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PERFUME MAKING
PLATE 1: (On the right) The
sieve used to sift into a powder.
[Parfumeur, Tamis a sasser l'amidon en poudre
et developpemens]
PLATE 2: (On the left) The workshop
for pressing and milling + utensils.
[Attelier des presses, differentes
Operations, Moules et Ostenciles]
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PICTURES TO ENLARGE
# 2
#1
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DATE PRINTED: 1785 ARTIST:
[BERNARD*]
OVERALL SIZE:
Approx. 16x11 inches
These fine and scarce
copperplate engravings appeared in 'Recueil de Planches...' Published in
Paris, France & Liege, Belgium in 1785.
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TO SEE A SCAN OF THE SECTION OF THE TITLE PAGE EVIDENCING THE DATE PUBLISHED.
They are a truly fascinating
record of industrial processes towards the end of the 18th century & the
machinery and equipment used to make perfume.
*The artists involved were under the direction of Monsieur Benard.
Regretfully we have been unable to translate some of the technical
terms into English, despite the assistance of on-line French-English translation
services !
These are genuine original
items printed at the date stated. I do NOT offer modern reprints or
reproductions.
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