C1765

Bouchonnier (Cork maker)

Early engraving of cork makers from Denis Diderot’s famous Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Fig. 1. & 2. Ouvriers occupés à faire des bouchons. (Workers busy making caps.) 3. Marchande qui assortit les bouchons. … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Bouchonnier (Cork maker)

Date:

C1765

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size: 

160mm 
x 226mm
AUTHENTICITY
Bouchonnier (Cork maker) - Antique Print from 1765

Genuine antique
dated:

1765

Description:

Early engraving of cork makers from Denis Diderot’s famous Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.

Fig. 1. & 2. Ouvriers occupés à faire des bouchons. (Workers busy making caps.)

3. Marchande qui assortit les bouchons. Bas de la Planche.  (Merchant who matches the plugs.)

4. La maniere d’arrondir le bouchon.( The way to round off the cork)

5. Maniere de couper le bout du bouchon.(Manner of cutting the tip of the cork)

6. Etabli. A, A, A, A, les bords de l’établi, sur lesquels on appuie le bouchon pour le couper par les bouts, comme on voit

   (A,a.. , the edges of the bench on which the plug is pressed to cut at the ends , as seen in Fig. 5 )

7. Bannette pour recevoir indistinctement toutes les sortes de bouchons au sortir de la main de l’ouvrier. (Basket to receive all kinds of corks coming out of the hand of the worker.)

8. Bannette à assortir. (Basket of assorted corks)

9. Pierre à affiler les couteaux. (Knife sharpner)

10. Couteaux.(Knives)

Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)

Diderot was the most prominent of the French Encyclopaedists. The Encyclopédie is the most famous publications representing the thought and ideals of the Enlightenment. The Encyclopédie's aim was "to change the way people think". Diderot wanted to incorporate all of the world's knowledge into the Encyclopédie and it was the first general encyclopaedia to describe the mechanical arts. It attempted to collect and summarise human knowledge in a variety of fields and topics, including philosophy, theology, science and the arts. The Encyclopédie was controversial for reorganising knowledge based on human reason instead of by nature or theology.

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