Set of 4 Encyclopédie Diderot "Lingere" Engraved Plates c. 1765
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Original 18th c. engraved plates of "Lingere", showing the process for making under garments or sleep wear. The four pages cover pattern, structure, edge finishing, buttonholes, nightcap design, and embroidery patterns for initials.
These engravings are from the 'Encyclopédie / Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences et Des Arts Métiers' by Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717-83)
Printed on cream colored rag paper.
DATE
c. 1751-72
SIZE
10.5" x 16"
CONDITION
Darkening to pages. Upper right corner loss to plate 4.
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