Description: Original antique copperplate engraving titled, PL XXXII. "ART DU COUTELIER", Des Serpetes, Grefoirs et Echenillouar. Denis Diderot’s, Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers; The Art du Coutelier. (Art of the Cutler) 1771. Measures approx. 10.75x16.25 inches. Plate marks showing on hand laid paper. This is an original 1771 authentic antique NOT a reproduction. All items are securely packaged in a mailing tube or shrink wrapped flat on acid free backing. Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers This profusely illustrated, twenty-eight-volume French encyclopedia was edited by Denis Diderot and Jean d'Alembert, with the aid of Quensay, Montesquieu, Voltaire, J. J. Rousseau, Turgot, and others. It was published between 1751 and 1775. Its famous preliminary discourse, signed by d'Alembert, indicates its aims and then presents definitions and histories of science and the arts. Despite attacks by the Jesuits and unofficial censorship by the printer, it was an immediate success. It championed the skepticism and rationalism of the Enlightenment and played a major role in the intellectual preparation for the French Revolution. In 1780 a five-volume supplement and two-volume index were added. metmuseum
Price: 62 USD
Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Artist: Goussier, Diderot, Perret
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1771
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Theme: Science & Medicine
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Copperplate engraving
Subject: Cutlery, Knives, Tools
Time Period Produced: 1750-1799
