‎Diderot et d'alembert‎

‎Diderot Denis and Jean le Rond d'Alembert‎

‎L'Encyclopedie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Fonte de la dragée et du Plomb à Giboyer The casting of bullets.‎

‎Paris 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition with full margins: 3 plates and 1 text sheet. The plates display a vignette that represents the interior of the atelier where the furnace is seen in the chaudiere from which the lead is melted ; and where the mixture of the oprin is done plus the drawings of all the tools and equipments for the casting of bullets. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 30162

‎Diderot Denis and Jean le Rond d'Alembert‎

‎L'Encyclopedie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Gravure Engraving‎

‎Paris 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition with full margins: 32 plates divided into six suites showing engravers in ateliers equipment tools and several types of engraving: 8 plates containing attractive drawings of different steps in the art of engraving such as etching copper-plate engraving mezzotint engraving crayon engraving black engraving and including the tools needed. With their accompanying 9 text pages . Plates are numbered 1-8 and plate 1 is a double plate. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

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‎Diderot Denis and Jean le Rond d'Alembert‎

‎L'Encyclopedie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Fondeur en Sable Sand Foundry‎

‎Paris 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition with full margins. 6 plates and 2 descriptive text sheets. The first plate represents the interior of an atelier in which several craftsmen of this profession are engaged in various operations and the planes of the double furnace. Plates 2- 6 are drawings of interesting tools plans and molds used in the sand foundry. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 30161

‎Diderot Denis and Sylvain Sauvage‎

‎Les Bijoux Indiscrets‎

‎Paris: Editions Rene Kieffer 1923. Hardcover. VG- front cover cleanly detached from spine easy fix preliminary pages attached by a thread. otherwise lovely. Navy leather boards with gilt stamped illustrations and spine lettering. Decorative color-illustrated end papers. 255 pp. Color illustrations. Text in French. This copy is number 191 of an edition of 600. Editions Rene Kieffer hardcover books‎

Référence libraire : 175600

‎Diderot Denis.‎

‎Agriculture Chanvre et Coton Hemp and Cotton. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. I‎

‎Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 30 pages of descriptive text & 6 loose plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 7 plates and descriptive text for the entries regarding Hemp and Cotton volume I of plates. The plates come in three sets. The first set contains one plate with 1st and 2nd divisions on its first sheet and a 3rd division on the second sheet. This plate is titled Å’conomie Rustique Culture et Travail du Chanvre. The second set contains one plate which is not numbered but is titled Å’conomie Rustique Culture et Arsonnage de Coton. The final set titled Å’conomie Rustique Coton contains four numbered plates.11 pages 147-157 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Botanique under Chanvre2 pages 791 & 793 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including La filasse de chanvre and Encouragemens à perfectionner les apprêts des chanvres du Berry under Chanvre2 pages 328 & 329 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les differentes manieres de le rouir and Infection qu'il donne aux eaux où on l'a fait rouir under Chanvre11 pages 306-316 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Botanique under Coton4 pages 225 227 625 & 626 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Cotonniers des Indes nommés capoc et capussi and Les cotonniers under CotonWith some browning to a few leaves.Diderot and D'Alembert's Encyclopédie is well-known for its focus on the mechanical arts factories and agriculture. The work was dedicated to the propagation of new ideas and methods and these plates serve as a fine example. Illustrated with a number of attractive scenes of the cultivation and manufacturing processes this suite also contains a number of useful figures and diagrams displaying and demonstrating the use of many eighteenth century tools and utensils.Included with the suite of plates are the main articles for Chanvre and for Coton both contributed to the Encyclopédie by Diderot himself. Diderot wrote several hundred articles for the work despite being much preoccupied with the running of the project and the correction of many other contributions. In the daytime Diderot visited factories workshops and plantations writing on these places during the night. He also spent considerable time studying the work of other authors and for example cites Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau's pioneering work on the cultivation of hemp many times in his article on Chanvre. Other sections included here are descriptions of the cannabis plant by Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton the distinguished French naturalist and Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt who contributed around eighteen thousand articles for the Encyclopédie. unknown books‎

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‎Diderot Denis.‎

‎Agriculture Laiterie Dairy. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 1.‎

‎Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 15 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 Laiterie from volume I of plates. This plate is not numbered.15 pages 199-213 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including the main entries for Lait and LaiterieWith some browning to a few leaves.This plate comprised of a charming dairy scene and a series of diagrams of dairy utensils is accompanied by Gabriel François Venel's article on Lait. Venel was a medical doctor and professor of medicine at Montpellier and this paper discusses milk's properties both chemical and medicinal. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 122539

‎Diderot Denis.‎

‎Antiquités Antiquities. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 1.‎

‎Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 20 pages of descriptive text & 40 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 Antiquités from volume I of plates with 29 plates from the Supplementary Volume of Plates.Plates from Volume I are numbered 1-11 and plate 3 is a double plate.The 29 plates from the Supplementary volume are titled and often numbered. The first of these plates is entitled Judaiques and this is an unnumbered double plate. The second plate is entitled Babyloniennes et Egyptiennes and this is numbered. There are then four plates entitled Ruines de Palmyre and these are numbered 1-4. Four further plates on the Ruines de Baalbeck follow and these are also numbered 1-4 with one double plate. There are also two plates entitled Ruines de Athens and these are numbered. Thirteen plates are on the subject of Art and these are numbered 1-13 with 3 double plates. Two plates follow which are titled Aggleston and Catacombes de Naples. The last two plates are titled Colonne de Cussy numbered 1-2.Also with the relevant entries listed under Antiques in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 1780.2 pages 516 & 785 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including L'exposition de divers sentimens de plusieurs nations sur l'antiquité de monde Architecture and Les Egyptiens5 pages 22 342 388 391 & 392 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Les Chaldéens Les Chinois Sentiment de M.Marsham and further information on L'exposition de divers sentimens de plusieurs nations sur l'antiquité de monde2 pages 980 & 981 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Les arts & les sciences and Recherches de M.Freret sur les antiquités chinois2 pages 434 & 835 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including further information on Les Egyptiens and L'exposition de divers sentimens de plusieurs nations sur l'antiquité de monde1 page 46 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Maimonidès1 page 89 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La population du monde dans les siecles reculés1 page 652 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Loix antiques des Visigoths under Antiques1 page 742 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Graveurs qui ont excellé à imiter l'antique under Antiques1 page 268 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Peinture Antique under Antiques2 pages 462 & 463 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Art du dessin under Antiques1 page 921 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Force & beauté d'expression under Antiques1 page 515 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Importance de l'étude des antiques pour les artistes under AntiquesWith some browning to a few leaves.A selection of relevant text entries are included with these plates. Of particular note are those on Antiquité by Edme Mallet Antiquité en architecture by Jacques-François Blondel and two articles on Antique one by Marc-Antoine Eidous.Although an abbot and primarily concerned with theology Mallet also wrote on history and literature. Having studied at the Barnabites College of Montargis Mallet became a key figure in the success of the Encyclopédie. Dying before the project was completed Mallet still managed to produce over a thousand articles. Although his views are often criticised as restricted and narrow-minded he acted as a safeguard for the project which could have been suspended if the religious articles had proved too controversial. His article on antiquities is a general overview whereas Blondel's contribution focuses on architecture. After studying with Gilles-Marie Oppenord Blondel earned a living as an engraver and writer. He became a well-regarded architect also publishing many of his lectures and contributing to major works such as Augustin-Charles d'Aviler's Cours d'Architecture 1737. Founder of the École des Arts he inspired many young architects such as his fellow encyclopédist Lucotte. Praised for his Traité de la Décoration des Edifices he was also an accomplished engraver of plates. He had already produced his own encyclopedia of architecture so was well-accustomed to the practises of the encyclopedist. With numerous creative abilities as displayed in his work at the Metz Cathedral he wrote nearly five hundred articles for the Encyclopédie. Marc-Antoine Eidous was a French writer and translator born in Marseilles. Despite his relatively basic education he was a tireless writer and translator focusing mainly on philosophy travel and agriculture. After serving as an engineer in the Spanish army he devoted much of his time to literature. Best known for his work on heraldry he contributed around 450 articles. His writing has been criticised for a lack of elegance but he gives a very clear summary of the antiquities in this entry.The plates include Greek and Roman architecture Judaic antiquities armour clothing furniture and many other subjects. Of particular note are the plates showing the Pantheon the Colosseum as it would have been when built and as a ruin the Arch of Constantine the Circus of Maxentius known as the Cirque de Caracalla until the 19th-century the forum in ruins Trajan's column before the bronze figure of St. Peter was added in 1587 and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Also displayed are some items of jewellery and ceremonial dress alongside other ornaments.There are over twice as many plates in the supplement. The suite begins with a double plate of Noah's Ark and covers the Tower of Babel the Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza. Further plates are plans and reconstructions of Palmyra Baalbeck and Athens before the extensive 19th-century excavations. These are followed by depictions of the Apotheosis of Homer by Archelaus of Priene Achilles's shield the Roman Cussy-la-Colonne and many types of decorated chairs and lamps. Indeed two pages are dedicated solely to different types of sandal. With large and attractive illustrations such as that of the catacombs in Naples these plates of classical antiquity are particularly pleasing. hardcover books‎

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‎Diderot Denis.‎

‎Arquebusier Arquebuse Making Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 1.‎

‎Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 7 pages of descriptive text and 6 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 6 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Arquebusier from volume 1 of plates. Plates are numbered 1-6. There is one double plate entitled Machine à Forer et à Alezer les Conons de Fusil and a single plate entitled Machine à Canceler. The last three plates are titled Arquebusier. There are some tears along the inside edge of page 3 and slight damage to the bottom edge of plate 1. Also with the relevant entries listed under Arquebuse in the Table Analytique et Raisonné du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 1780. 4 pages 702-705 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Arquebuse Arquebuserie and Arquebusier.1 page 598 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes information on Différence entre l'arquebuse à vent & la canne à vent.1 page 833 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Les rois de l'arquebuse.1 page 470 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Pétrinal. The series of plates displays clearly the various parts and mechanisms of eighteenth-century pistols and rifles also showing two views of the workshop and a number of the tools and machines used. The text includes entries by Guillaume Le Blond and D'Alembert. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 122461

‎Diderot Denis.‎

‎Art Militaire Military Arts. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 1‎

‎Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 20 pages of descriptive text & 49 loose plates with their accompanying 4 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 37 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Art Militaire from volume I of plates with the additional 12 plates from the Supplementary Plates Volume. There are three sets of plates under this section in volume I and these are titled Exercice 5 numbered plates Evolutions numbered plates 1-15 and Fortification 17 numbered plates with plate 8 divided over two sheets. In the Supplementary Plates Volume there are another five sets of plates and these are titled Tactique des Grecs 2 numbered plates both with a 4 inch vertical incision within the left margin Tactique des Romains 3 numbered plates Art Militaire des Turcs 3 numbered plates with one double plate Fortification 1 unumbered plate and lastly Nouvelle Artillerie 3 numbered plates with two double plates one of which is continued on a second sheet. There were originally thirteen another plates in this suite from the Supplementary Plates Volume covering the topic Arms and Machines of War but these are all missing.7 pages 238-244 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Exercices militaire des Romains1 page 1018 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Gymnastique militaire5 pages 511-514 & 577 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La discipline des Romains en général and Congés militaires1 page 250 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Peines militaires3 pages 98 537 & 858 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Avantages des institutions militaires des anciens sur les nôtres par rapport à la population Récompenses militaires and further information on Peines militaires4 pages 101-104 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La discipline militaire des légionsWith some browning to a few leaves.This large suite of plates covers almost all aspects of the military arts displaying many manoeuvres formations and uniforms. Furthermore illustrations of a variety of fortifications canon catapults and battle plans help to make this a broad-ranging and fascinating study of the subject. A large amount of text accompanies this suite of plates describing military strategy exercises and other topics for instance the Roman military system. These include contributions by Charles-Louis de’Authville Des Amourettes Guilluame Le Blond and Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt the aristocrat who help fund the project and who wrote aroun d one quarter of the Encyclopédie. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 122583

‎Diderot Denis.‎

‎Blanc de Baleine Spermaceti. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 2.‎

‎Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate with its accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 1 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Blanc de Baleine from volume II of plates. This plate is not numbered.1 page 36 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Celui qu'on tire du cachalot1 page 451 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Blanc de baleine.With some browning to a few leaves.This plate and the accompanying article by Diderot describe the process of creating fuel from spermaceti a wax most commonly found in the sperm whale. The oil remains a liquid despite freezing conditions and was used for a variety of purposes including ointments wax candles and in the textile industry. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 122541

‎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

Référence libraire : 122469

‎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

Référence libraire : 122568

‎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

Référence libraire : 122587

‎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

Référence libraire : 122552

‎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

Référence libraire : 122554

‎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

Référence libraire : 122540

‎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

Référence libraire : 122556

‎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'Å“il dans le dessinateur under Dessinateur. unknown books‎

Référence libraire : 122480

‎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

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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

Référence libraire : 122565

‎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

Référence libraire : 122563

‎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.‎

‎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

Référence libraire : 122564

‎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

Référence libraire : 122561

‎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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