Special Offers - Monographs
Diderot, Denis ; le Ronde d'Alembert, Jean --
Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers:
Facsimile edition issued by Frölich & Kaufmann and Fines Mundi based on the edition of Livourne 1770-1778 (3rd edition).
There will be 11 volumes in folio and 17 volumes in quarto format, altogether ca. 18,000 pages and 2,880 illustrations, bound in maroon cloth.
The facsimile will be limited to 400 copies.
The cloth bound edition (350 copies) will be sold at a subscription price of EUR 2,980.00 until December 31, 2010 (later EUR 3,480.00).
Nos. 1 - 50 will be reserved for a special edition in half leather and Paris Marmor available at EUR 5,000.00.
This work was the largest publishing enterprise ever in the history of the French book industry. The group of encyclopedistes convened by Diderot strived to assemble the complete documentation of knowledge available in the late 18th century. Outstanding writers, learned men, philosophers, theologians, scientists and craftsmen contributed to a universal compendium that combined the texts with exquisite illustrations and drawings. They identify the technological advancement of the time as well as the historic perspective of the arts and sciences prevalent in the age of enlightenment.
HARRASSOWITZ invites your order at an early point in time to qualify for the advantageous subscription price of EUR 2,980.00, currently corresponding to USD 4,000.00.
Please order through your normal library channels, or contact service@harrassowitz.de for further information.