Encyclopedia: Weaving Plates, Part X - Thread/Fil
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Four-page set of engraved plates from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie, labelled Part X, Thread/Fil. It shows spinning wheels (rouet) and reels or winders (dévidoir), plus thread-throwing mills in round, square and oval forms, with numbered figures showing gearing, spindles and bobbins. The pages carry only plate titles and figure numbers, with no explanatory text.
- Type
- Illustration
- Date
- 1763
- Language
- French
- Pages
- 4
- Archive notes
- Contributed by Philippe Demoule
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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