Antique Print-HUMAN ANATOMY-BASE OF THE SKULL-CRANIUM-TEETH-Diderot-Prevost-1751

Original etching/engraving on a verge type handlaid paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 26.5 x 42 cm. The image size is ca. 21 x 34.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 10.4 x 16.5 inch. The image size is ca. 8.3 x 13.6 inch.

This plate shows the base of the cranium / skull, teeth. This plate originates from the plate section. This old antique print originates from: ‘The Encyclop�die ou Dictionnaire raisonn� des sciences, des arts et des m�tiers, par une Soci�t� de Gens de lettres.’ which was published under the direction of Diderot and d’Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. Jean le Rond d’Alembert (1717-1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Goussier.

Condition: Very good, given age. A crease in the bottom right corner, a small stain in the bottom margin, and a small stain in the top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-HUMAN ANATOMY-BASE OF THE SKULL-CRANIUM-TEETH-DIDEROT-PREVOST

(PCOMAN) A116-20