Antique Print-MILITARY-WARFARE-WEAPON-BATTERING RAM-Diderot-1751

Copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 42 x 26 cm. The image size is ca. 33.5 x 20.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 16.5 x 10.2 inch. The image size is ca. 13.2 x 8.1 inch.Plate 3: 'Art Militaire, Armes et Machines de Guerre'. (Warfare, weapons.) This plate shows weapons / machines of war. a battering ram. This engraving originates from the plate (supplements) section. A copy of legend sheet available on request. This old antique print originates from: 'The Encyclop� � die ou Dictionnaire raisonn� � des sciences, des arts et des m� � tiers, par une Soci� � t� � de Gens de lettres.' which was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Goussier.Condition: Excellent. General age related toning. Occasional light staining. Irregular paper edges as issued.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-MILITARY-WARFARE-WEAPON-BATTERING RAM-DIDEROT(PCOMAN) A153-33. Seller Inventory # bb09468

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Publication Date: 1751

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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