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Denis Diderot
These handsome copper-plate engravings are cut from the third edition of Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert's (1717-1783) Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des
Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers, 1770-75. Completed under the direction of
Robert Benard, these plates are printed on
heavy-wove paper and are very clean. They have
very mild age toning and thus have a slightly more
beige hue than the photos suggest. The hand-coloring on the
colored engravings is recent. The colored
prints are by Martinet. Size: 8.5 x 11.25 inches
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