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Diderot Denis.
Peinture en Huile en Miniature et Encaustique Oil Miniature and Encaustic Painting Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 8 pages of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying 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 Peinture en Huile en Miniature et Encaustique from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. 3 pages 315 328 & 610 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Comment son secret se répandit and information on M. de Caylus under Peinture à Huile.1 page 408 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further detail on Comment son secret se répandit under Peinture à Huile.2 pages 277 & 278 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Jean de Bruges and Observations sur le pastel under Peinture à Huile.1 page 607 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 which includes information on Encaustique under Peinture1 page 548 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Peinture sur toile en miniature under Peinture.With some text by Jaucourt these plates are furnished with a selection of detailed entries on oil painting miniatures and encaustic painting. Whilst the plates mainly show equipment Jaucourt's text discusses a variety of aspects. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122483
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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.
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.
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.
Orfevre-Jouaillier Metteur en œuvre Gemstone Mounting Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris 1771 Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 11 loose plates with their 2 accompanying 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 Orfevre-Jouaillier Metteur en œuvre from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-11.1 page 707 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 which includes information on L'opération de découvrir la pierre audedans de son feuilleti.1 page 188 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Noir don't cet artiste fait usage. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122479
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Diderot Denis.
Vitrier Glazier Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 10.
Paris 1772. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Vitrier from volume X of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4. 1 page 945 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Gresoir.1 page 791 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Moule ou lingotiere.1 page 780 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Tire-plomb.1 page 343 from volume DVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Rouet à filer le plomb.1 page 363 from volume DVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La vie & les ouvrages de M. Abraham Moivre.Written by Jaucourt the text which accompanies these plates gives a brief introduction to glazing and the Parisian community of glaziers. The plates themselves examine 18th-century methods of cutting and installing glass as windows paying particular attention to the tools used. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122488
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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.
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
Bookseller reference : 122564
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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
Bookseller reference : 122563
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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.
Patenôtrier Rosary Bead Making. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris . Folio 253 x 393mm. 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 Patenôtrier from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122545
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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
Bookseller reference : 122461
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Diderot Denis.
Émailleur à la Lampe et Peinture en Email Heat Lamp Enammeler and Enamel Painting 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 & 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 Émailleur from volume IV of plates. The plates are numbered 1-3 and 1-2. Plate one is on the subject of Émailleur à la lampe. Plates 2 and 3 are on Perles fausses. The two other plates are on Peinture en Émail. A small 1 inch tear to top left corner of plate 3 causing some small loss.1 page 545 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 with the main entry for ÉmailleurWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of plates the work of Louis-Jacques Goussier was designed as a useful guide to learning the art of enamelling. Goussier accompanied Diderot on many visits to ateliers and workshops gaining a knowledge of almost all of the crafts he wrote on and produced plates for. A number of workshop scenes help to enliven the plates which describe many aspects of the artisans' work including the production of false pearls. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122516
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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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Diderot Denis.
Teinture en Soie ou Teinture de Riviere Silk or River Dyer Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 10.
Paris 1772 Folio 253 x 393mm. 34 pages of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Teinture en Soie ou Teinture de Riviere from volume X of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8 and plate 1 is a double plate.Also with the relevant entries listed under Teinturier in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 1780.1 page 312 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on L'alun.1 page 170 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Teinture des Chapeaux.1 page 584 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Cuves des teinturiers.3 pages 927 930 & 931 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Le tartre.27 pages 7-32 & 480 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Le teinture en général and Le tourne-sol.1 page 513 from volume XVII of the Encylopédie 1765 including L'urine.1 page 5 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which include Recette pour teindre le bois.1 page 511 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Magistrats devant lesquels les teinturiers de Paris qui ont besoin de l'eau doivent se pourvoir under Teinturier.1 page 466 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Teinturiers de grand & du petit teint under Teinturier. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122477
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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.
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.
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
Bookseller reference : 122525
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Diderot Denis.
Tisserand Weaver. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 11
Paris 1772. Folio 253 mm x 393 mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Tisserand from volume XI of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plates 2 and 6 are double plates.1 page 715 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 includinginformation on L’ensuple.1 page 289 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 includinginformation on L’opération de frapper1 page 465 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 includingLe description du métier sur lequel il travaille2 pages 50 & 714 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765including information on Navettes du tisserand1 page 88 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 includinginformation on Temple. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122520
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Diderot Denis.
Sellier-Carrossier Saddler and Carriage Maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 9.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 7 pages of descriptive text & 25 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 25 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Sellier-Carrossier from volume IX of plates. Plates are numbered 1-25 with fourteen double plates plates 4-17.Also with the relevant entries listed under Carrosse in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17801 page 793 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Separation des selliers & des éperonniers en 16781 page 934 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Discipline de cette communauté1 page 594 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Arcs de fer pour le ferrure de carosses under Carosse1 page 705 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Parties du carosse under Carosse2 pages 811 & 850 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Chevaux de carosse and Fleches de carosse under Carosse1 page 537 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Rideaux de carosse appellés flores under CarosseWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122586
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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.
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.
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
Bookseller reference : 122524
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Diderot Denis.
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.
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 Œconomie Rustique Culture et Travail du Chanvre. The second set contains one plate which is not numbered but is titled Œconomie Rustique Culture et Arsonnage de Coton. The final set titled Œconomie 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.
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.
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
Bookseller reference : 122541
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Diderot Denis.
Soierie Silk Industry. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 11.
Paris: 1772. Folio 253 x 393mm. 56 pages of descriptive text & 136 loose plates with their accompanying 20 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 135 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Soierie from volume XI of plates. Plates are numbered 1-135 with twenty-three double plates. The double plates are plates 8-12 31 31 60-65 91-93 114 116 130 132-135. Also included is a plate entitled Education de Vers à Soye the raising of silk worms. This plate is not numbered.Also with the relevant entries listed under Soie in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 17802 pages 236 & 574 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Essets de l'air de certains pays fur les soies and L'ouvrage de soie d'araignée1 page 554 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Premiere femme qui dévida la soie1 page 756 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Dégorger les soies1 page 790 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Fil de lacs fil de remisse1 page 366 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Préjudice que les manufactures de soie peuvent faire à l'agriculture1 page 14 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Introduction des habits de soie à Rome2 pages 357 & 749 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Soie légis and Lustrage de la soie1 page 867 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La soie du pays de Murcie1 page 428 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La soie persienne1 page 100 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Sully et le royaume de France1 page 97 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Remonter les soies40 pages 268-307 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La soie en général1 page 340 379 & 906 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Petite tire dans le travail de la soie Toile de soie and Les soies de Piédmont1 page 711 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La soie de CéosWith some browning to a few leaves. (1772). Folio unknown books
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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.
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.
Armurier Arms-maker. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 1
Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 21 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 Armurier from volume I of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.Also with the relevant entries listed under Armure in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17801 page 796 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Les ouvrages1 page 164 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes information on Armuriers turcs à Constantinople13 pages 686-699 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Armure en général under Armure2 pages 9 & 62 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Le foldat obligé de tenir son armure dans la plus grande propreté and Les Romains under Armure1 page 34 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Bouclier que le comte de Saxe donne au foldat under Armure3 pages 157 383 & 933 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes information on Armure dont le foldat devroit être couvert Le pique and Les anciens Grecs under ArmureWith some browning to a few leaves.These two plates display various medieval weapons and pieces of armour and include a scene with a mounted horseman and an archer and a second depicting a knight standing in full armour beside his camp. The text which accompanies this suite contains the main article on Armes contributed by Guillaume le Blond a French mathematician with a particular interest in weapons and weaponry. Further supplementary papers were contributed by Edme-François Mallet Marc-Antoine Eidous and Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Le Blond and Bellin also contributed papers on Armée and Armure was written by Mallet. More detailed papers on Les Filets by Diderot La Hastair by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt shields and Eidous's contribution on Le Fustibale a form of round sling are also found here among others. With articles by so many of the key Encyclopédists and eighteenth-century experts on weaponry including Louis-François la Roziere this is a very complete and impressive guide to the subject. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122566
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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
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Passementier Lace-Maker Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 11.
Paris 1772. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 16 pages of descriptive text & 29 loose plates with their accompanying 3 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 Passementier from volume XI of plates. Plates are numbered 1-29 with three double plates Plates 5 6 & 12.Also with the relevant entries listed under Passementerie in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 1780.1 page 602 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on L'arcade en passementerie. 2 pages 56 & 147 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Bandage du battant Banque and Battant.1 page 469 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Jattes.10 pages 125-134 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La passementerie en général Les principaux réglemens qui les concernent under Passementier.2 pages 423-424 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La ganse ronde et la maniere de faire les peignes & les lisses.With some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122588
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Diderot Denis.
Sucrerie Sugar and Sugar Refining. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 1.
Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 33 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 entries of Oeconomie Rustique Sucrerie and Affinerie des Sucres from volume I of plates. Plates are numbered 1-7.Also with the relevant entries listed under Sucre in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 17802 pages 139 & 748 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Sucres nommés bâtardes and Cassonade3 pages 255 299 & 505 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Les chaudieres Chervi and La maniere de la clarifier1 page 537 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Pétrifier le sucre en clairée1 page 379 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including les écumes2 pages 97 & 609 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Etuve qu'on y établit1 page 181 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Les formes1 page 434 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Le sucre du vin de palmier ou cocotier2 pages 311 & 375 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La matiere graisseuse & huileuse qu'on tire du sucre après le rassinage and le sucre vermifuge1 page 81 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Travaux des negres dans les sucreries2 pages 755 & 825 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Les différentes opérations du raffinage des sucres and Les rats des les plantations14 pages 580 608-619 & 776 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Le sucre en général Les bâtiments Les chaudieres and Table du moulin2 pages 137 & 204 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les Antilles and L'étude d'un raffineur1 page 66 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les syrops des bâtardesWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Potier de Terre Earthenware Pots Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 9 pages of descriptive text & 18 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 18 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Potier de Terre from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-18. Plate 17 is a double plate.2 pages 776 & 784 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Danger du vernis qu'ils emploient and Vernis de potiers.2 pages 182 & 184 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Taches brunes & vertes and Communauté des potiers de terre à Paris.1 pages 857 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Cimment ils sont sécher leurs ouvrages.1 page 177 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Le siege du potier.1 page 584 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La poterie de Wladenbourg en Allemagne.2 pages 517 & 518 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Trois principales especes de poteries que l'on peut faire avec ces terres and Poterie de fayence de terre d'Angleterre & de terre à feu. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122484
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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
Bookseller reference : 122539
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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.
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
Bookseller reference : 122492
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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.
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
Bookseller reference : 122581
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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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Diderot Denis.
Tireur d'or gold thread drawing and weaving Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 10.
Paris 1772 Folio 253 x 393mm. 13 pages of descriptive text & 12 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 70 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Tireur d'or et fileur d'or from volume X of plates. Plates are numbered 1-12. The first 5 plates concern the subject Tirreur d'or and the last 7 concern fileur d'or.1 page 648 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Instruments du métier.1 page 156 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Fil de métal fil d'or et fil d'argent and Filieres.1 page 157 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Travail des tireurs d'or.2 pages 790 & 800 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Fil de métal fil d'or et fil d'argent and Filieres.1 page 395 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Fusée du rouet.2 pages 816-817 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Le moulin et le moulinet.5 pages 346-351 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Observations en général unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122476
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Diderot Denis.
Sculpture en Tous Genres Sculptures of all Types Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8.
Paris 1771. Folio 253 x 393mm. 49 pages of descriptive text & 24 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 24 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Sculpture en Tous Genres from volume VIII of plates. The set of plates entitled Sculpture en Terre et en Plâtre is numbered 1-5.The set of plates entitled Sculpture Mouleurs en Plâtre is numbered 1-2The set of plates entitled Sculpture en Marbre is numbered 1-3.The second set of plates entitled Sculpture en Marbre is numbered 1-5.The set of plates entitled Sculpture en Or et en Argent is numbered 1-5.The single plate entitled Sculpture en Bois is not numbered.The set of plates entitled Sculpture en Plomb is numbered 1-4.Also with the relevant entries listed under Sculpteur in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 1780.1 page 56 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Sculpture à Paris.1 page 493 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Les etudes et les ouvrages.6 pages 775-780 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Les connoissances anatomiques qu'il doit acquérir.1 page 599 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Modeles en sculpture.1 page 272 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les anciens.11 pages 68 834-843 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Détails sur cet art and Sculpture antique.1 page 503 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Réflexion sur les progrès de l'art statuaire chez les anciens.1 page 819 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Sculpture en bas-relief.1 page 903 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes La sculpture des anciens Etrusques6 pages 55 255-258 & 358 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes La sculpture d'école de Florence L'histoire de la sculpture Grecque and Les pieces de sculpture d'Herculanum préférables à celles de peinture. unknown books
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Diderot Denis.
Tapisserie de Basse-Lisse des Gobelins Low-warp tapestry at des Gobelins 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 & 18 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 18 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Tapisserie de Basse-Lisse des Gobelins from volume IX of plates. Plates are numbered 1-18. Plates 1 2 3 11 & 14 are double plates.1 page 728 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Tapisseries des Gobelins. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 122496
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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
Bookseller reference : 122533
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