diderot d and j d'alembert eds (7 risultati)

Paris, Briasson, 1768. Single sheet. Folio (39.8 x 25.4 cm). Engraved plate with printed caption; finely hand-coloured; frame gilted. = A very rare contemporarily coloured plate published in the atlas of the first - folio - edition of the famous great Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, a massive work, edited and partly written by Diderot, d'Alembert and Voltaire, being the first true encyclopaedia, epitomizing the age of Enlightenment. Published between 1751 to 1772, it synthesized the knowledge of the time. It became not only a source of knowledge, but also a political weapon on the battleground for power between secular and ecclesiastical thinkers and writers. The plate was drawn by François Nicolás Martinet and engraved by Robert Bénard. Its dimensions indicate that this plate comes from a large-paper copy, which, according to Brunet, ".sont assez rares". Brunet does not record coloured copies. Plates with modern colouring are not unheard of, but this is altogether different - not only is the colouring very well done, but the printed border is carefully gilted too (often yellow in modern colouring). The animals figured are the Eurasian and North American Lynx (figure 2, top), and the North American Cougar, or Mountain Lion (figure 1, bottom). The engraving is by Prévost, after an original drawing by Martinet. Pinpoint holes in the left margin, and a thin red line on the other three edges indicate that this plate comes from a once bound copy. Small chip in lower left corner, a tiny smudge in the left margin, otherwise a very good copy. Brunet 2, pp. 700-701; Nissen ZBI, 4622; PMM, 200.

Paris, Briasson, 1768. Single sheet. Folio (39.8 x 25.6 cm). Engraved plate with printed caption; finely hand-coloured; frame gilted. = A very rare contemporarily coloured plate published in the atlas of the first - folio - edition of the famous great Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, a massive work, edited and partly written by Diderot, d'Alembert and Voltaire, being the first true encyclopaedia, epitomizing the age of Enlightenment. Published between 1751 to 1772, it synthesized the knowledge of the time. It became not only a source of knowledge, but also a political weapon on the battleground for power between secular and ecclesiastical thinkers and writers. The plate was drawn by François Nicolás Martinet and engraved by Robert Bénard. Its dimensions indicate that this plate comes from a large-paper copy, which, according to Brunet, ".sont assez rares". Brunet does not record coloured copies. Plates with modern colouring are not unheard of, but this is altogether different - not only is the colouring very well done, but the printed border is carefully gilted too (often yellow in modern colouring). The animals figured are two primates, "le jocko", that is: a chimpanzee (but obviously not actually seen by Martinet himself), and "le gibbon", which is a gibbon indeed. The engraving is by Prévost, after an original drawing by Martinet. Pinpoint holes in the left margin, and a thin red line on the other three edges indicate that this plate comes from a once bound copy. Some toning - stronger in the margins, otherwise a very good copy. Brunet 2, pp. 700-701; Nissen ZBI, 4622; PMM, 200.

[Paris, Briasson, David, Le Breton, 1768]. Oblong folio (39.7 x 67.6 cm). Broadsheet plate with a fine, large engraving with fine, contemporary hand-colouring, gilt border and printed caption. = This is a highly unusual contemporarily coloured copy of an exceptionally large plate showing an extraordinarily small and peculiar animal. It was published in the atlas of the first folio edition of the famous Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers and is a highlight in the history of microscopy. The massive Encyclopédie was edited and partly written by Diderot, d'Alembert and Voltaire, being the first true encyclopaedia, epitomizing the Age of Enlightenment. Published between 1751 to 1772, it synthesized the knowledge of the time. It became not only a source of knowledge, but also a political weapon on the battleground for power between secular and ecclesiastical thinkers and writers. The plate was drawn by François Nicolás Martinet and engraved by Robert Bénard after the famous image of Robert Hooke's Micrographia from 1665. Its dimensions indicate that this plate comes from a large-paper copy, which, according to Brunet, ".sont assez rares". Brunet does not record coloured copies. Plates with modern colouring are not unheard of, but this is altogether different - not only is the colouring very well done, but the printed border is carefully gilted too (often yellow in modern colouring). Two vertical fold (as always); a few, minor, marginal spots, otherwise clean. The colouring bold and accurate. A very good copy. Exceedingly rare. Brunet 2, pp. 700-701; Nissen ZBI, 4622; PMM, 200.

[Paris, Briasson, David, Le Breton, 1768]. Folio (39.2 x 25.1 cm, or wider). Nine plates with large engravings, each with fine, contemporary hand-colouring, gilt border and printed caption. = This is a highly unusual contemporarily coloured suite of all the single page folio insect plates (including arachnids, a scorpion and some other arthropods). It was published in the atlas of the first folio edition of the famous Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. The massive Encyclopédie was edited and partly written by Diderot, d'Alembert and Voltaire, being the first true encyclopaedia, epitomizing the age of Enlightenment. Published between 1751 and 1772, it synthesized the knowledge of the time. It became not only a source of knowledge, but also a political weapon in the battle for power between secular and ecclesiastical thinkers and writers. The plates were drawn by François Nicolas Martinet and engraved by Robert Bénard. Its dimensions indicate that these plates come from a large-paper copy, which, according to Brunet, "sont assez rares". Brunet does not record coloured copies. Plates with modern colouring are not unknown, but this is altogether different - not only is the colouring very well done, but the printed border is carefully gilded, too. Left margins, with some marginal fraying and chipping, being disbound; a few, minor, marginal spots, otherwise clean. The colouring bold and mostly accurate. A very good set. Exceedingly rare. Brunet 2, pp. 700-701; Nissen ZBI, 4622.

[Paris, Briasson, David, Le Breton, 1768]. Oblong folio (39.2 x 45.9 cm). Broadsheet plate with a fine, large engraving with fine, contemporary hand-colouring, gilt border and printed caption. = This is a highly unusual contemporarily coloured copy of an exceptionally large plate showing an extraordinarily small and peculiar animal. It was published in the atlas of the first folio edition of the famous Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers and is a highlight in the history of microscopy. The massive Encyclopédie was edited and partly written by Diderot, d'Alembert and Voltaire, being the first true encyclopaedia, epitomizing the Age of Enlightenment. Published between 1751 to 1772, it synthesized the knowledge of the time. It became not only a source of knowledge, but also a political weapon on the battleground for power between secular and ecclesiastical thinkers and writers. The plate was drawn by François Nicolás Martinet and engraved by Robert Bénard after the famous image of Robert Hooke's Micrographia from 1665. Its dimensions indicate that this plate comes from a large-paper copy, which, according to Brunet, ".sont assez rares". Brunet does not record coloured copies. Plates with modern colouring are not unheard of, but this is altogether different - not only is the colouring very well done, but the printed border is carefully gilted too (often yellow in modern colouring). A vertical fold (as always); some weak, marginal fraying, a short tear in the left margin; a few, minor, marginal spots; otherwise clean. The colouring bold and accurate. A very good copy. Exceedingly rare. Brunet 2, pp. 700-701; Nissen ZBI, 4622.

Paris, Diderot et d'Alembert, 1768. Folio (43.2 x 27.2 cm). 4 pp., 130 plates (partly folded). Disbound. = Part of the massive, famous and notoriously complex Encyclopédie by Diderot and d'Alembert, being the first true encyclopaedia. This is most if not all published on mining and mineralogy. The text pages contain a description of the plates, subdivided in "Collections". In total, the Regne minérale consists of seven "collections", with 47 plates, which are all present. This includes 14 plates with fossils, and 11 with crystals, as well as three large, folded plates of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1754 and 1757. Various other minéralogie sections, not listed as "collections", follow this. These include, for instance, Géometrie souterraine (one plate), Sonde de terre (three plates), Instruments des mines (two plates), Coupe d'une mine (three plates), Mercure, one plate and an explanatory text leaf, Cobalt (idem), Souffre (two plates and text), etc., etc. Some of these sections, dealing with specific minerals, are quite large; for instance, the one on Salpetre has four text pages and nine plates, of which two are larger and folded. Another larger section deals with the Ardoiserie de la Meuse (slate mining along the Meuse river), with eight text pages and five plates, a similar one with slate mining in the Anjou region, and another large section on salt mining, as well as one on fabricating gunpowder. In total there are 129 plates, of which many are large and folded or double folded, all with explanatory text leaves. Some soiling, a few old paper repairs, but in general a very good set. Nissen ZBI, 4622.

Paris, Briasson, etc. 1762. Folio (39.5 x 25.3 cm). Letterpress half title, title page with engraved vignette, text and 269 plates. Contemporary uniform full calf. Spines wih six raised bands, rich gilt compartments and gilt titles. Marbled endpapers. Red edges. = This is a complete copy of the first folio atlas, in first edition, of the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, a massive work, edited and partly written by Diderot, d'Alembert and Voltaire, being the first true encyclopaedia, epitomizing the age of Enlightenment. Published between 1751 to 1772 it synthesed the knowledge of the time. it became not only a source of knowledge, but also a political weapon on the a battle ground for power between secular and ecclesiastical thinkers and writers. Included is a hand-written contemporary broadsheet with an index to the complete work. The following chapters - mainly on (old) professions - are present in this volume (text and plates): Agriculture et economie rustique; Aguillier, Aiguillier-Bonnetier - Amidonnier (Amydonnier); Anatomie; Antiquités; Architecture - Coupe des pierres - Plan . Moulin - Macines à forer - Maçonnerie - Carrier-Platrier - Tuilerie - Couvreur -Carreleur; Argenteur; Arnurier; Arquebusier; Art Militaire (incuding bis plate); Artificier. A very good, clean, unmarked copy.