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Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers

Print
1765 (published)
Artist/Maker
Bénard, Robert (engravers)
Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Illustration to an article on 'Relieur' (Bookbinding) in Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Education & Learning
Bookbinding
Object type
Print
TitleEncyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers (series title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Engraving
Brief description
Illustration to an article in the Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers, engraving by Robert Benard after Lucotte, published in Paris, 1765
Physical description
Illustration to an article on 'Relieur' (Bookbinding) in Diderot's Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14in
  • Width: 8.875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1916-1918, London: HMSO, 1920.
Credit line
Given by A. K. Sabin
Object history
The Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers (Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts) aimed to provide an overview of the whole of human knowledge. It was edited by Denis Diderot and published in France between 1751 and 1772. Publication of the Encyclopedie was banned in France in 1757, so when Volumes 8-17 were published together in 1765 they bore the imprint of the Swiss town of Neufchastel (Neuchâtel), although it is likely that they were actually published secretly in Paris.
Subjects depicted
Encyclopedias
Bookbinding
Associations
Diderot, Denis
Neuchatel
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1916-1918, London: HMSO, 1920.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.315-1917

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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