Object Number 1975.0536 C

Object Name

Print (Offset lithograph)

Title

Imprimerie, Suite de la casse. Ustensiles et Outils. Plate II from Diderot, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Paris: 1750-72).

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Anonymous

Creator (Role)

Oliphant Press (Publisher)

Meriden Gravure Company (Printer)
c. 1892-c.1976

Louis-Jacques Goussier (Draftsman)
1722-1799

Robert Bénard (Engraver)
1734

Denis Diderot (Editor)
10/05/1713-07/31/1784
Best known for being editor-in-chief of the Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Paris: 1750-72).

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1959-1961

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; Goussier Del.
2. Inscription; Lower right; Benard Fecit.

Subjects

Book illustration

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Offset lithography

Dimensions (inches)

17 (H) , 10.98 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.1 (H) , 27.88 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W at bottom. Chain interval and laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Oliphant Press

Place of Publication

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

State

Reproduction

Watermark

Partial at bottom left: "AG"; partial at bottom right: "CURTIS"

Edition Notes

Originally published in Denis Diderot, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Paris: 1750-72).

Object Description

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