Author: Denis Diderot [chief editor]
Title: Recueil de Planches Sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux, Et Les Arts Mechaniques: Antiquites & Dessein
Description: Paris , Chez Briasson; David; Le Breton; Durand, 1762-3. First edition. Disbound. A beautiful collection of engraved plates from the 'Antiquities' and 'Design' sections of the noted French encyclopaedia, 'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers&apos. A beautiful collection of the engraved plates from the 'Antiquities' and 'Design' sections of the noted eighteenth-century French reference work, 'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers&apos. The 'Encyclopédie' was originally published in Paris between 1751 and 1772, and was well-known for promoting the ideas of the Enlightenment. Contributors to this exhaustive reference work included Voltaire (history, literature, philosophy), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (music, political theory), Jean-Baptiste de La Chapelle (mathematics), and more. The supplemental volumes with the plates first appeared beginning in 1762. Edited by Denis Diderot, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, and Andre le Breton. Included here are eleven engraved plates from the Antiquities section, and thirty-six engraved plates from the Design section, as well as the original descriptions of the plates. In the original French. Collated and complete. Disbound, lacking original boards. Externally, calf spine is partially adhered. A few spots to the external pages. Internally, 'Antiquites' section disbound. 'Dessein' section is still bound to spine. A few handling marks to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: Various. Good Only .

Keywords: recueil de planches engravings plates antiquites engravings dessein encyclopaedia Various


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