Manufacture of Gunpowder in 1779 Rare Mill Engraving Encyclopedia Diderot

Description: Rare engraving on the Gunpowder Factory dating from 1779. This exceptional engraving is taken from the famous encyclopedic work by Diderot and d'Alembert: Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers, avec leur explication published in Geneva, Pellet in 1779. Valuable source of information on the history of science. Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher and encyclopedist. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French writer, philosopher and encyclopedist of the Enlightenment. The Encyclopedia is a major work of the 18th century and the first French encyclopedia. Through the synthesis of the knowledge of the time that it contains, it represents a considerable editorial and writing 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 aims it aims for, make it a symbol of the work of the Enlightenment, a political weapon and as such, the object of numerous power struggles between publishers, editors, secular and ecclesiastical power. • This large format engraving in folio of 40/26cm 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We accept payment by check • In case of group purchases we reduce the postal costs Do not hesitate to discover our many historical documents on our EBay store, subscribe to our profile in order to receive new announcements as a priority.Rare engraving on the Gunpowder Factory dating from 1779. This exceptional engraving is taken from the famous encyclopedic work by Diderot and d'Alembert: Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers, avec leur explication published in Geneva, Pellet in 1779. The Encyclopedia is a major work of the 18th century and the first French encyclopedia. Through the synthesis of the knowledge of the time that it contains, it represents a considerable editorial and writing 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 aims it aims for, make it a symbol of the work of the Enlightenment, a political weapon and as such, the object of numerous power struggle

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