Professions, Genre, Turkey, Carpets, Tapis de Pied, Diderot
"Tapis de Turquie, Elevation Geometralle et Lateralle, coupe et Developpemens du Metier a faire les Tapis de Pied"
Hand-colored copper etching by Robert Bernard (1734-1777)
Published in "Encyclopedie" Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783).
Paris, 1751-1780
Original antique print
Very nicely hand-colored copper etching showing the weaving loom to make Turkish style carpets
Pleasant hand color. Few traces of age and use along margin edges. Oversize print was folded twice to fit book size.
Image: 32 x 42,5 cm (ca. 12.5 x 16.7")
Keywords:
Denis Diderot, French philosopher, art critic, writer, co-founder, of Encyclopédie (with Jean le Rond d'Alembert); Age of Enlightenment. Carpet, rugs, teppich, textile floor covering; pile; backing; wool, twisted tufts; loom; geloma; woven fabric; yarn; patterns; designs; weaving methods; tapestry;
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