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122575Paris 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 Chauderonnier from volume III of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4. There are 2 plates on Chauderonnier Grossier 1 plate on Chauderonnier Planeur and 1 plate on Chauderonnier Faiseur d'Instruments.1 page 254 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including the main entry for Chauderonnier1 page 706 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including information on Les ouvrages1 page 220 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Travails des chauderons dans les usines pour le laiton1 page 455 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Tour des chauderonniersWith some browning to a few leaves.The first two plates in this suite of four depict the Chaudronnier Grossier his tools and the pots and pans he creates. The third shows the Planneur or metal beater at work also displaying the equipment he uses. The final plate and perhaps the most interesting demonstrates the work of the musical instrument maker. A workshop scene shows a number of craftsmen at work on different parts of the production line and the rest of the plate show the tools used and some of the brass items produced. Diderot's articles on Le Chaudron Le Chaudronnier and La Chaudiere are also included. unknown books
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
D4821c. late-18th century. Near Fine. Collection of 12 copper-engraved plates by Benard Direxit relevant to rope-making likely from Diderot's Encyclopedie. Loose leaves are about 9-by-12 inches plates numbered 24 26 27 28 31 32 33 35 36 37 and 18-by-12 inches numbered 34 91 and all are labeled "Marine" at the bottom. Includes scenes of men fashioning ropes and pulley systems numbered figures and with two botanical plates showing the controversial weed that hemp rope is made from. Near fine with some light wrinkling and dust-soiling along the edges. Suitable for display. <br/><br/> 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
1777LD14345likely Paris: n.p. n.d. c. 1777. Hardcover. Very Good. Marbled paper over boards plain paper backstrip with faded manuscript title; folio 390x247mm; pp. 12 text in French and 38 engraved plates. Some chipping along spine and edges of boards. FFEP brittle and detached; plates III double-page VII XII XIV XV XXIII XVII XXX waterstained along fore-edge creeping somewhat into images. <br/><br/>Printed to accompany "Recueil de planches sur les sciences les arts libéraux et les arts méchaniques avec leur explication" the plates accompanying the "Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers" of Diderot and d'Alembert. The volume was issued in 1763 the entire set completed in 1777. The plates were engraved by Bénard 32 and Prévost 6. n.p. 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
1975179853Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1975. 2nd edition. Hardcover. G/G- Cover has general signs of wear. Text is good and bind is tight. DJ has tears and tape repairs shows wear. Cherry-colored hardcover with gilt lettering on spine; illustrated dj. t. xvii; 259 pp. 117 glossy BW illustrations. Text in French. Showcases the works of various artists of the eighteenth century as noted by Denis Diderot French art critic and philosopher. Includes an index of artists and their subjects. The Clarendon Press hardcover books
1960179858Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1960. First. Hardcover. VG/G-. DJ has shelfwear and tears. Covers a re slightly bumped but clean. Pages are clean and binding tight. Reddish hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and light blue endpapers. Tan dj. xviii; 250 pp. plates with 97 BW illustrations. Text in French. Showcases the works of various artists of the eighteenth century as noted by Denis Diderot French art critic and philosopher. The Clarendon Press hardcover 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
178041047Paris 1780. First edition. 1 p. of text & 13 plates 2 double-page. 1 vols. Folio. Disbound. Fine. First edition. 1 p. of text & 13 plates 2 double-page. 1 vols. Folio. From Diderot-d'Alembert's Encyclopédie which was published in Paris Neuchatel and Amsterday from 1751-1780. The plates Recueil de Planches were published in 11 volumes from 1762-1777 and are among the glories of book illustration of the 18th century. unknown books
19522916New York: Curt Valentin Gallery 1952. Softcover. VG-; pencil marks on cover. Wraps. 16 pp. 27 bw repros. Lists 79 works by American and European artists and sculptors including R. Butler A. Calder Chagall Ensor Feininger Grosz Kirchner Flannagan Klee and others. Curt Valentin Gallery unknown 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
234933hardcover. near fine. 36 full-page plates in very clean condition. Includes the list of plates in French and the lovely allegorical frontispiece for "Chirurgie" section but no actual title page. Folio rebound in recent cloth-backed marbled boards. N.P. N.D. circa 1760. Ownership information inside front cover still in near fine condition -- an uncommon collection of these medical plates.<br/><br/> 36 plates from Diderot's 18th century Encyclopedia depicting interesting medical instruments and various operations from Lithotomy and a rather horrible looking Mastectomy to Craniotomy and Amputation.<br/><br/> unknown books
1979309452Milan: Franco Maria Ricci 1979. Illustrated. 12 Volumes of plates; 5 of text and one final volumes of Essays etc. Folio. Original cloth spines sunned else fine. Illustrated. 12 Volumes of plates; 5 of text and one final volumes of Essays etc. Folio. Complete. Franco Maria Ricci 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
17492305752Amsterdam: Au Pays Libre pour Le Bien Public 1749. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Paper label on spine base corners a bit rubbed minor loss of gilt bookplate of philosopher Paul Desjardins on front endpaper. 1749 Full-Leather. viii 124; iv 99 5 pp. 16mo. Original full leather gilt titles decorations and triple rule marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Two works in one volume: Essai sur la Liberte de Produire ses Sentimens attributed to either Elie Luzac or Julian Offroy de la Mettrie 1749 with Pensees sur l'Interpretation de la Nature by Denis Diderot 1754 first edition. French text. "Elie Luzac wishing to justify his publication of the book L'Homme machine had in 1749 brought out anonymously the Essai sur la liberte de produire ses sentimens. It was a crisp and well-reasoned work which contended Au Pays Libre pour Le Bien Public hardcover 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
