Diamond Dealer Lapidary 1779 Gemmology Rare Engraving Encyclopédie Diderot

Description: Rare engraving on the diamond dealer's tools dating from 1779. This exceptional medical engraving is taken from the famous encyclopedic work by Diderot and d'Alembert: Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers, with their explanation published in Geneva, Pellet in 1779. Valuable source of information on the history of lapidaries. Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher and encyclopedist. Denis Diderot (1713-1784), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher and encyclopedist. The Encyclopedia is a major work of the 18th century and the first French encyclopedia. By the synthesis of the knowledge of the time that it contains, it represents considerable editorial and editorial work for this period and was carried out by encyclopedists constituted as a “society of men of letters”. Finally, beyond the knowledge it compiles, the work it represents and the purposes it aims for, make it a symbol of the work of the Enlightenment, a political weapon and as such, the subject of numerous power relations between publishers, editors, secular and ecclesiastical power. • This engraving in 31/23 cm format, slight losses at the margin, good condition, see photos. This document is over 240 years old. • We only sell authentic and period documents. • We accept payment by check • In case of group purchases we reduce postal costs Do not hesitate to discover our numerous historical documents on our EBay store, subscribe to our profile in order to receive new announcements as a priority.Rare engraving on the diamond dealer's tools dating from 1779. This exceptional medical engraving is taken from the famous encyclopedic work by Diderot and d'Alembert: Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers, with their explanation published in Geneva, Pellet in 1779. The Encyclopedia is a major work of the 18th century and the first French encyclopedia. By the synthesis of the knowledge of the time that it contains, it represents considerable editorial and editorial work for this period and was carried out by encyclopedists constituted as a “society of men of letters”. Finally, beyond the knowledge it compiles, the work it represents and the purposes it aims for, make it a symbol of the work of the Enlightenment, a political weapon and as such, the subject of numerous

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