclopédie including Les bonnets des anciens orientaux appellès tiares.These two plates display the practices and tools used in the manufacture of hosiery in particular felt socks. The articles which accompany and help explain these plates were contributed by a variety of encyclopédists including Diderot himself Edme-François Mallet Guillame le Blone François-Vincent Toussaint Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville and Urban Vandenesse. The articles also examine various pieces of headwear for instance the tiara and the calotte. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122469
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Diderot Denis.
Boucher Butcher Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text and 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Boucher from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 2 pages 350-352 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La boucherie en général1 page 983 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Comment les bouchers préfervent leurs viandesdes guêpes1 page 949 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Communauté de bouchers très redoubtable du tems de Charles VIA useful guide to the tools used by eighteenth-century butchers in France these plates also include a gruesome abattoir scene. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122460
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Diderot Denis.
Bourrelier et Bourrelier-Bastier Harness and Saddle Maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 7 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 7 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Bourrelier et Bourrelier-Bastier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-7. There are four plates titled Bourrelier and three plates titled Bourrelier BastierWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of plates is a comprehensive study of the art of the saddler in the eighteenth-century. All manner of harnesses are displayed as are the many different tools used in their fabrication with two scenes of the craftsmen at work. The plates are the work of Goussier who was the main proponent for the plates volumes and who executed many of the designs himelf accompanying Diderot on almost all of his visits to ateliers and workshops. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122568
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Diderot Denis.
Boursier Wallet and Purse Maker Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Boursier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3. 1 page 374 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Police & réglemens concernant ce corps à Paris1 page 221 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Arrêt qui a réglé les limites entre les boursiers & les peaussiers de Paris.These plates serve as a useful guide to the manufacture of a variety of caps parasols and boxes. There is also a plate dedicated to the production of leather breeches. Furthermore a series of articles from the text volumes of the Encyclopédie help explain these crafts and goods with contribution by a number of notable Encyclopédists such as Edme-François Mallet. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 122471
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Diderot Denis.
Brasserie Brewery. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 22 pages of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Brasserie from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5.Also with the relevant entries listed under Biere in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17806 pages 400 - 405 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 detailing the methods and equipment used in a brewery.2 pages 212-213 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Aile under Biere3 pages 245 246 & 389 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes information on L'usage de la biere vient d'Égypte Les Espagnoles and Biere des Turcs appellée bosa under Biere1 page 240 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 which includes Châtaignes qui seroient propres à fournir une bonne biere under Biere1 page 322 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Les bonnes & mauvaises qualités que le houblon donne à la bierre under Biere1 page 949 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on La biere en Angleterre under Biere1 page 903 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on La biere des Chinois nommée tarasum under Biere2 pages 465 & 576 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Lieu où l'on fait sécher le grain pour la biere and L'usage du tressle de marais pour la biere à la place du houblon under Biere3 pages 293 297 & 681 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Méthod pour faire la biere avec le malt Comment on rétablit les petites bieres qui se sont aigries and La biere avec une grande quantité de houblon under Biere2 pages 303 & 738 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Vinaigre de biere and Levure de biere under BiereWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates display the ovens vats and equipment of an eighteenth-century brewhouse including a horse-powered mill. Diderot's paper on La Brasserie accompanying these plates describes the workings of the building and the processes carried out therein. Other articles which follow are Aile Bierre Houblon Malt Tarasun Touraille the kiln in which the hops are dried and Levure or yeast. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122587
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Diderot Denis.
Cartier Playing Card Maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 6 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 6 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Cartier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-6. There is a sall fragment missing from the edge of sheet 2.1 page 726 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La communauté de Paris & sur leurs statuts1 page 166 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Découvre le CanadaWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates examine the various stages in the production of high-quality playing cards and the article on Cartier helps explain this craft. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122546
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Diderot Denis.
Cartonnier et gauffreur en carton Board-making and embossing.Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Cartonnier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.4 pages 727-730 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Les ouvragesWith some browning to a few leaves.Accompanying these two plates by Goussier on board-making and embossing is Diderot's entry on Carton taken from the text volumes of the Encyclopédie. Diderot and Goussier regularly visited workshops and ateliers to improve their understanding of the crafts they wrote on intending to give accurate descriptions of the skills and processes involved and intent on the propagation of new ideas and improved methods. (1763). Folio unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122552
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Diderot Denis.
Ceinturier Belt Maker Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Ceinturier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 1 page 800 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Réglement de cette maîtrise.These two plates depict the 18th century belt-maker's workshop and the tools he uses. The main text entry for Ceinturier is also included. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122470
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Diderot Denis.
Chamoiseur et Megissier Tanner of Chamois Leather and Sheep and Goat Leather. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Chamoiseur et Mégissier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5. Three of the plates are entitled Chamoiseur et Mégissier and two are entitled Chamoiseur Moulin a Foulon. 4 pages 69-72 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Le Chamoiseur en général under Chamoiseur1 page 306 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Statuts des mégissiers de la communauté de Paris under MégisseurWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates examine the tools and proceses followed in the softening paring and stretching of chamois leather. A number of craftsmen are shown at work and several large machines are also displayed. Included also are Diderot's text entries for Chamois and Chamoiserie. (1763). Folio hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 122554
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Diderot Denis.
Chaudronnier Brazier. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Chauderonnier from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4. There are 2 plates on Chauderonnier Grossier 1 plate on Chauderonnier Planeur and 1 plate on Chauderonnier Faiseur d'Instruments.1 page 254 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including the main entry for Chauderonnier1 page 706 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Les ouvrages1 page 220 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Travails des chauderons dans les usines pour le laiton1 page 455 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Tour des chauderonniersWith some browning to a few leaves.The first two plates in this suite of four depict the Chaudronnier Grossier his tools and the pots and pans he creates. The third shows the Planneur or metal beater at work also displaying the equipment he uses. The final plate and perhaps the most interesting demonstrates the work of the musical instrument maker. A workshop scene shows a number of craftsmen at work on different parts of the production line and the rest of the plate show the tools used and some of the brass items produced. Diderot's articles on Le Chaudron Le Chaudronnier and La Chaudiere are also included. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122575
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Diderot Denis.
Chymie Chemistry. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 50 pages of descriptive text & 23 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 23 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Chymie from volume III of plates. Plates come in two sets. The first of these contains one unnumbered plate titled Laboratoire et Tables des Rapports and this is a double and four further numbered plates titled Caracteres de Chymie. The second set in this suite has various titles and the plates are numbered 1-18. The first plate is titled Fourneaux Ustencilles &c. the following fifteen Chymia the seventeeth plate Chymia Cristallisation des Sels and the penultimate and final plates are also under Chymie. Plate 15 is continued on a second sheet.2 pages 247 & 249 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Comparaison de la chymie la poésie and Causes qui s'opposent aujourd'hui à ses progrès30 pages 408-437 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on La chymie en général Les chemistes célèbres and L'histoire de la chymie. 3 pages 367 731 & 732 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La chymie hydraulique de M.le comte de la Garaye L'influence des astres établie dans la chymie par les alchymistes and Rétablie par Urbain Hierne1 page 145 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La description d'un laboratoire de chymie6 pages 272 339 & 339-342 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Arnauld de Villeneuve Les explications méchaniques de la dissolution and Comment la chymie a imité la nature dans la minéralisation des métaux.1 page 201 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Partie de la chymie appellée simia par les Arabes1 page 92 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Avantages que la chymie a tirés de l'invention de verre1 page 880 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes La connoissance de la chymie nécessaire au médecin5 pages 336-340 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Union de la chymie & de la physiqueWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122540
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Diderot Denis.
Cirier Wax-chandeler. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Cirier from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4.Also with the relevant entries listed under Cire in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17801 page 605 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Livres en cire1 page 634 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on L'espece de cire dont on se sert dans la plantation & la gresse de des arbres1 page 807 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Tablettes en cire des anciens1 page 437 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Cire dont les habitans de la Caroline font leurs bougiesWith some browning to a few leaves.This series of plates from Diderot's Encyclopédie examines the art of candle-making and the various tools and moulds used in the workshop. Several articles selected from the text volumes help explain the plates and the art further. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122557
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Diderot Denis.
Colle-forte Glue. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Supplementary Plates Volume.
Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 14 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 1 plate and descriptive text for the entry of Colle-Forte from the Supplementary Volume of Plates. This is a double plate and is not numbered.4 pages 266 453 626 & 627 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Composition d'une colle Pour la porcelaine and Colle en général1 page 725 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Une estampe2 pages 931 & 932 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Colle de parchemin1 page 829 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further information on Colle de parchemin1 page 944 from volume XV of the Encylopédie 1765 describing Colle de taureau2 pages 503 & 505 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Une description détaillée des procédés par lesquels on fait cette colle and Comment on la fait3 pages 513 514 & 860 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Colle de poisson and Colle pour le verre cafféWith some browning to a few leaves.This double plate displays many of the tools and pieces of equipment used in the manufacture of glue also demonstrating some of the items being used. The text which accompanies the plate includes Diderot's entries for Colle and Colle-Forte. (1763). Folio unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122556
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Diderot Denis.
Corroyeur Leather Currier. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 11 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Corroyeur from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.3 pages 275-277 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Corroyer un cuir et les ouvrages et manieres1 page 58 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Étire1 page 476 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on the colour Jaune1 page 74 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Paroir3 pages 5 692 & 724 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Pommelle Dresser un quartier and Quoisser les cuirs2 pages 402 & 406 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on the colour Rouge and Les rougirWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite opens with an attractive view of leather currier's workshop. The paring and working of the skins is shown and the tools used are displayed. Diderot's entry for Corroyer en Cuir is included as are articles on Paroir Pomelle Quiosser les Curies and Rougier les Cuirs. (1763). Folio hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 122553
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Diderot Denis.
Dessein Design Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763 Folio 253 x 393mm. 34 pages of descriptive text & 38 loose plates with their 6 accompanying text sheets. Slight browning to margins some heavy spotting otherwise very good. § The 38 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Dessein from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-38. Plate 3 is a double plate. There are some small tears on the inside margins.Also with the relevant entries listed under Dessin Dessinateur and Dessiner in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 1780.1 page 404 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including L'ouvrage du dessin dit anamorphose.2 pages 469 & 700 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Dessein and Dessins formés par les combinaisons de carreaux mi-partis.3 pages 195 363 & 499 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Dessin charbonné Beauté des choix dans le dessin and Dessin de clair-obscur1 page 889 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Disputes3 pages 331 406 & 981 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Le coloris & l'expression Effet dans le dessin and Dessin des esquisses.2 pages 749 & 774 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Les figures géométriques and Dessin de la figure.2 pages 800-801 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Dessin à la plume.3 pages 441 469 & 881 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Projet further information on Dessin de la figure and L'art de réduire un dessin1 page 820 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Premiee invention du dessin2 pages 530-531 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Dessin d'architecture appellé trait.1 page 920 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Expression1 page 605 from volume 1 of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on L'études under Dessinateur1 page 641 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on L'importance du coup d'œil dans le dessinateur under Dessinateur. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122480
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Diderot Denis.
Diamantaire Diamond cutter. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 21 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Diamantaire from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. Plate 1 is continued on a second sheet.Also with the relevant entries listed under Diamant in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17801 page 145 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes information on Bâton à égrifer1 page 193 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 which includes information on L'outil appellé coquille1 page 764 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 which includes information on Lien de fer1 page 124 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Tenailles4 pages 938-941 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Les diamants en général under Diamant1 page 877 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Le palais ducal à Florence under Diamant1 page 687 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Le défaut appellé glace under Diamant1 page 849 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Progrés under Diamant1 page 282 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La maniere under Diamant2 pages 588 & 594from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 describing La gravure sur les diamants under Diamant1 page 634 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Procédé par lequel on change le saphir en diamant under Diamant1 page 802 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 on Table du diamant under Diamant2 pages 417 & 876 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 on Les topases & les saphirs and L'ouvrage de Tavernier under Diamant3 pages 710-712 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Les experiences qui prouvent la singuliere volatilité du diamant under DiamantWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates thoroughly examine the systems of pulleys and wheels involved in the precise art of cutting diamonds. Artisans are shown at work and different blades and grinders are displayed. The main and supplementary articles on Diamant are also included to help explain the art as it was in the eighteenth-century as are entries on Lapidaire Saphir Baton à Égriser Coquille Epée and Tenailles. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122584
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Diderot Denis.
Draperie Cloth-making Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 11 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 11 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Draperie from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-11. Plates 4 and 10 are double plates.3 pages 107-109 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Draperie en général.1 page 529 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on L'art avec lequel les draperies doivent être jettées.1 page 906 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes La maniere de blanchir les étoffes de laine.1 page 701 form volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes La maniere de laner ou garnir les draps.This suite of plates beings with a charming scene of two men washing textiles one in a nearby stream and another in his vat. The following plates describe further the complex art of spinning cloth and the many different pieces of equipment used. The double plates for instance display the larger machinery of the drapery. The text includes Draperie by Claude-Henri Watelet best known for his writings on gardens and the arts and several more specific papers on tools and processes for instance Foulonier by Diderot. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 122474
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Diderot Denis.
Découper et Gaufreur d'etoffes cutting and embossing fabrics Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Découper et Gaufreur d'etoffes from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3.1 page 704 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Communauté des découpers à Paris.With the text entry for Découpeur these plates are a useful guide to 18th-century fabric cutting and embossing. The first plate shows a woman at work on a strip of fabric and the tools she uses to cut the various patterns and shapes are displayed below. The following two plates are a close examination of the presses and rollers used in the embossing of fabrics. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122489
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Diderot Denis.
Eperonnier Spur-maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 16 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 16 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Eperonnier from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-16.6 pages 559 765-769 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Réglemens Les chevaux and Pourquoi cette communauté a quitté S. Eloi pour invoquer S. Gilles.With some browning to a few leaves.With the main text entries for Eperon and Eperonnier this suite of plates is a comprehensive guide to the many different types of eighteenth-century spur both English and French and how they are created. The fabrication of the horse's bits and spurs are shown being made with two visually-delightful busy workshop views. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122565
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Diderot Denis.
Epinglier Pin Maker Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying 4 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Epinglier from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3 and plates 2 and 3 are double.1 page 210 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Réunion de leur communauté à celle des aiguilliers.5 pages 804-808 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Observations sur le corps des épingliers à Paris.With detailed text from both the plates and letterpress volumes of the Encyclopédie this suite on the manufacture of pins is a useful guide to the methods used in the 18th-century when creating hatpins hairpins and anumber of other forms of pin. The main text entry was contributed by Delaire an expert of the manufacture of needles pins etc. Further more specific pin-related entries were contributed by Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis a French lawyer. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122491
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Diderot Denis.
Eventailliste Fan maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Eventailliste from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4.Also with the relevant entries listed under Eventail in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17801 page 509 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including L'article Bois3 pages 138 139 & 850 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Eventails en général and Fleches d'éventailsWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of plates charts the processes involved in the creation of a fan a key eighteenth-century fashion accessory following from the preparation of the paper and its painting to the fixing of the sticks and ribs. The text includes the entries for Eventail Eventailliste and Fleches. unknown books
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Fabrique de la Cire D'Espagne ou a Cacheter Sealing Wax. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 3.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fabrique de la Cire D'Espagne ou a Cacheter from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.1 page 436 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Les diverses opérations de la fabrique de cette cireWith some browning to a few leaves.With two scenes of the craftsmen's workshop these plates show the manufacture of sealing wax an essential commodity. Text sheets help explain the tools and equipment depicted. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Fabrique des Armes Arms Making. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Supplementary Plates volume.
Paris 1777. Folio 253 x 393mm. 45 pages of descriptive text & 7 loose plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 7 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fabrique des Armes from the supplementary volume of plates. Plates are numbered 1-7.Also with the relevant entries listed under Armes in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17803 pages 401 461 & 743 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Les armes courtoises Cri d'armes and Défi d'armes1 page 383 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Le maniement des armes16 pages 286 300 397 & 985-998 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Anciennes armes des François Sergent d'armes Le calibre de ces armes Réflexions sur ce sujer and Premieres armes qui ont été employées à la guerre3 pages 8 279 & 521 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les armes des cavaliers des hussards des dragons & des fantassins Homme d'armes and Les armes de jet2 pages 172 & 177 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Noblesse par les armes and Noblesse de nom & d'armes3 pages 109 671 & 672 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Pas d''armes and Places d'armes2 pages 249 & 316 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Poursuivant d'armes and L'honneur rendu en préfentant les armes4 pages 322-324 & 574 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Roi d'armes and Salle d'armes10 pages 86-93 120 & 121 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Servent d'armes Service d'armes and further information on Sergent d'armes1 page 874 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Veille des armesWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of seven plates depicts the manufacture of guns the tools and machines used and the mechanisms inside the weapons. There are many articles supporting the plates and these range over a variety of military topics. With entries by Diderot D'Alembert Edme Mallet Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt Blondel and Boucher D'Argis among many more these plates are a fine example of the work of some of the key Encyclopédistes. Also included are entries by Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan a French medievalist writer and soldier. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Faiseur de Metier à Bas Stocking-Making Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.
Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 3 pages of descriptive text & 11 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 11 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Faiseur de Metier à Bas from volume II of plates. Plates are split into two sets with 7 numbered plates in the first set and 4 numbered plates in the second. The set titles are Métier à faire des bas and Travail du bas au metier. There are 6 double plates in the first set Plates 2-7 and two in the second set Plates 1 & 2. Plate 4 from the first set has a 1.5 inch tear down crease.The plates in this suite are as much a guide to the use of the loom as they are to its construction. Indeed a great variety of 18th century looms are depicted each helpfully annotated in the accompanying text sheets. Diderot visited most of the small ateliers and larger factories which were written on often accompanied by Goussier the 'third encyclopédist' and the motivating force behind the plates volumes. No publication before this or for many years after devoted this amount of attention to the mechanical arts. The Encyclopédistes were devoted to the propagation of new ideas and improved methods and this suite is a fine example also accompanied by the text entry for Metier by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Fayencerie Crockery. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 55 pages of descriptive text & 12 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 12 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fayencerie from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-12.Also with the relevant entries listed under Fayence in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17805 pages 371 & 455-460 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including La ville de Faenza en Italie and Fayence en général1 page 609 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Fayence trezalée2 pages 33 & 518 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Manufacture de fayence and Poterie de fayenceWith some browning to a few leaves.All aspects of pottery and crockery have been examined in these plates originally designed by Lucotte. Opening with a scene of the earthworks the plates display both simple and ornate crockery a variety of tools and pieces of equipment and most notably different types of pottery wheels with accurate representations of kilns and a pottery mill. Lucotte's contribution to the plates volumes is far more extensive than to the text volumes designing over 650 himself and writing around forty-five commentaries. He was heavily influenced by the Descriptions des arts et métiers of the Paris Académie royale des sciences as seen here. Although not working on one of his specialities he approaches his work on pottery and crockery with his characteristic enthusiasm and attention to detail. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Fleuriste Artificiel Artificial flower maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fleuriste Artificiel from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plate 8 is a double plate.1 page 780 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Les ouvrages : description des opérations de son art.With some browning to a few leaves.An important home industry in the eighteenth-century France was for some time at the forefront of the manufacture of artificial flowers. The first plate's charming studio scene depicts a small yet busy and lively workshop. Further plates show the patterns used and the tools employed the aim of the plates volumes being the provision of useful guides for learning and improving the craft. The final plate larger than the rest is an illustration of a marvellous table display a depiction of a formal garden. The suite and the accompanying article on Fleuriste are the work of Jacques-Raymond Lucotte whose contribution to the plates volumes is far more extensive than his work in the text volumes. He designed over 650 himself and wrote around forty-five of their commentaries. He was heavily influenced by the Descriptions des arts et métiers of the Paris Académie royale des sciences. Although his speciality was masonry and architecture his contribution on artificial flowers is characteristic of his attention to detail. description des opérations de son art.With some browning to a few leaves.An important home industry in the eighteenth-century unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Fonderie des canons Canon casting. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 5.
Paris 1767. 11 pages of descriptive text & 25 loose plates with their accompanying 17 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 25 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fonderie des canons from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-25. Plates 3 6 7 8 24 and 25 are all double plates. The editors miscounted the number of double plates as five when there are in fact six. 11 pages 606-616 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 with information on the foundry.This impressive suite of plates on the casting of canons includes many attractive double plates of different canons and the machines used to make them. The Arms of France appear on many of these as do those of Louis Auguste de Bourbon Louis XIV’s son. The creation of the canon mould and the casting of the weapon are also explained with fascinating details on the drills used to produce the correct bore.Several detailed plates also depict the casting of various weights of canon ball. Furthermore two plates examine a recent Spanishinvention an improvement on the design of the gun carriage. Theplates are supported by a number of entries under Canon dans l’art militaire. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Fontes des Cloches Bell casting. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 5.
Paris 1767. 1 page of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying 4 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text forthe entry of Fonte des Cloches from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plate 1 is a double plate. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Forge des Ancres Anchor Forging. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7
Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 12 pages of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying 16 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Forge des Ancres from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8.6 pages 162 & 442-446 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Ancre d'affourche and Les ancres en général3 pages 339 355 & 418 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Boussoirs soutenir l'ancre and Lorsque le cable s'est rompu and Brider l'ancre1 page 689 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Enjabler une ancre1 page 860 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Les grappins1 page 463 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Jas d'ancre2 pages 187 & 188 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Patte d'une ancre1 page 806 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Ancre des Chinois1 page 188 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes further information on Ancre d'affourcheWith some browning to a few leaves.This impressive suite of plates depicts the construction of enormous anchors and the gigantic forges in which they are created. Massive levers and pulleys are used to move the components and the finished anchors which would be used on the battleships of their day. Also included are many relevant text entries most of which were contributed by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin a French philosophe and hydrographer. These include the main entry for Ancre Grappin Jas D'Ancre and those on other processes and parts. Other articles include those by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt and Chevalier de la Coudraye a naval officer and politician. unknown books
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Forges ou art du fer Forges or the Art of Making Iron. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. 41 pages of descriptive text & 52 loose plates with their accompanying 23 textsheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 52 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Forges ou Art du Fer from volume IV of plates. The first section contains ten platesnumbered 1-10. The second section also contains ten platesnumbered 1-10 although plates 1 and 2 are double plates. The third sections contains twelve plates numbered 1-12 with plates 1 and 2 being double plates. The fourth section is made up of 7 plates numbered 1-7 with plates 1 2 and 3 being double plates. There is a small about of damage to plate 5 of the fourth section.This mammoth suite of plates tackles the casting of iron beginning with images of various mines and the collecting of ore. Small and giant furnaces are examined and the casting and finishing of the iron are shown. All aspects of forging are covered in this incredible suite of plates. No guide to eighteenth-century forging is so complete and comprehensive. Also included to help explain the art are many text entries on the subject carefully selected from the Encyclopédie text volumes.These include articles by Diderot and Étienne-Jean Bouchu a pioneering French steelmaker. Furthermore an article on the casting of horseshoes was contributed by Claude Bourgelat a renowned veterinary surgeon. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Fourreur Furrier Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4.
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 11 pages of descriptive text & 6 loose plates with their accompanying text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 51 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fourreur from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-6.1 page 556 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La maniere de les passer en huile.8 pages 254-262 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Fourreurs.1 page 751 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Préparation qui fert à lustrer les fourrures.This suite of plates examines the craft of the furrier and the tools and skills used in the manufacture of fine furs. A charming scene of the furrier's shop depicts a woman selecting a roll of fur and a furrier at work. The main entry for Fourreur is also included with the suite and this helps explain the subject further. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Gazier Gauze-Maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 11.
Paris 1772. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Gazier from volume XI of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4. With some browning to a few leaves.These four plates display several looms used for the manufacture of gauze from silk and also show how they are constructed making these a useful guide for the eighteenth-century gauze-maker. unknown books
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Gravure en Pierres Fines Fine Stone Engravings Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 5.
Paris 1767 Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Gravure sur Pierres Fines from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3. Also with the relevant entries listed under Pierres Fines in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 2 1780.4 pages 595-598 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 with information on Gravures.Illustrating the art of engraving semi-precious stones these plates give a fine overview of the engraver at work. Beginning with a studio scene demonstrating the use of his lathe the next two plates show his key tools. Included also with the text are relevant entries by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt on stonework with particular reference to semi-precious artifacts. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Histoire Naturelle Minéralogie et Métallurgie Mineralogy and Metallurgy. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 6.
Paris 1771. 62 pages of descriptive text & 105 loose plates with theiraccompanying 50 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slightbrowning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 47 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Histoire Naturelle Minéralogie and Métallurgiefrom volume VI of plates.There are a total of thirty sets of plates in this suite each covering a different aspect of this topic. All plates are numbered with their position in their set unless the set contains only one plate. There are a total of 26 double plates with one triple plate. In the penultimate set entitled Ardoiserie de la Anjou Plate 1 is spread over five sheets and Plate 2 is spread over two sheets. The largest suites are titled Travail de cuivre and Fabrique des Poudres à Canon.The following is a list of all the various titles for all the suite’s setswith the number of plates in brackets: Géometrie Souterraine 1 Sonde de Terre 3 Instrumens des Mines 2 Coupe d’une Mine 3 Lavoir et Bocard 1 Calcination des Mines 2 Mercure 1 Minéralogie et Métallurgie 3 Travail deCuivre 10Calamine 6 Etain 1 Travail du Fer-Blanc 3 Machines de Pontpéan 5 Plomb 1 Fonte de Bismuth 1 Travail de Zinc 1 Fourneaux pour le Colbalt & de l’Arsenic 1 Travail de Soufre 3 Extraction du Salpêtre 4 Raffinage du Salpêtre 5 plates numbered 5-9 Fabrique de la Poudre à Canon 19 Extraction du Vitriol ou Couperose 1 Travail de l’Alun 1 Minéralogie Salines 11 Maraie Salans 5 Travail des Sels 1 Charbon Minéral ou de Terre 2 Ardoiserie dela Meuse 5 Ardoiserie de la Anjou 2 and finally Travail du Noir de Fumé 1.In total there are 51 accompanying text sheets extracted from Plates Volume VI for these sets of plates.Under Métallurgy and Métal:1 page 644 from volume II of the Encylcopédie 1751 including Composition de métal fort estimé des Caraïbes1 page 812 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Différence entre les métaux & les demi-métaux2 pages 189 & 984 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Tous les métaux triturés avec l'eau passent pour fournir un certain sel and Les essais qui doivent précéder les travaux de métallurgie 2 pages 325 & 870 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Preuve sensible de l'extension des métaux par la chaleur and Fleuves qui roulent des grains de différens métaux 1 page 400 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Métaux qui s'unissent: métaux qui ne peuvent s'unir22 pages 273 379 428-435 & 521-532 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Le mercur Métal Histoire Naturelle Chymie & Métallurgie en général Les métaux dans leurs mines and La formation des métaux1 page 859 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Poids dont se servent les métallurgistes 1 page 922 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Rapport de l'acide marin avec les métaux blancs2 pages 596 & 866 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 describing Affinité des sucs arsénicaux avec les métaux and L'origine de l'influence attribuée aux plantes sur divers métaux1 page 172 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further information on Le mercure3 pages 286 581 & 737 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes L'alkali De leur mêlange avec l'arsenic and more information on Le mercure1 page 630 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Les métaux principes de couleurs dans les minéraux végétaux & animaux1 page 188 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Connoissance des anciens gaulois dans cet art1 page 322 from volume iV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Effet du mêlange de plussiers métauxUnder Minéralogie and Minéral:1 page 192 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Exhalaisons empoisonnées des minéraux1 page 245 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including L'ouvrage de minéralogie de Wallerius 1 page 803 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Une même montagne des minéraux de différentes especes2 pages 133 & 708 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Moyen de découvrir si une substance minérale contient de soufre and information on Substances minérales13 pages 533-544 & 778 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Regne Minéral Minéalisation Minérologie Minéraux and further information on Exhalaisons empoisonnées des minéraux 1 page 580 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including more information on Exhalaisons empoisonnées des minéraux1 page 362 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Division des substances de regne minéral en calcaires vitrifiables & réfractaires ou apyresThis vast suite of plates shows mines and earth works of an enormous size. Impressive cross-sections of shafts and images men at work in the processing halls and foundries make this one of the most visually compelling suites from Diderot’s Encyclopédie. However these are not only attractive depictions of eighteenth-century mining and Earth Sciences they are a comprehensive guide to the operation and construction of the machines and tools employed. Diderot and Goussier ‘the third Encyclopédist’ who together visited many factories and workshops around France and Europe meant the Encyclopédie as a textbook and as a way of propagating new ideas and methods. For instance one of the largest sections in this suite is devoted to the famous Pont-Péan lead mines in Brittany where innovative hydraulic machines had recently been installed. Further plates demonstrate the arts of underground surveying and geometry the renowned slate quarries of Anjoun and the refining of mercury copper gold tin zinc and cobalt. No other publication had devoted this amount of attention to the mechanical arts before and none did again until the mid-nineteenth-century. These images are of considerable significance now as one of few records of mining practices and the mining machines of the eighteenth-century particularly interesting because of their attention to detail and their useful cross-sections and disassemblies.To accompany the plates are many relevant text entries including the main articles for Mine Minéral Minéralogie Minéraux Métal and Métallurgie by Paul-Henri Thiry Baron d’Holbach a French-German philosophe and encyclopédist author of the renowned Système de la Nature ou Des Loix du Monde Physique et du Monde Moral 1780.D’Holbach contributed around four hundred articles to theEncyclopédie a number of which were translations of Germanphilosophical works.Another important paper is on Regne Minéral and is an abrigedversion of a work by Charles Le Roy a French physician and professor of medicine at Montpellier University. Géometrie Souterraine (1) unknown books
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Histoire Naturelle Oiseaux Ornithology Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 6.
Paris 1768. Folio 253 x 393mm. 39 pages of descriptive text & 21 loose plates with their accompanying 6 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 21 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Histoire Naturelle Oiseaux from volume VI of plates. The twenty-one plates are numbered 30-50. Plate 50 is continued on a second sheet.Also with the relevant entries listed under Ornitholite Ornithologie and Ornithologue in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 17801 page 690 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La différence entre les oiseaux de proie & les granivores1 page 1007 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including further information on La différence entre les oiseaux de proie & les granivores2 pages 200 & 201 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Observations sur le mouvement de leurs paupieres and Oiseaux de nuit13 pages 433-445 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Oiseau Ornithologie observations générales3 pages 555 557 & 560 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Oiseaux des paradis observations sur les pieds de cet oiseau and Leur pieds & leurs jambes2 pages 708 & 709 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Leur queue11 pages 32-3 432 433 440 441 447-449 733 & 735 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Gésier des oiseaux Du chant & de la voix des oiseaux Chasses avec les oiseaux de proie Vol des oiseaux and Chant des oiseaux au printems2 pages 299 & 300 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Observations sur leur cerveau & sur leur cervelet2 pages 123 & 124 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Blason La maniere de représenter différentes especes d'oiseaux and Les pays éloignés2 pages 186 & 187 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes information on Ornithologie en général under OrnithologieWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates were the work of François-Nicolas Martinet 1731-1800 a French engraver and illustrator of note. One of the most influential ornithologists of his day his popularity was the result of his ability to depict the birds realistically. Perhaps his most famous illustrations were those for Mathurin Jacques Brisson's Ornithologia sive Synopsis Methodica 1760-63. His twenty-one plates here show many birds now scarce or endangered and are an essential document of eighteenth-century French ornithology. Also included is Goussier's chart of various bird bills and feet.The text entries accompanying these plates help to explain the anatomy of birds as understood at the time. These include the entries for Carnacier Estomac and Ventricule. Other articles are on owls birdsong and ornithology in general. The contributors to these sections include Pierre Tarin a French writer and doctor and Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt an aristocrat who wrote around one quarter of the completed Encyclopédie. unknown books
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Histoire Naturelle Regne Animal The Animal Kingdom Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 6
Paris 1768 and the Supplementary Plates Volume 1777. Folio 253 x 393mm. 42 pages of descriptive text & 35 loose plates with their accompanying 7 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 29 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Histoire Naturelle Regne Animal from volume VI of plates with an additional 6 plates from the Supplementary Plates Volume. The twenty-nine plates from volume VI are numbered 1-29 with seven accompanying text sheets. This suite includes plates on land quadrupeds and sea mammals in particular.The six supplementary plates come in two sets. The first set contains four plates numbered 1-4 and these cover frogs and zoophytes in particular. The second set contains 2 plates numbered 2 & 3 and these cover hermaphrodites. Unfortunately the first plate is this set is missing.Also with the relevant entries listed under Animalité in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 178012 pages 88 89 98 99 122 & 468-476 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Plus il approche de l'adolescence plus il croît lentement La durée de sa vie peut se mesurer par celle de tems de l'accroissement Sels animaux Sels qui se trouvent dans le corps de l'animal Action animale and Animal Histoire Naturelle.3 pages 214 318 & 813 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Animal Bête Brute Bonté animale and Cendres animales4 pages 31-33 & 596 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Chaleur de l'animal; principaux phénomenes qu'elle présente and La dilatation & la contraction des dimensions extérieures du corps sont essentielles à la vie de l'animal1 page 363 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Facultés animales4 pages 35 36 51 & 110 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Plus les autres visceres sont petits dans un animal à proportion du sujet plus le foie est grand Fonctions animales and Accroissement & décroissement de la force de l'animal1 page 236 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including De l'animal selon la philosophie de Hobbes1 page 841 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Mouvement animal7 pages 360-366 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Economie animale3 pages 39 585 & 586 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La premiere notion dans l'animal Substances animales and De l'acide animal 1 page 175 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Les corps terreux naturels tirés de regne animal: leur usage en médecine2 pages 435 & 436 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Les animals en général 1 page 490 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Caractere distinctif de l'animalWith some browning to a few leaves.Contributed by François-Nicolas Martinet 1731-1800 famous for his ornithological engravings these plates display many noted mammals reptiles and amphibians. Martinet was well regarded because of his ability to depict the creatures realistically and many of his subjects are now scarce or endangered. Perhaps his most famous illustrations were those for Mathurin Jacques Brisson's Ornithologia sive Synopsis Methodica 1760-63. These visually compelling plates show creatures of all sorts from elephants to capybara and apes sloths and monkeys to cabasssou armadillos surinam toads and chameleons. Martinet's illustrations are detailed and informative although in places are charmingly naïve. Several relevant text entries follow and these include Animal by Diderot and Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton a French naturalist of note. Futher articles were contributed by Pierre Tarin Paul Jacques Malouin and Baron de Haller. leur usage en médecine2 pages (435 & 436) from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie (1776) which includes information unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Histoire Naturelle Regne Végétal Plants. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 6.
Paris: 1768. Folio 253 x 393mm. 59 pages of descriptive text & 11 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 11 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Histoire Naturelle Regne Végétal from volume VI of plates. The eleven plates are numbered 94-101 with 2 accompanying text sheets. 2 pages 489 & 491 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Collection du cabinet du roi dans le regne végétal and Soin que demande dans un cabinet l'entretien des végétaux.1 page 228 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further information on Les rapports & différences des végétaux.2 pages 182 & 871 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Observations sur la nature de la terre matrice des végétaux and Son usage dans les mets1 page 744 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les animaux qui forment la nuance entre le regne végétal et le regne animal.1 page 532 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes further information on Les animaux qui forment la nuance entre le regne végétal et le regne animal.3 pages 233 583 610 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Causes de la végétation La nutrition des plantes and Principe qui selon quelques anciens détermine chaque végétation en son espece under Végétation2 pages 516 & 653 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 which includes information on Les anciens and Usage de feuilles dans la végétation.1 page 646 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 which includes La description de celle d'une graine under Végétation1 page 290 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on La nutrition des plantes under Végétation17 pages 710-726 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes L'explication de l'économie végétale under Végétation.1 page 746 from volume XIII of the Encyclopedie 1765 which includes information on La nutrition des plantes under Végétation.10 pages 953-962 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 includes information on Végétation Histoire Naturelle Botanique under Végétation.1 page 45 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Etat d'imperfection où cette partie de la botanique se trouve encore and Mammelons intercutanés d'où se forment selon les circonstances des branches ou des racines under Végétarian. 16 pages 207-222 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Germination under Végetation. (1768). Folio unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122951
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Diderot Denis.
L'Art de Faire des Tapis de Pié Façon de Turquie Maker of Turkish Floor Rugs. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 9.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of L'Art de Faire des Tapis de Pié Façon de Turquie from volume IX of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plates 1 & 2 are double plates.1 page 896 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Description de la façon de travaillerWith some browning to a few leaves.The plates in this suite come with their accompanying text sheets which describe the looms and processes shown in the great depth characteristic of the Encyclopédie. The plates show a number of different looms being used and several floral patterns being created. Together they make an excellent guide to the craft at that time unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122571
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Diderot Denis.
Laminage du Plomb Lead Rolling Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 12 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 12 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Laminage du Plomb from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-12 with 3 triple plates 1 2 & 7 and 3 double plates 3 4 & 8. The editors originally counted 18 plates with 6 double plates although this is incorrect.1 page 783 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Laminage du plombWith some browning to a few leaves.The plates presented here were made from drawings by Goussier who writes with a great understanding of the crafts. A key contributor to the Encyclopedie this suite of plates is a fine example of Goussier's great versatility and perception and not least his ingenuity. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122518
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Diderot Denis.
Lunettier Spectacles-making Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 5.
Paris 1767. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Lunettier from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4.1 page 828 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1752 including La maniere de centrer les verres de lunettes1 page 745 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including the main article on Les lunettiers3 pages 95-97 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La description des opérations pour la fabrication des verrees de lunettes d'approche. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122494
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Diderot Denis.
Lutherie Musical Instrument Making. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 5.
Paris 1763. 3 pages of descriptive text & 37 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 33 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Lutherie from volume V of plates alongside the 6 additional plates from the supplementary plates volume. The first section contains eleven plates numbered 1-11 while the second section contains 22 plates numbered 1-22. Plate 22 in this second section is a double plate and plate 10 is continued on a second sheet. Additionally there are 4 plates from the supplementary volume of plates numbered 1-4 with two double plates plates 2 & 4. Plate 4 from the supplementary volume is damaged with a four inch horizontal tear in from the left edge.Also with the relevant entries listed under Luth in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17801 page 778 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on L'origine de cet instrument under Luth1 page 252 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including En quoi le théobre en differe under Luth1 page 815 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes LuthierWith some browning to a few leaves.The first 11 plates relate to the building of a pipe organ including a ratio of stops and a tuning scale. The remaining plates cover an array of instruments old and new and the tools used to make them. A graphic interpretation of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122547
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Diderot Denis.
Manege et Equitation. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7.
Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 32 pages of descriptive text & 32 loose plate sheets with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § 32 of the 33 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Manege Horsemanship from volume VII of plates. Plate 13 is missing.Also with the relevant entries listed under Trot in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 2 1780. 2 pages 27 & 57 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Utlité des exercices and Pensionaire dans une académie.1 page 850 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Marchines qui peut préparer les enfans aux premiers élémens du manege. 7 pages 335 336 883-894 & 239-242 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Écoles dans les maneges L'histoire de l'art & Observations importans fur l'art du cavalier. 1 pages 685 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Piliers dans les maneges.8 pages 453 454 451 452 454 455 & 456 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 describing Les mouvemens du cheval.1 page 709 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 Défauts du cheval.1 page 396 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes the entry for Mouvement du trot. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122464
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Diderot Denis.
Manufacture des Glaces Glass-Making. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 4
Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 40 pages of descriptive text & 46 loose plates with their accompanying 5 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 46 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Manufacture des Glaces from volume XVII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-46 with eight double plates Plates 1 2 32 33 43-46. Plate 3 is continued on a second sheet. These plates cover a wide range of topics in particular Les glaces soufflées and Les glaces coulés.40 pages 115-154 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La fabrication des GlacesWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122582
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Diderot Denis.
Marechal Ferrant Farrier. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7.
Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 7 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 7 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Marechal Ferrant from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-7. Plate two is a double plate. Half of plate 1 has been torn out and is missing.1 page 95 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Réglemens principaux de cette maîtrise1 page 425 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Conoiffances qu'ildoit posséderWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122569
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Diderot Denis.
Marroquin Morocco Leather. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7.
Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Maroquiner from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5.Also with the relevant entries listed under Marroquin in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 17802 pages 146-147 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La maniere de fabriquer le marroquin noir and La maniere de préparer le marroquin rougeWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122567
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Diderot Denis.
Maréchal Grossier Wheelwright. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7.
Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 10 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 10 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Maréchal Grossier from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-10.1 page 966 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on AmsterdamWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122560
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Diderot Denis.
Menuisier en Meubles Cabinet Making Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7.
Paris 1769 Folio 253 x 393mm. 12 pages of descriptive text & 20 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 20 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Menuisier en Meubles from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-20. 1 page 244 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Droits incorporels.1 page 1036 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Discussion des meubles avant les immeubles.1 page 31 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Les meubles & droit mobiliers suivent le domicile.2 pages 311 & 813 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Meubles exploitables & non exploitables and Diverses observations sur les effets mobiliers.3 pages 422 510 & 512 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Formalités au moyen desquelles un héritage étoit réputé meuble Garde-meuble and Gardien des meubles.1 page 164 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Héritier des meubles & acquêts.2 pages 474-475 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les meubles en général.1 page 599 form volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Succession des meubles & acquêts.With attractive depictions of all sorts of French furniture from this period perhaps the greatest of furniture design and manufacture these plates are a visual delight. Headed by a busy and realistic studio scene this suite of plates details not only the finished articles but charts the various parts joints and dowels used. Each component of each item is examined down to the smallest detail of the finials. All items are explored from stools to the armoire and the various styles of bed. A record of 18th century French furntiture design these plates give an excellent overview of the art of cabinet-making. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122482
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Diderot Denis.
Menuisier en Voiture Carriage Carpentry. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 7.
Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 17 pages of descriptive text & 30 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 30 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Menuisier en Voiture from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-30.Also with the relevant entries listed under Voiture and Voiturier in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 17802 pages 129 & 444 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Basternes and Brouettes2 pages 14 & 697 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Chaises de poste and Voiture par terrers plus coûteuse pour les marchandises que par eau1 page 592 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les Romains1 page 775 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Usage en Asie1 page 386 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Observations sur les roues des voitures3 pages 426 427 & 473 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Voitures publiques Voitures pour porter les marchandises and Vourstes1 page 826 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes further information on Basternes1 page 116 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Caleches1 page 994 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes de méchanique1 page 775 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Voitures dans les états du grand feigneur under Voiturier1 page 693 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 which includes information on Déclarations des voituriers de marchandises under Voiturier1 page 72 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 which includes information on Obligations des voituriers par rapport aux bureaux des douanes and Feuilleret under Voiturier1 page 413 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Voituriers oyu rouliers under VoiturierWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122578
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Diderot Denis.
Mosaïque Mosaics Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 14 pages of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Mosaïque from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5. Plate 4 is a double plate.1 page 659 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les Romains11 pages 78 79 & 741-750 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Compartimens de pavés en marbre and Mosaïque en général.1 page 193 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including L'usage des pavés en mosaïque à Rome.1 page 353 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Mosaïque de Herculanum.Included with these plates are several relevant entries on Mosaics including the main ten-page article by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt. The article primarily concerns the role of mosaics in Christendom philosophy and also their manufacture. Despite focusing largely on the sciences Jaucourt has been regarded as an important philosopher as well. The article for mosaics is therefore a good example of this polymath's varied interest and specialties. The 5 plates largely concern the workmanship of this art and the atelier itself. 8 mosaic patterns are also reproduced including Europe Raised by Jupiter Neptune and his Trident and a Barge on the Nile. There is one double plate depicting the Nile Mosaic of Palestrina with various useful annotations. Thought to be the earliest Roman depiction of Nilotic scenes close examination suggests that it was produced in the reign of Sulla ca. 100 B.C. It is important for a number of reasons and could possibly be one of the mosaics referred to by Pliny in his Naturalis Historiœ. Having remained in the Barberini family since the 17th-century the mosaic can now be found in the Museu Nazionale Prenestino. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122487
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