Antique Print-SURGERY-MEDICAL-TREPANNING-SKULL-Diderot-d’Alembert-1751

Engraving / etching on hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 25 x 39.3 cm. The image size is ca. 21.3 x 35 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 15.5 inch. The image size is ca. 8.4 x 13.8 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Chirurgie’ – Pl. XVI: ‘Chirurgie.’ (Surgery). This plate shows surgical instruments used in surgery of the skull / trepanning. This old antique print originates from: ‘The Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une Societe 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: Made by ‘J.A. Defehrt’ after ‘Goussier’. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt after Goussier. Authors: 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.

Condition: Very good, given age. A few small stains in margin, not affecting image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-SURGERY-MEDICAL-TREPANNING-SKULL-DIDEROT-D’ALEMBERT

(PCOMAN) A219-10