ANTIQUARIAN BOOK: RECUEIL DE PLANCHES... MANUFACTURING VARNISH - 1785
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 FRENCH ENCYCLOPAEDIA 1785

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 A SET OF 2 Fine 18th CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS
 The MANUFACTURE OF VARNISH

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DATE PRINTED: 1785   ARTIST: [BENARD*]   OVERALL SIZE: Approx. 16.5 x 11.5 inches

VARNISH MANUFACTURE PLATE 1. WORKSHOP
VARNISH MANUFACTURE PLATE 2. MEN WORKING. IMPLEMENTS ETC

These fine and scarce copperplate engravings appeared in 'Recueil de Planches...' Published in Paris, France & Liege, Belgium in 1785.
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They are a truly fascinating record of industrial and commercial processes towards the end of the 18th century & the machinery, the tools and equipment used.
The artists were under the direction of Monsieur Benard
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