OEconomie Rustique [Rural and Peasant Life and Industry in 18th Century France] Engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert: Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. First edition.
Paris: Chez Briasson, David & Le Breton, 1762-1767. 395 x 255 mm. A collection of 23 plates from various volumes, many showing human endeavors. Rustic economy. Rustic economy is the art of knowing the useful and profitable products of the countryside, appropriating and conserving them, and drawing the greatest possible..... More