A Diderot Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trades and Industry Volume One
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486222845 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 485 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The plates offer, therefore, a unique and invaluable record of manufacturing and the trades just prior to the Industrial Revolution. In fact, most plates are so clear and accurate that an engineer could almost use them to construct machines ready to go into eighteenth-century production. Gillispie's Introduction is an extensive essay on the place of the encyclopedia in the eighteenth-century Enlightenment.. In addition, commercial artists, designers, and crafters will find here a wealth of unusual, royalty-free illustrations for a host of art and craft uses.Extensive, detailed notes, prepared by historian Charles Coulston Gillispie, clearly identify and explain objects, procedures, and techniques of each industry. Moreover, the variety of arts, crafts, tools, and trades illustrated here is staggering: 56 plates on agriculture and the rural arts; 40 plates dealing with the iron foundry; 44 plates on metalworking; 67 plates on glassmaking; 28 plates showing masonry and carpentry; 55 plates dealing with textiles; and scores of others amount to a total of more than 2,000 illustrations.This inexpensive edition will serve libraries, students, and teachers as a primary reference on Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Each of the major trad
Fascinating book Not for everyone certainly, but this, Diderot's full encyclopedia, was the internet of it's time. I only wish I could find the full text and not just the illustrations. Our present electronic technology is so precarious, so delicate. It would be good to at least know the old methods. True a lot of these trade operations were unbelievably toxic and created quite a bit of pollution, but there are a lot of ingenious workings. Besides, I just love these old drawings!. "Great reference in 2 volumes" according to LT. Great view of 17th-18th-early-19th century trades, equipment, tools, and processes.. Five Stars A great reference book for a historian andâ graphic designer.
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French