Filets de Pêche, de Chasse, &c.
Fishing and Hunting Net Maker from Diderot's Encyclopedia

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Plate 1
Plate 3 Plate10
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
Filets de Pêche, de Chasse, &c. [Fishing and Hunting Net Maker]
from Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des métiers et des arts
Book of engravings bound in original 18th Century section with marbleized covers
10 plates (nine 11 1/4 inch x 8 1/4 inch single page,
one 11 1/4 inch x 16 1/2 inch two page spread)
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Remarkable reference book containing plates that accompanied Diderot's "Encyclopedia," a landmark work of the Enlightenment that depicted the tools and methods of artisans and tradespeople in a methodical and thorough way. This book shows the tools and manufacture of hunting and fishing nets.