George Glazer Gallery - Antique Prints - Diderot's Encyclopedia - Instruments de Mathematiques (Mathematical Instrument Maker)

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
Instruments de Mathematiques
from Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des métiers et des arts
Book of engravings bound in original 18th Century section with marbleized covers
2 plates (one 10 inch x 7 1/2 inch single page,one 10 inch x 13 7/8 inch two page spread)
Red Tag Price: $250

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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 mathematic and scientific tools.

Condition: Prints generally very good with the usual light toning, wear, soiling, soft creases. Some edges lightly bumped, chipped or worn. Covers in similar condition, sometimes generally showing a little more wear than prints