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97 - [PANCKOUCKE] WATELET, Claude-Henri and LEVESQUE, Pierre-Char…
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[PANCKOUCKE] WATELET, Claude-Henri and LEVESQUE, Pierre-Charles. Encyclopédie méthodique. Fine Arts. Paris and Liège, Panckoucke and Plomteux, 1788 and 1791. 2 volumes in-4, bound in yellow marbled paper, plain spines with black leather title labels, yellow edges. 2 unnumbered folios, XXIV, VIII and 662 pp.; 2 unnumbered folios and 814 pp. 1 fold-out plate in the first volume. Bindings scuffed, paper missing from the spine of volume 1, corners worn. Scattered foxing. First edition of the Encyclopédie méthodique compiled by Panckoucke. A highly interesting encyclopaedia reflecting the conception of the Fine Arts during the Revolution. Launched by subscription by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke in 1782, the publication of the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, based on that of Diderot and d’Alembert, spanned nearly half a century and was distinguished by a more efficient thematic classification, bringing together a total of 43 scientific dictionaries.
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