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Facsimile of the book *Collection of Plates on the Sciences...*. France, Paris, 1965
Stunning facsimile featuring over 200 engraved plates. Includes engravings on the sciences, liberal arts, and mechanical arts. Complete.
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Facsimile of the book "Collection of Plates on the Sciences...". France, Paris, 1965
A stunning facsimile of the book Collection of Plates on the Sciences, the Liberal Arts, and the Mechanical Arts, published in Paris, France, in 1965. This is Volume II of a dictionary of the sciences, magnificently preserved and containing a total of 201 engraved plates with highly detailed images. The engravings are printed in black ink and depict all kinds of mechanisms, techniques, instruments, and systems used in various trades. The plates are grouped by chapters classified according to profession. The chapters cover techniques and tools for carriage building, hunting, boilermaking, chemistry, surgery, cutlery, graphic design, metal gilding, textile manufacturing, the making of horse tack, pottery, and watchmaking, among others.
Some of the plates show a scene related to the trade in the upper part and a display of the tools used to perform it in the lower part. There are also curious engravings, such as sheet music with tunes related to the trade, dictionaries of symbols, or images of the different positions for practising fencing. The book is large, thick, and heavy; all the plates are in excellent condition, with no rust stains or signs of deterioration. At the beginning of the book is a comprehensive explanatory index listing the chapters and their contents. The volumes cover is bound in light brown leather with darker shading; on the spine, the inscription DICTIONNAIRE DE SCIENCES PLANCHES, TOME II is engraved in gold lettering.
This wonderful facsimile of the book Collection of Plates on the Sciences, the Liberal Arts, and the Mechanical Arts is a stunning compendium of a wealth of knowledge, worthy of the most exceptional library.
Dimensions: Width: 28 cm. Depth: 9 cm. Height: 39.5 cm.
A stunning facsimile of the book Collection of Plates on the Sciences, the Liberal Arts, and the Mechanical Arts, published in Paris, France, in 1965. This is Volume II of a dictionary of the sciences, magnificently preserved and containing a total of 201 engraved plates with highly detailed images. The engravings are printed in black ink and depict all kinds of mechanisms, techniques, instruments, and systems used in various trades. The plates are grouped by chapters classified according to profession. The chapters cover techniques and tools for carriage building, hunting, boilermaking, chemistry, surgery, cutlery, graphic design, metal gilding, textile manufacturing, the making of horse tack, pottery, and watchmaking, among others.
Some of the plates show a scene related to the trade in the upper part and a display of the tools used to perform it in the lower part. There are also curious engravings, such as sheet music with tunes related to the trade, dictionaries of symbols, or images of the different positions for practising fencing. The book is large, thick, and heavy; all the plates are in excellent condition, with no rust stains or signs of deterioration. At the beginning of the book is a comprehensive explanatory index listing the chapters and their contents. The volumes cover is bound in light brown leather with darker shading; on the spine, the inscription DICTIONNAIRE DE SCIENCES PLANCHES, TOME II is engraved in gold lettering.
This wonderful facsimile of the book Collection of Plates on the Sciences, the Liberal Arts, and the Mechanical Arts is a stunning compendium of a wealth of knowledge, worthy of the most exceptional library.
Dimensions: Width: 28 cm. Depth: 9 cm. Height: 39.5 cm.
