Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques... - Antique Book from 1772
Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques... - Antique Book from 1772
Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques... - Antique Book from 1772
Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques... - Antique Book from 1772
Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques... - Antique Book from 1772
C1772

Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques…

Author:

Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)

$A 2,500

Volume XI from Encyclopaedia, containing two hundred and thirty nine superb engraved plates on all aspects of weaving. The Encyclopaedia was a monument in the history of European thought, undermining the ancien regime and heralding the French Revolution. It was … Read Full Description

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Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques…

Date:

C1772

Author:

Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)

Condition:

Boards rubbed with wear to spine ends, otherwise in very good condition, the plates unusually so.

Technique:

Hard cover

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280mm 
x 440mm
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Recueil de Planches sur Les Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Arts Mechaniques... - Antique Book from 1772

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dated:

1772

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Volume XI from Encyclopaedia, containing two hundred and thirty nine superb engraved plates on all aspects of weaving. The Encyclopaedia was a monument in the history of European thought, undermining the ancien regime and heralding the French Revolution. It was a permanent source for all aspects of eighteenth century knowledge. It was edited by the brilliant Denis Diderot (1713-1784). Paris, 1772, folio. 239 copper engraved plates, marble boards.

References: Printing and the Mind of Man 200.

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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