[Rarebooks] FS: Pottery Making in 1770 France -Diderot

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" Fayancerie" [and] "Emailleur a la Lampe, et Peinture en Email " [From
the “Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des
métiers"]

By Denis Diderot, et al. Paris, circa 1770.

The “Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des
métiers” ("Encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts,
and crafts") was one of the greatest achievements of scholarship and
literature in the late 18th century world. Published in France under the
editorship of Denis Diderot between 1751 and 1772, with additions until
1780, Diderot once explained that "All things must be examined, debated,
investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings."
Of course this was not a universally popular sentiment in late 18th
century France, and the book was officially banned by the King in 1759.

Officially banned or not, work continued quite openly, and in the end the
‘Encyclopedie’ presented a marvelous overview of human knowledge at the
time. Among the most valuable articles were those discussing, explaining
and illustrating the crafts and trades, complete with views of workshop
interiors, tools and manufacturing methods. Many scholars also give the
‘Encyclopedie’ credit for helping to introduce and popularize philosophies
of egalitarianism which would help lead to the French Revolution, but
that’s a topic for anther day.

These two sections (or chapters) from the Encyclopedie illustrates the
process of making pottery, and painting enamels. The first section
includes 12 plates illustrating tools, machinery, workshops, forms and
kilns, as well as finished plain and fancy pottery. The second section
illustrates the tools, lamps and workshops used by enamel painters.

Hardcover. 10.5"x16", 5 pages of text and 12 copper engraved plates; 1
page of text and 4 engraved plates. Bound in new cloth, with a
reproduction of the Encyclopedie’s title page [see below]. Clean and nice.
 $350~

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