{"title":"Charles Plumier","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lart-de-tourner-enrichi-de-pres-de-quatre-vingt-planches","title":"L'Art de tourner [...] \u0026 enrichi de prés de quatre-vingt Planches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLUMIER (Charles). \u003cem\u003eL'Art de tourner, ou de faire en perfection toutes sortes d'ouvrages au tour dans lequel […] Ouvrage tres curieux, et tres necessaire à ceux qui s'exercent au Tour. Composé en François \u0026amp; en Latin en faveur des Etrangers, \u0026amp; enrichi de prés de quatre-vingt Planches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyon: Chez Jean Certe,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e1701.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuarto (355 × 250 mm). (14) ff., 187 pp., (1) f.\u003cbr\u003eContemporary green-tinted parchment, raised bands,\u0026nbsp;red morocco lettering piece with gilt title, red edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition. Extremely rare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first treatise entirely devoted to ornamental turning in wood and ivory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"1064\"\u003ePrinted in parallel French and Latin texts in two columns, “for the benefit of foreigners”, and illustrated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"797\"\u003ean engraved title and 80 full-page plates (one folding)\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting turning tools and finished works. This is the foundational book of artistic and ornamental turning, documenting both the technical processes and the repertoire of forms at the very moment when the lathe becomes a refined scientific and artistic instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003eCharles Plumier (1646–1704), royal botanist, mathematician and mechanician, is chiefly remembered for his \u003cem data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eDescription des plantes de l’Amérique\u003c\/em\u003e (1693). This treatise reveals another, more technical side of his genius and stands as one of the great monuments of early modern applied science and decorative arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1642\"\u003eHalf-title pasted onto a leaf, restoration to the first page and page 181, some losses and restorations to a number of plates, overall evenly browned with some scattered spotting. A good, honest copy in its attractive contemporary green parchment binding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56907570577733,"sku":"0811","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_7075.jpg?v=1768861074"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.librairie-alexisnoque.fr\/en\/collections\/auteur-charles-plumier.oembed","provider":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","version":"1.0","type":"link"}