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122540Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 50 pages of descriptive text & 23 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 23 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Chymie from volume III of plates. Plates come in two sets. The first of these contains one unnumbered plate titled Laboratoire et Tables des Rapports and this is a double and four further numbered plates titled Caracteres de Chymie. The second set in this suite has various titles and the plates are numbered 1-18. The first plate is titled Fourneaux Ustencilles &c. the following fifteen Chymia the seventeeth plate Chymia Cristallisation des Sels and the penultimate and final plates are also under Chymie. Plate 15 is continued on a second sheet.2 pages 247 & 249 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Comparaison de la chymie la poésie and Causes qui s'opposent aujourd'hui à ses progrès30 pages 408-437 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on La chymie en général Les chemistes célèbres and L'histoire de la chymie. 3 pages 367 731 & 732 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La chymie hydraulique de M.le comte de la Garaye L'influence des astres établie dans la chymie par les alchymistes and Rétablie par Urbain Hierne1 page 145 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La description d'un laboratoire de chymie6 pages 272 339 & 339-342 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Arnauld de Villeneuve Les explications méchaniques de la dissolution and Comment la chymie a imité la nature dans la minéralisation des métaux.1 page 201 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Partie de la chymie appellée simia par les Arabes1 page 92 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Avantages que la chymie a tirés de l'invention de verre1 page 880 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes La connoissance de la chymie nécessaire au médecin5 pages 336-340 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Union de la chymie & de la physiqueWith some browning to a few leaves. unknown books
122557Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Cirier from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4.Also with the relevant entries listed under Cire in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17801 page 605 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Livres en cire1 page 634 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on L'espece de cire dont on se sert dans la plantation & la gresse de des arbres1 page 807 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Tablettes en cire des anciens1 page 437 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Cire dont les habitans de la Caroline font leurs bougiesWith some browning to a few leaves.This series of plates from Diderot's Encyclopédie examines the art of candle-making and the various tools and moulds used in the workshop. Several articles selected from the text volumes help explain the plates and the art further. unknown books
122556Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 14 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 1 plate and descriptive text for the entry of Colle-Forte from the Supplementary Volume of Plates. This is a double plate and is not numbered.4 pages 266 453 626 & 627 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Composition d'une colle Pour la porcelaine and Colle en général1 page 725 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Une estampe2 pages 931 & 932 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Colle de parchemin1 page 829 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further information on Colle de parchemin1 page 944 from volume XV of the Encylopédie 1765 describing Colle de taureau2 pages 503 & 505 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Une description détaillée des procédés par lesquels on fait cette colle and Comment on la fait3 pages 513 514 & 860 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Colle de poisson and Colle pour le verre cafféWith some browning to a few leaves.This double plate displays many of the tools and pieces of equipment used in the manufacture of glue also demonstrating some of the items being used. The text which accompanies the plate includes Diderot's entries for Colle and Colle-Forte. (1763). Folio unknown books
122553Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 11 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Corroyeur from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.3 pages 275-277 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Corroyer un cuir et les ouvrages et manieres1 page 58 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Étire1 page 476 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on the colour Jaune1 page 74 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Paroir3 pages 5 692 & 724 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Pommelle Dresser un quartier and Quoisser les cuirs2 pages 402 & 406 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on the colour Rouge and Les rougirWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite opens with an attractive view of leather currier's workshop. The paring and working of the skins is shown and the tools used are displayed. Diderot's entry for Corroyer en Cuir is included as are articles on Paroir Pomelle Quiosser les Curies and Rougier les Cuirs. (1763). Folio hardcover books
122480Paris 1763 Folio 253 x 393mm. 34 pages of descriptive text & 38 loose plates with their 6 accompanying text sheets. Slight browning to margins some heavy spotting otherwise very good. § The 38 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Dessein from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-38. Plate 3 is a double plate. There are some small tears on the inside margins.Also with the relevant entries listed under Dessin Dessinateur and Dessiner in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 1780.1 page 404 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including L'ouvrage du dessin dit anamorphose.2 pages 469 & 700 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Dessein and Dessins formés par les combinaisons de carreaux mi-partis.3 pages 195 363 & 499 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Dessin charbonné Beauté des choix dans le dessin and Dessin de clair-obscur1 page 889 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Disputes3 pages 331 406 & 981 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Le coloris & l'expression Effet dans le dessin and Dessin des esquisses.2 pages 749 & 774 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Les figures géométriques and Dessin de la figure.2 pages 800-801 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Dessin à la plume.3 pages 441 469 & 881 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Projet further information on Dessin de la figure and L'art de réduire un dessin1 page 820 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Premiee invention du dessin2 pages 530-531 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Dessin d'architecture appellé trait.1 page 920 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Expression1 page 605 from volume 1 of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on L'études under Dessinateur1 page 641 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on L'importance du coup d'œil dans le dessinateur under Dessinateur. unknown books
122584Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 21 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Diamantaire from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. Plate 1 is continued on a second sheet.Also with the relevant entries listed under Diamant in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17801 page 145 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes information on Bâton à égrifer1 page 193 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 which includes information on L'outil appellé coquille1 page 764 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 which includes information on Lien de fer1 page 124 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Tenailles4 pages 938-941 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Les diamants en général under Diamant1 page 877 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Le palais ducal à Florence under Diamant1 page 687 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Le défaut appellé glace under Diamant1 page 849 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Progrés under Diamant1 page 282 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La maniere under Diamant2 pages 588 & 594from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 describing La gravure sur les diamants under Diamant1 page 634 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Procédé par lequel on change le saphir en diamant under Diamant1 page 802 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 on Table du diamant under Diamant2 pages 417 & 876 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 on Les topases & les saphirs and L'ouvrage de Tavernier under Diamant3 pages 710-712 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Les experiences qui prouvent la singuliere volatilité du diamant under DiamantWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates thoroughly examine the systems of pulleys and wheels involved in the precise art of cutting diamonds. Artisans are shown at work and different blades and grinders are displayed. The main and supplementary articles on Diamant are also included to help explain the art as it was in the eighteenth-century as are entries on Lapidaire Saphir Baton à Égriser Coquille Epée and Tenailles. unknown books
122474Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 11 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 11 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Draperie from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-11. Plates 4 and 10 are double plates.3 pages 107-109 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including information on Draperie en général.1 page 529 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on L'art avec lequel les draperies doivent être jettées.1 page 906 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes La maniere de blanchir les étoffes de laine.1 page 701 form volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes La maniere de laner ou garnir les draps.This suite of plates beings with a charming scene of two men washing textiles one in a nearby stream and another in his vat. The following plates describe further the complex art of spinning cloth and the many different pieces of equipment used. The double plates for instance display the larger machinery of the drapery. The text includes Draperie by Claude-Henri Watelet best known for his writings on gardens and the arts and several more specific papers on tools and processes for instance Foulonier by Diderot. hardcover books
122489Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Découper et Gaufreur d'etoffes from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3.1 page 704 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Communauté des découpers à Paris.With the text entry for Découpeur these plates are a useful guide to 18th-century fabric cutting and embossing. The first plate shows a woman at work on a strip of fabric and the tools she uses to cut the various patterns and shapes are displayed below. The following two plates are a close examination of the presses and rollers used in the embossing of fabrics. unknown books
122565Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 16 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 16 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Eperonnier from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-16.6 pages 559 765-769 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Réglemens Les chevaux and Pourquoi cette communauté a quitté S. Eloi pour invoquer S. Gilles.With some browning to a few leaves.With the main text entries for Eperon and Eperonnier this suite of plates is a comprehensive guide to the many different types of eighteenth-century spur both English and French and how they are created. The fabrication of the horse's bits and spurs are shown being made with two visually-delightful busy workshop views. unknown books
122491Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 6 pages of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying 4 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Epinglier from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3 and plates 2 and 3 are double.1 page 210 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Réunion de leur communauté à celle des aiguilliers.5 pages 804-808 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Observations sur le corps des épingliers à Paris.With detailed text from both the plates and letterpress volumes of the Encyclopédie this suite on the manufacture of pins is a useful guide to the methods used in the 18th-century when creating hatpins hairpins and anumber of other forms of pin. The main text entry was contributed by Delaire an expert of the manufacture of needles pins etc. Further more specific pin-related entries were contributed by Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis a French lawyer. unknown books
122563Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Eventailliste from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4.Also with the relevant entries listed under Eventail in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17801 page 509 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including L'article Bois3 pages 138 139 & 850 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Eventails en général and Fleches d'éventailsWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of plates charts the processes involved in the creation of a fan a key eighteenth-century fashion accessory following from the preparation of the paper and its painting to the fixing of the sticks and ribs. The text includes the entries for Eventail Eventailliste and Fleches. unknown books
122574Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fabrique de la Cire D'Espagne ou a Cacheter from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.1 page 436 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Les diverses opérations de la fabrique de cette cireWith some browning to a few leaves.With two scenes of the craftsmen's workshop these plates show the manufacture of sealing wax an essential commodity. Text sheets help explain the tools and equipment depicted. unknown books
122576Paris 1777. Folio 253 x 393mm. 45 pages of descriptive text & 7 loose plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 7 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fabrique des Armes from the supplementary volume of plates. Plates are numbered 1-7.Also with the relevant entries listed under Armes in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17803 pages 401 461 & 743 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Les armes courtoises Cri d'armes and Défi d'armes1 page 383 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Le maniement des armes16 pages 286 300 397 & 985-998 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Anciennes armes des François Sergent d'armes Le calibre de ces armes Réflexions sur ce sujer and Premieres armes qui ont été employées à la guerre3 pages 8 279 & 521 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Les armes des cavaliers des hussards des dragons & des fantassins Homme d'armes and Les armes de jet2 pages 172 & 177 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Noblesse par les armes and Noblesse de nom & d'armes3 pages 109 671 & 672 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Pas d''armes and Places d'armes2 pages 249 & 316 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Poursuivant d'armes and L'honneur rendu en préfentant les armes4 pages 322-324 & 574 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Roi d'armes and Salle d'armes10 pages 86-93 120 & 121 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Servent d'armes Service d'armes and further information on Sergent d'armes1 page 874 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Veille des armesWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of seven plates depicts the manufacture of guns the tools and machines used and the mechanisms inside the weapons. There are many articles supporting the plates and these range over a variety of military topics. With entries by Diderot D'Alembert Edme Mallet Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt Blondel and Boucher D'Argis among many more these plates are a fine example of the work of some of the key Encyclopédistes. Also included are entries by Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan a French medievalist writer and soldier. unknown books
122473Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 3 pages of descriptive text & 11 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 11 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Faiseur de Metier à Bas from volume II of plates. Plates are split into two sets with 7 numbered plates in the first set and 4 numbered plates in the second. The set titles are Métier à faire des bas and Travail du bas au metier. There are 6 double plates in the first set Plates 2-7 and two in the second set Plates 1 & 2. Plate 4 from the first set has a 1.5 inch tear down crease.The plates in this suite are as much a guide to the use of the loom as they are to its construction. Indeed a great variety of 18th century looms are depicted each helpfully annotated in the accompanying text sheets. Diderot visited most of the small ateliers and larger factories which were written on often accompanied by Goussier the 'third encyclopédist' and the motivating force behind the plates volumes. No publication before this or for many years after devoted this amount of attention to the mechanical arts. The Encyclopédistes were devoted to the propagation of new ideas and improved methods and this suite is a fine example also accompanied by the text entry for Metier by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt. unknown books
122564Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 55 pages of descriptive text & 12 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 12 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fayencerie from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-12.Also with the relevant entries listed under Fayence in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 17805 pages 371 & 455-460 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including La ville de Faenza en Italie and Fayence en général1 page 609 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Fayence trezalée2 pages 33 & 518 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Manufacture de fayence and Poterie de fayenceWith some browning to a few leaves.All aspects of pottery and crockery have been examined in these plates originally designed by Lucotte. Opening with a scene of the earthworks the plates display both simple and ornate crockery a variety of tools and pieces of equipment and most notably different types of pottery wheels with accurate representations of kilns and a pottery mill. Lucotte's contribution to the plates volumes is far more extensive than to the text volumes designing over 650 himself and writing around forty-five commentaries. He was heavily influenced by the Descriptions des arts et métiers of the Paris Académie royale des sciences as seen here. Although not working on one of his specialities he approaches his work on pottery and crockery with his characteristic enthusiasm and attention to detail. unknown books
122581Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fleuriste Artificiel from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plate 8 is a double plate.1 page 780 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Les ouvrages : description des opérations de son art.With some browning to a few leaves.An important home industry in the eighteenth-century France was for some time at the forefront of the manufacture of artificial flowers. The first plate's charming studio scene depicts a small yet busy and lively workshop. Further plates show the patterns used and the tools employed the aim of the plates volumes being the provision of useful guides for learning and improving the craft. The final plate larger than the rest is an illustration of a marvellous table display a depiction of a formal garden. The suite and the accompanying article on Fleuriste are the work of Jacques-Raymond Lucotte whose contribution to the plates volumes is far more extensive than his work in the text volumes. He designed over 650 himself and wrote around forty-five of their commentaries. He was heavily influenced by the Descriptions des arts et métiers of the Paris Académie royale des sciences. Although his speciality was masonry and architecture his contribution on artificial flowers is characteristic of his attention to detail. description des opérations de son art.With some browning to a few leaves.An important home industry in the eighteenth-century unknown books
122561Paris 1767. 11 pages of descriptive text & 25 loose plates with their accompanying 17 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 25 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fonderie des canons from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-25. Plates 3 6 7 8 24 and 25 are all double plates. The editors miscounted the number of double plates as five when there are in fact six. 11 pages 606-616 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 with information on the foundry.This impressive suite of plates on the casting of canons includes many attractive double plates of different canons and the machines used to make them. The Arms of France appear on many of these as do those of Louis Auguste de Bourbon Louis XIV’s son. The creation of the canon mould and the casting of the weapon are also explained with fascinating details on the drills used to produce the correct bore.Several detailed plates also depict the casting of various weights of canon ball. Furthermore two plates examine a recent Spanishinvention an improvement on the design of the gun carriage. Theplates are supported by a number of entries under Canon dans l’art militaire. unknown books
122525Paris 1767. 1 page of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying 4 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text forthe entry of Fonte des Cloches from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8. Plate 1 is a double plate. unknown books
122570Paris 1769. Folio 253 x 393mm. 12 pages of descriptive text & 8 loose plates with their accompanying 16 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 8 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Forge des Ancres from volume VII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-8.6 pages 162 & 442-446 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Ancre d'affourche and Les ancres en général3 pages 339 355 & 418 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Boussoirs soutenir l'ancre and Lorsque le cable s'est rompu and Brider l'ancre1 page 689 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Enjabler une ancre1 page 860 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Les grappins1 page 463 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Jas d'ancre2 pages 187 & 188 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Patte d'une ancre1 page 806 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Ancre des Chinois1 page 188 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes further information on Ancre d'affourcheWith some browning to a few leaves.This impressive suite of plates depicts the construction of enormous anchors and the gigantic forges in which they are created. Massive levers and pulleys are used to move the components and the finished anchors which would be used on the battleships of their day. Also included are many relevant text entries most of which were contributed by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin a French philosophe and hydrographer. These include the main entry for Ancre Grappin Jas D'Ancre and those on other processes and parts. Other articles include those by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt and Chevalier de la Coudraye a naval officer and politician. unknown books
122524Paris 1765. 41 pages of descriptive text & 52 loose plates with their accompanying 23 textsheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 52 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Forges ou Art du Fer from volume IV of plates. The first section contains ten platesnumbered 1-10. The second section also contains ten platesnumbered 1-10 although plates 1 and 2 are double plates. The third sections contains twelve plates numbered 1-12 with plates 1 and 2 being double plates. The fourth section is made up of 7 plates numbered 1-7 with plates 1 2 and 3 being double plates. There is a small about of damage to plate 5 of the fourth section.This mammoth suite of plates tackles the casting of iron beginning with images of various mines and the collecting of ore. Small and giant furnaces are examined and the casting and finishing of the iron are shown. All aspects of forging are covered in this incredible suite of plates. No guide to eighteenth-century forging is so complete and comprehensive. Also included to help explain the art are many text entries on the subject carefully selected from the Encyclopédie text volumes.These include articles by Diderot and Étienne-Jean Bouchu a pioneering French steelmaker. Furthermore an article on the casting of horseshoes was contributed by Claude Bourgelat a renowned veterinary surgeon. unknown books
122492Paris 1765. Folio 253 x 393mm. 11 pages of descriptive text & 6 loose plates with their accompanying text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 51 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Fourreur from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-6.1 page 556 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La maniere de les passer en huile.8 pages 254-262 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Fourreurs.1 page 751 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Préparation qui fert à lustrer les fourrures.This suite of plates examines the craft of the furrier and the tools and skills used in the manufacture of fine furs. A charming scene of the furrier's shop depicts a woman selecting a roll of fur and a furrier at work. The main entry for Fourreur is also included with the suite and this helps explain the subject further. unknown books
122559Paris 1772. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Gazier from volume XI of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4. With some browning to a few leaves.These four plates display several looms used for the manufacture of gauze from silk and also show how they are constructed making these a useful guide for the eighteenth-century gauze-maker. unknown books
122481Paris 1767 Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Gravure sur Pierres Fines from volume V of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3. Also with the relevant entries listed under Pierres Fines in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 2 1780.4 pages 595-598 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 with information on Gravures.Illustrating the art of engraving semi-precious stones these plates give a fine overview of the engraver at work. Beginning with a studio scene demonstrating the use of his lathe the next two plates show his key tools. Included also with the text are relevant entries by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt on stonework with particular reference to semi-precious artifacts. unknown books
122529Paris 1771. 62 pages of descriptive text & 105 loose plates with theiraccompanying 50 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slightbrowning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 47 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Histoire Naturelle Minéralogie and Métallurgiefrom volume VI of plates.There are a total of thirty sets of plates in this suite each covering a different aspect of this topic. All plates are numbered with their position in their set unless the set contains only one plate. There are a total of 26 double plates with one triple plate. In the penultimate set entitled Ardoiserie de la Anjou Plate 1 is spread over five sheets and Plate 2 is spread over two sheets. The largest suites are titled Travail de cuivre and Fabrique des Poudres à Canon.The following is a list of all the various titles for all the suite’s setswith the number of plates in brackets: Géometrie Souterraine 1 Sonde de Terre 3 Instrumens des Mines 2 Coupe d’une Mine 3 Lavoir et Bocard 1 Calcination des Mines 2 Mercure 1 Minéralogie et Métallurgie 3 Travail deCuivre 10Calamine 6 Etain 1 Travail du Fer-Blanc 3 Machines de Pontpéan 5 Plomb 1 Fonte de Bismuth 1 Travail de Zinc 1 Fourneaux pour le Colbalt & de l’Arsenic 1 Travail de Soufre 3 Extraction du Salpêtre 4 Raffinage du Salpêtre 5 plates numbered 5-9 Fabrique de la Poudre à Canon 19 Extraction du Vitriol ou Couperose 1 Travail de l’Alun 1 Minéralogie Salines 11 Maraie Salans 5 Travail des Sels 1 Charbon Minéral ou de Terre 2 Ardoiserie dela Meuse 5 Ardoiserie de la Anjou 2 and finally Travail du Noir de Fumé 1.In total there are 51 accompanying text sheets extracted from Plates Volume VI for these sets of plates.Under Métallurgy and Métal:1 page 644 from volume II of the Encylcopédie 1751 including Composition de métal fort estimé des Caraïbes1 page 812 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Différence entre les métaux & les demi-métaux2 pages 189 & 984 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including Tous les métaux triturés avec l'eau passent pour fournir un certain sel and Les essais qui doivent précéder les travaux de métallurgie 2 pages 325 & 870 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including information on Preuve sensible de l'extension des métaux par la chaleur and Fleuves qui roulent des grains de différens métaux 1 page 400 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Métaux qui s'unissent: métaux qui ne peuvent s'unir22 pages 273 379 428-435 & 521-532 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Le mercur Métal Histoire Naturelle Chymie & Métallurgie en général Les métaux dans leurs mines and La formation des métaux1 page 859 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Poids dont se servent les métallurgistes 1 page 922 from volume XIV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Rapport de l'acide marin avec les métaux blancs2 pages 596 & 866 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 describing Affinité des sucs arsénicaux avec les métaux and L'origine de l'influence attribuée aux plantes sur divers métaux1 page 172 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including further information on Le mercure3 pages 286 581 & 737 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes L'alkali De leur mêlange avec l'arsenic and more information on Le mercure1 page 630 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Les métaux principes de couleurs dans les minéraux végétaux & animaux1 page 188 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Connoissance des anciens gaulois dans cet art1 page 322 from volume iV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Effet du mêlange de plussiers métauxUnder Minéralogie and Minéral:1 page 192 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Exhalaisons empoisonnées des minéraux1 page 245 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including L'ouvrage de minéralogie de Wallerius 1 page 803 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Une même montagne des minéraux de différentes especes2 pages 133 & 708 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Moyen de découvrir si une substance minérale contient de soufre and information on Substances minérales13 pages 533-544 & 778 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Regne Minéral Minéalisation Minérologie Minéraux and further information on Exhalaisons empoisonnées des minéraux 1 page 580 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including more information on Exhalaisons empoisonnées des minéraux1 page 362 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Division des substances de regne minéral en calcaires vitrifiables & réfractaires ou apyresThis vast suite of plates shows mines and earth works of an enormous size. Impressive cross-sections of shafts and images men at work in the processing halls and foundries make this one of the most visually compelling suites from Diderot’s Encyclopédie. However these are not only attractive depictions of eighteenth-century mining and Earth Sciences they are a comprehensive guide to the operation and construction of the machines and tools employed. Diderot and Goussier ‘the third Encyclopédist’ who together visited many factories and workshops around France and Europe meant the Encyclopédie as a textbook and as a way of propagating new ideas and methods. For instance one of the largest sections in this suite is devoted to the famous Pont-Péan lead mines in Brittany where innovative hydraulic machines had recently been installed. Further plates demonstrate the arts of underground surveying and geometry the renowned slate quarries of Anjoun and the refining of mercury copper gold tin zinc and cobalt. No other publication had devoted this amount of attention to the mechanical arts before and none did again until the mid-nineteenth-century. These images are of considerable significance now as one of few records of mining practices and the mining machines of the eighteenth-century particularly interesting because of their attention to detail and their useful cross-sections and disassemblies.To accompany the plates are many relevant text entries including the main articles for Mine Minéral Minéralogie Minéraux Métal and Métallurgie by Paul-Henri Thiry Baron d’Holbach a French-German philosophe and encyclopédist author of the renowned Système de la Nature ou Des Loix du Monde Physique et du Monde Moral 1780.D’Holbach contributed around four hundred articles to theEncyclopédie a number of which were translations of Germanphilosophical works.Another important paper is on Regne Minéral and is an abrigedversion of a work by Charles Le Roy a French physician and professor of medicine at Montpellier University. Géometrie Souterraine (1) unknown books
122515Paris 1768. Folio 253 x 393mm. 39 pages of descriptive text & 21 loose plates with their accompanying 6 text sheets from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 21 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Histoire Naturelle Oiseaux from volume VI of plates. The twenty-one plates are numbered 30-50. Plate 50 is continued on a second sheet.Also with the relevant entries listed under Ornitholite Ornithologie and Ornithologue in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol II 17801 page 690 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La différence entre les oiseaux de proie & les granivores1 page 1007 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including further information on La différence entre les oiseaux de proie & les granivores2 pages 200 & 201 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Observations sur le mouvement de leurs paupieres and Oiseaux de nuit13 pages 433-445 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Oiseau Ornithologie observations générales3 pages 555 557 & 560 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Oiseaux des paradis observations sur les pieds de cet oiseau and Leur pieds & leurs jambes2 pages 708 & 709 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Leur queue11 pages 32-3 432 433 440 441 447-449 733 & 735 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Gésier des oiseaux Du chant & de la voix des oiseaux Chasses avec les oiseaux de proie Vol des oiseaux and Chant des oiseaux au printems2 pages 299 & 300 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Observations sur leur cerveau & sur leur cervelet2 pages 123 & 124 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Blason La maniere de représenter différentes especes d'oiseaux and Les pays éloignés2 pages 186 & 187 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes information on Ornithologie en général under OrnithologieWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates were the work of François-Nicolas Martinet 1731-1800 a French engraver and illustrator of note. One of the most influential ornithologists of his day his popularity was the result of his ability to depict the birds realistically. Perhaps his most famous illustrations were those for Mathurin Jacques Brisson's Ornithologia sive Synopsis Methodica 1760-63. His twenty-one plates here show many birds now scarce or endangered and are an essential document of eighteenth-century French ornithology. Also included is Goussier's chart of various bird bills and feet.The text entries accompanying these plates help to explain the anatomy of birds as understood at the time. These include the entries for Carnacier Estomac and Ventricule. Other articles are on owls birdsong and ornithology in general. The contributors to these sections include Pierre Tarin a French writer and doctor and Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt an aristocrat who wrote around one quarter of the completed Encyclopédie. unknown books
