L’Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Lutherie (Musical instrument making)

Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: The 37 plates includes two sections : first section numbered 1 -11 plates are drawings describing the Pipe Organ with minute details. Plate 11 is an index to a tuning scale. Second section, plates numbered, 1- 22 describes foreign, ancients, modern instruments & percussion plus different sorts of beautifully made instruments. Plate 10 on this section is doubled, and on which described all tools needed in the making of the wind instruments.
Plate 13 is damaged, with a missing corner affecting text and border but not drawings. Plate 22 is double page. Four descriptive text sheets. Item #30188

Price: $4,500.00