L’Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Papeterie (Paper making)
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins: 14 plates including one double-page plus 1 page of descriptive text.
253 x 393mm. The folio represents all the buildings of all the royal manufacture of Langlee close to Montargis, seen from the channel of Montargis and shows details of the giant mills.
The drawings illustrate beautiful giant mills each one in it's own atelier & details of their mechanism plus the tools needed in the making of this art. Item #30190
Price: $1,250.00
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