Author: Bénard, Robert (1734 -1777), Prevost, Bonaventure (1735-1804?) and Jacques Goussier (1722-1799) (artists)
Title: Corroyeur. [Leather Currier-Finisher]. Engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean Baptiste le Rond D'Alembert: Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers
Description: Paris: Chez Briasson, David & Le Breton, 1762-1767. 39.5 x 25.5 and 32 x 23 cm. Letterpress and plate 1 in folio size and plates 1 (2nd copy) & 2 also in quarto size. A currier is a specialist in the leather processing industry. After the tanning process, the currier[1] applies techniques of dressing, finishing and colouring to the tanned hide to make it strong, flexible and waterproof. The leather is stretched and burnished to produce a uniform thickness and suppleness, and dyeing and other chemical finishes give the leather its desired colour. .

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