ARTS ET METIERS] - Lot 40

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ARTS ET METIERS] - Lot 40
ARTS ET METIERS] DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU] Art de faire les tapis, façon de Turquie, connues sous le nom de tapis de la Savonnerie, published by L.F Delatour in 1766 . In-folio in full modern boards, 25 pages, followed by 4 full-page intaglio plates. First edition. Extremely rare. Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782), a French physicist, botanist and agronomist, was responsible for the launch in 1757 of the Description des Arts et Métiers: a collection of periodical works on craft trades, published on Colbert's initiative. Initially published as fascicules (unbound booklets), the original printed editions were enriched from 1761 onwards with plates, drawn and copper-engraved in intaglio by the most skilful artists of the time. A fine copy.
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