Traité de la fabrique des manoeuvres pour les vaissaux, ou l'art de la cordonnerie perfectionné / [Henri Louis] Duhamel du Monteau
Paris : Dessaint,
1769
. Seconde éd.Call number:
AB M 232
Encyclopaedic and systematic ideas in the eighteenth century are usually associated with France. This is so because of the immense projects they undertook in this area, such as the Encyclopédie and the Description des arts et métiers faits ou approuvées par messieurs de l'Académie des Sciences in 113 parts, which appeared in 1761-1789.
The editor of this series, Henri Louis Duhamel du Monteau (1700-1782), also wrote other technical works, about shipbuilding and a closely allied industry, rope-making. His detailed attention to the way the work is done is very interesting, for it enables us to get a glimpse of the workers.
The KNAW owns a second revised edition from 1769 of his Traité de la fabrique des manoeuvres pour les vaissaux, ou l'art de la cordonnerie perfectionné (1747). The first edition is available in Delft University, while, in addition to this copy of the second edition, there are three other copies available in the Netherlands. The NEHA already owned two Dutch translations (from 1759 and 1791), as well as another comparable book by the same author.
The editor of this series, Henri Louis Duhamel du Monteau (1700-1782), also wrote other technical works, about shipbuilding and a closely allied industry, rope-making. His detailed attention to the way the work is done is very interesting, for it enables us to get a glimpse of the workers.
The KNAW owns a second revised edition from 1769 of his Traité de la fabrique des manoeuvres pour les vaissaux, ou l'art de la cordonnerie perfectionné (1747). The first edition is available in Delft University, while, in addition to this copy of the second edition, there are three other copies available in the Netherlands. The NEHA already owned two Dutch translations (from 1759 and 1791), as well as another comparable book by the same author.