Recueil De Planches, du dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers… tome 12
by DIDEROT, Denis
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
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1793 Diderot Encyclopedia Plates TOBACCO Sugar Plantations Silk Weaving Plumbing
Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine, or religion. However, Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopedie' changed the public's knowledge base as well as setting a standard for future generations of acquiring knowledge on many different subjects. This was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many different named writers. It also was the first encyclopedia to describe work-related topics like agriculture, engineering, cooking, and trade.
One of the aspects that made this work so desirable was the incredible, detailed full-page engravings. In fact, the illustrations themselves were so sought-after that they were of published on their own apart from the encyclopedia.
This volume of 'De Planches', or the plates from Diderot's encyclopedia include some of the following engravings:
· Tobacco and sugar – growing, harvesting, refining
· Hide tanning
· Silk weaving
· Plumbing tools and parts
· Tool making
Item number: #19471
Price: $1500
DIDEROT, Denis
Recueil De Planches, du dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers… tome 12
A Berne : Chez Béat Louis Walthard, 1793.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 59, [1]
o 75 engraved plates, folding and full-page
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10in X 8in (25.5cm x 20cm)
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- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19471
- Title
- Recueil De Planches, du dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers… tome 12
- Author
- DIDEROT, Denis
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Béat Louis Walthard
- Place of Publication
- Berne
- Date Published
- 1793
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1793 Diderot Encyclopedia Plates TOBACCO Sugar Plantations Silk Weaving Plumbingrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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