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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
122554Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Chamoiseur et Mégissier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5. Three of the plates are entitled Chamoiseur et Mégissier and two are entitled Chamoiseur Moulin a Foulon. 4 pages 69-72 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Le Chamoiseur en général under Chamoiseur1 page 306 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Statuts des mégissiers de la communauté de Paris under MégisseurWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates examine the tools and proceses followed in the softening paring and stretching of chamois leather. A number of craftsmen are shown at work and several large machines are also displayed. Included also are Diderot's text entries for Chamois and Chamoiserie. (1763). Folio hardcover books
122470Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Ceinturier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 1 page 800 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Réglement de cette maîtrise.These two plates depict the 18th century belt-maker's workshop and the tools he uses. The main text entry for Ceinturier is also included. unknown books
122552Paris: 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 2 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 Cartonnier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.4 pages 727-730 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Les ouvragesWith some browning to a few leaves.Accompanying these two plates by Goussier on board-making and embossing is Diderot's entry on Carton taken from the text volumes of the Encyclopédie. Diderot and Goussier regularly visited workshops and ateliers to improve their understanding of the crafts they wrote on intending to give accurate descriptions of the skills and processes involved and intent on the propagation of new ideas and improved methods. (1763). Folio unknown books
122546Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 6 loose plates with their accompanying 3 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 6 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Cartier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-6. There is a sall fragment missing from the edge of sheet 2.1 page 726 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La communauté de Paris & sur leurs statuts1 page 166 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Découvre le CanadaWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates examine the various stages in the production of high-quality playing cards and the article on Cartier helps explain this craft. unknown books
122587Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 22 pages of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Brasserie from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5.Also with the relevant entries listed under Biere in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17806 pages 400 - 405 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 detailing the methods and equipment used in a brewery.2 pages 212-213 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Aile under Biere3 pages 245 246 & 389 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes information on L'usage de la biere vient d'Égypte Les Espagnoles and Biere des Turcs appellée bosa under Biere1 page 240 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 which includes Châtaignes qui seroient propres à fournir une bonne biere under Biere1 page 322 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Les bonnes & mauvaises qualités que le houblon donne à la bierre under Biere1 page 949 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on La biere en Angleterre under Biere1 page 903 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on La biere des Chinois nommée tarasum under Biere2 pages 465 & 576 from volume XVI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Lieu où l'on fait sécher le grain pour la biere and L'usage du tressle de marais pour la biere à la place du houblon under Biere3 pages 293 297 & 681 from volume XVII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Méthod pour faire la biere avec le malt Comment on rétablit les petites bieres qui se sont aigries and La biere avec une grande quantité de houblon under Biere2 pages 303 & 738 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Vinaigre de biere and Levure de biere under BiereWith some browning to a few leaves.These plates display the ovens vats and equipment of an eighteenth-century brewhouse including a horse-powered mill. Diderot's paper on La Brasserie accompanying these plates describes the workings of the building and the processes carried out therein. Other articles which follow are Aile Bierre Houblon Malt Tarasun Touraille the kiln in which the hops are dried and Levure or yeast. unknown books
122471Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 3 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Boursier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-3. 1 page 374 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Police & réglemens concernant ce corps à Paris1 page 221 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on Arrêt qui a réglé les limites entre les boursiers & les peaussiers de Paris.These plates serve as a useful guide to the manufacture of a variety of caps parasols and boxes. There is also a plate dedicated to the production of leather breeches. Furthermore a series of articles from the text volumes of the Encyclopédie help explain these crafts and goods with contribution by a number of notable Encyclopédists such as Edme-François Mallet. hardcover books
122568Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 7 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 7 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Bourrelier et Bourrelier-Bastier from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-7. There are four plates titled Bourrelier and three plates titled Bourrelier BastierWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of plates is a comprehensive study of the art of the saddler in the eighteenth-century. All manner of harnesses are displayed as are the many different tools used in their fabrication with two scenes of the craftsmen at work. The plates are the work of Goussier who was the main proponent for the plates volumes and who executed many of the designs himelf accompanying Diderot on almost all of his visits to ateliers and workshops. unknown books
122460Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 5 pages of descriptive text and 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Boucher from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 2 pages 350-352 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including La boucherie en général1 page 983 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Comment les bouchers préfervent leurs viandesdes guêpes1 page 949 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Communauté de bouchers très redoubtable du tems de Charles VIA useful guide to the tools used by eighteenth-century butchers in France these plates also include a gruesome abattoir scene. unknown books
122469Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393mm. 11 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Bonnetier de la Foule from volume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2. 2 pages 246 & 523 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Bonnet des flamines.7 pages 94 324-328 & 564 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including information on Barrette La bonneterie en général and Espece du bonnet ou calotte.2 pages 312 & 313 from volume DVI of the Encyclopédie including Les bonnets des anciens orientaux appellès tiares.These two plates display the practices and tools used in the manufacture of hosiery in particular felt socks. The articles which accompany and help explain these plates were contributed by a variety of encyclopédists including Diderot himself Edme-François Mallet Guillame le Blone François-Vincent Toussaint Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville and Urban Vandenesse. The articles also examine various pieces of headwear for instance the tiara and the calotte. unknown books
122562Paris 1763 and the Supplementary Plates Volume 1 1777. Folio 253 x 393mm. 8 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 3 numbered plates and descriptive text for the entry of Blanchissage des Cires from volume III of plates and an additional plate entitled Purification et Blanchissage de la cire from the supplementary volume of plates.2 pages 272 & 273 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Préparations and Comment il se faisoit autrfois et aujourd'hui3 pages 471-473 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including Les cires en général2 pages 79 & 80 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including information on Lieu où l'on fond la cire and Maniere de la fondre1 page 434 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes L'explication des opérations de l'artWith some browning to a few leaves.This suite of four plates displays the whole process of wax-bleaching and lays out the tools used in an eighteenth-century wax factory. It is also delightfully illustrated with scenes of the workshops and the equipment in use. The plates are further described in a series of articles on Cire from the text volumes and these include contributions by Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton a naturalist of note Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt Gabriel François Venel an influencial chemist and physician and Goussier best known for his contributions to the illustration of the Encyclopédie. unknown books
122541Paris 1763. Folio 253 x 393 mm. 2 pages of descriptive text & 1 loose plate with its accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 1 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Blanc de Baleine from volume II of plates. This plate is not numbered.1 page 36 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 including Celui qu'on tire du cachalot1 page 451 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Blanc de baleine.With some browning to a few leaves.This plate and the accompanying article by Diderot describe the process of creating fuel from spermaceti a wax most commonly found in the sperm whale. The oil remains a liquid despite freezing conditions and was used for a variety of purposes including ointments wax candles and in the textile industry. unknown books
122526Paris 1763. 1 page of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Batteur d’or fromvolume II of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.1 page 54 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 includingLiqueur appellée fond.The opening scene of this suite is of the gold beater’s workshopwith six gold beaters a twork and using different skills. One is working by the furnacewhilst others roll and beat the metal. On display are a number of 18th-century tools which are then examined in greater depth in the rest of the plates. unknown books
122583Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 20 pages of descriptive text & 49 loose plates with their accompanying 4 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 37 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Art Militaire from volume I of plates with the additional 12 plates from the Supplementary Plates Volume. There are three sets of plates under this section in volume I and these are titled Exercice 5 numbered plates Evolutions numbered plates 1-15 and Fortification 17 numbered plates with plate 8 divided over two sheets. In the Supplementary Plates Volume there are another five sets of plates and these are titled Tactique des Grecs 2 numbered plates both with a 4 inch vertical incision within the left margin Tactique des Romains 3 numbered plates Art Militaire des Turcs 3 numbered plates with one double plate Fortification 1 unumbered plate and lastly Nouvelle Artillerie 3 numbered plates with two double plates one of which is continued on a second sheet. There were originally thirteen another plates in this suite from the Supplementary Plates Volume covering the topic Arms and Machines of War but these are all missing.7 pages 238-244 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Exercices militaire des Romains1 page 1018 from volume VII of the Encyclopédie 1757 including Gymnastique militaire5 pages 511-514 & 577 from volume X of the Encyclopédie 1765 including information on La discipline des Romains en général and Congés militaires1 page 250 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Peines militaires3 pages 98 537 & 858 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Avantages des institutions militaires des anciens sur les nôtres par rapport à la population Récompenses militaires and further information on Peines militaires4 pages 101-104 from volume XV of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La discipline militaire des légionsWith some browning to a few leaves.This large suite of plates covers almost all aspects of the military arts displaying many manoeuvres formations and uniforms. Furthermore illustrations of a variety of fortifications canon catapults and battle plans help to make this a broad-ranging and fascinating study of the subject. A large amount of text accompanies this suite of plates describing military strategy exercises and other topics for instance the Roman military system. These include contributions by Charles-Louis de’Authville Des Amourettes Guilluame Le Blond and Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt the aristocrat who help fund the project and who wrote aroun d one quarter of the Encyclopédie. unknown books
122462Paris 1777. Folio 253 x 393mm. 3 pages of descriptive text and 4 loose plates. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Art de Faire les Pipes from the Supplementary Plates Volume. Plates are numbered 1-4. Fragment missing from the top of plate 3. 3 pages 375-377 from volume IV of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Les pipes en général. Displaying the various stages in the manufacture of clay smoking pipes these plates are accompanied by Diderot's article on La Pipe from the Encyclopédie text volumes. unknown books
122461Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 7 pages of descriptive text and 6 loose plates with their accompanying 2 text sheets. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 6 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Arquebusier from volume 1 of plates. Plates are numbered 1-6. There is one double plate entitled Machine à Forer et à Alezer les Conons de Fusil and a single plate entitled Machine à Canceler. The last three plates are titled Arquebusier. There are some tears along the inside edge of page 3 and slight damage to the bottom edge of plate 1. Also with the relevant entries listed under Arquebuse in the Table Analytique et Raisonné du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol 1 1780. 4 pages 702-705 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Arquebuse Arquebuserie and Arquebusier.1 page 598 from volume II of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes information on Différence entre l'arquebuse à vent & la canne à vent.1 page 833 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Les rois de l'arquebuse.1 page 470 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Pétrinal. The series of plates displays clearly the various parts and mechanisms of eighteenth-century pistols and rifles also showing two views of the workshop and a number of the tools and machines used. The text includes entries by Guillaume Le Blond and D'Alembert. unknown books
122566Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 21 pages of descriptive text & 2 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet. Slight browning to margins a little spotting otherwise very good. § The 2 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Armurier from volume I of plates. Plates are numbered 1-2.Also with the relevant entries listed under Armure in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 17801 page 796 from volume VI of the Encyclopédie 1756 including Les ouvrages1 page 164 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes information on Armuriers turcs à Constantinople13 pages 686-699 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 which includes Armure en général under Armure2 pages 9 & 62 from volume VIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Le foldat obligé de tenir son armure dans la plus grande propreté and Les Romains under Armure1 page 34 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes information on Bouclier que le comte de Saxe donne au foldat under Armure3 pages 157 383 & 933 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes information on Armure dont le foldat devroit être couvert Le pique and Les anciens Grecs under ArmureWith some browning to a few leaves.These two plates display various medieval weapons and pieces of armour and include a scene with a mounted horseman and an archer and a second depicting a knight standing in full armour beside his camp. The text which accompanies this suite contains the main article on Armes contributed by Guillaume le Blond a French mathematician with a particular interest in weapons and weaponry. Further supplementary papers were contributed by Edme-François Mallet Marc-Antoine Eidous and Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Le Blond and Bellin also contributed papers on Armée and Armure was written by Mallet. More detailed papers on Les Filets by Diderot La Hastair by Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt shields and Eidous's contribution on Le Fustibale a form of round sling are also found here among others. With articles by so many of the key Encyclopédists and eighteenth-century experts on weaponry including Louis-François la Roziere this is a very complete and impressive guide to the subject. unknown books
122533Paris 1762. Folio 253 x 393mm. 20 pages of descriptive text & 40 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 Antiquités from volume I of plates with 29 plates from the Supplementary Volume of Plates.Plates from Volume I are numbered 1-11 and plate 3 is a double plate.The 29 plates from the Supplementary volume are titled and often numbered. The first of these plates is entitled Judaiques and this is an unnumbered double plate. The second plate is entitled Babyloniennes et Egyptiennes and this is numbered. There are then four plates entitled Ruines de Palmyre and these are numbered 1-4. Four further plates on the Ruines de Baalbeck follow and these are also numbered 1-4 with one double plate. There are also two plates entitled Ruines de Athens and these are numbered. Thirteen plates are on the subject of Art and these are numbered 1-13 with 3 double plates. Two plates follow which are titled Aggleston and Catacombes de Naples. The last two plates are titled Colonne de Cussy numbered 1-2.Also with the relevant entries listed under Antiques in the Table Analytique et Raisonnée du Dictionnaire des Sciences Arts et Métiers. Vol I 1780.2 pages 516 & 785 from volume I of the Encyclopédie 1751 including L'exposition de divers sentimens de plusieurs nations sur l'antiquité de monde Architecture and Les Egyptiens5 pages 22 342 388 391 & 392 from volume III of the Encyclopédie 1753 including information on Les Chaldéens Les Chinois Sentiment de M.Marsham and further information on L'exposition de divers sentimens de plusieurs nations sur l'antiquité de monde2 pages 980 & 981 from volume IV of the Encyclopédie 1754 including Les arts & les sciences and Recherches de M.Freret sur les antiquités chinois2 pages 434 & 835 from volume V of the Encyclopédie 1755 including further information on Les Egyptiens and L'exposition de divers sentimens de plusieurs nations sur l'antiquité de monde1 page 46 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 including Maimonidès1 page 89 from volume XIII of the Encyclopédie 1765 including La population du monde dans les siecles reculés1 page 652 from volume IX of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes Loix antiques des Visigoths under Antiques1 page 742 from volume XI of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Graveurs qui ont excellé à imiter l'antique under Antiques1 page 268 from volume XII of the Encyclopédie 1765 which includes information on Peinture Antique under Antiques2 pages 462 & 463 from volume I of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Art du dessin under Antiques1 page 921 from volume II of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1776 which includes Force & beauté d'expression under Antiques1 page 515 from volume III of the Supplément à l'Encyclopédie 1777 which includes Importance de l'étude des antiques pour les artistes under AntiquesWith some browning to a few leaves.A selection of relevant text entries are included with these plates. Of particular note are those on Antiquité by Edme Mallet Antiquité en architecture by Jacques-François Blondel and two articles on Antique one by Marc-Antoine Eidous.Although an abbot and primarily concerned with theology Mallet also wrote on history and literature. Having studied at the Barnabites College of Montargis Mallet became a key figure in the success of the Encyclopédie. Dying before the project was completed Mallet still managed to produce over a thousand articles. Although his views are often criticised as restricted and narrow-minded he acted as a safeguard for the project which could have been suspended if the religious articles had proved too controversial. His article on antiquities is a general overview whereas Blondel's contribution focuses on architecture. After studying with Gilles-Marie Oppenord Blondel earned a living as an engraver and writer. He became a well-regarded architect also publishing many of his lectures and contributing to major works such as Augustin-Charles d'Aviler's Cours d'Architecture 1737. Founder of the École des Arts he inspired many young architects such as his fellow encyclopédist Lucotte. Praised for his Traité de la Décoration des Edifices he was also an accomplished engraver of plates. He had already produced his own encyclopedia of architecture so was well-accustomed to the practises of the encyclopedist. With numerous creative abilities as displayed in his work at the Metz Cathedral he wrote nearly five hundred articles for the Encyclopédie. Marc-Antoine Eidous was a French writer and translator born in Marseilles. Despite his relatively basic education he was a tireless writer and translator focusing mainly on philosophy travel and agriculture. After serving as an engineer in the Spanish army he devoted much of his time to literature. Best known for his work on heraldry he contributed around 450 articles. His writing has been criticised for a lack of elegance but he gives a very clear summary of the antiquities in this entry.The plates include Greek and Roman architecture Judaic antiquities armour clothing furniture and many other subjects. Of particular note are the plates showing the Pantheon the Colosseum as it would have been when built and as a ruin the Arch of Constantine the Circus of Maxentius known as the Cirque de Caracalla until the 19th-century the forum in ruins Trajan's column before the bronze figure of St. Peter was added in 1587 and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Also displayed are some items of jewellery and ceremonial dress alongside other ornaments.There are over twice as many plates in the supplement. The suite begins with a double plate of Noah's Ark and covers the Tower of Babel the Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza. Further plates are plans and reconstructions of Palmyra Baalbeck and Athens before the extensive 19th-century excavations. These are followed by depictions of the Apotheosis of Homer by Archelaus of Priene Achilles's shield the Roman Cussy-la-Colonne and many types of decorated chairs and lamps. Indeed two pages are dedicated solely to different types of sandal. With large and attractive illustrations such as that of the catacombs in Naples these plates of classical antiquity are particularly pleasing. hardcover books
