Earth Potter

Complete file on the bookbinder’s trade, taken from one of the eleven volumes of illustrations printed between 1762 and 1782 of Diderot and d’Alembert’s “Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts & des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres”. In folio with 2 pages of explanations of the plates, followed by 18 plates engraved by Benard after drawings by Lucotte. The first plate is illustrated with a vignette showing potters in their workshop. The other plates detail the various instruments, wheel types and kilns used. pl. I: “Potier de Terre, Réchaux” pl. II: “Potier de Terre, Réchaux” pl. III: “Potier de Terre, Cuvettes et Vases Chimiques.”pl. IV: “Potier de Terre, Poëles et Fourneaux Chimiques.” pl. V: “Potier de Terre, Roue composée.” pl. VI: “Potier de Terre, Roue composée.” pl. VII: “Potier de Terre, Roue composée.” pl. VIII: “Potier de Terre, Details of the compound wheel.” pl. IX: “Potier de Terre, Simple wheel.” pl. X: “Potier de Terre, Simple wheel.” pl. XI: “Potier de Terre, Simple wheel.” pl. XII: “Potier de Terre, Details of the simple wheel.” pl. XIII: “Potier de Terre, Tour.” pl. XIV: “Potier de Terre, Tour.” pl. XV: “Potier de Terre, Tour.” pl. XVI: “Potier de Terre, Tour details.” pl. XVII (fold-out): “Potier de Terre, Four.” pl. XVIII: “Potier de Terre, Outils et Pipes.”