A set of six handcolored engravings of Rococo carriage designs by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean le Rond D'Alambert (1717-1783) (Editors) third quarter 18th century

In good overall condition.
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Carriage studies from Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres -- Recueil de Planches sur les Sciences, les Arts Libéraux, et les Arts Méchaniques, avec leur Explication [Encyclopedia or Annotated Dictionary -- Collection of Plates on the Sciences, Liberal Arts and Mechanical Arts, with Their Explanations].  Diderot's Encyclopédie was a landmark of the French Enlightenment.  The subjects included areas of scientific inquiry such as anatomy, geology, and mineralogy, and of technology, including architecture, fireworks, agricultural and maritime equipment, surgery and the tools and methods of artisans and various professions.