Collection: Diderot

Diderot's Encyclopedia

Original 18th Century Copperplate Engravings from Diderots Encylopedia.

The Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers was published in Paris between 1762-1777. A masterpiece of the enlightment, it set out all the knowledge of the day, and was a first attempt to document the techniques of mechanical production for objects used in everyday life. Scholars from around the world, including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson submitted chapters.

Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, and man of letters, and the chief editor of the L'Encyclopédie, one of the principal achievements of the Age of Enlightenment. He was a a friend of the great minds of his age including Goethe, Rousseau, and Hume. A freethinker, Diderot challenged the authority of the Church and criticized the French system of government.

Tropical Plants - Fruits and Spices
Set of Nine

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Study of Human Passions
3 Plates

 

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Male Legs and Feet
-SOLD
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"Ovales"
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Figure Study
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Study of a Landscape

Le Pou Vue au Microscope


Coffee Mills
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Draped Figure in Suppliant Position
Village Antiques Gift Ideas - Hobbies, Interests, Professions
Themes and Categories
Styles and Decorating
Classical
Neo-Classical

 

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