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L'art du menuisier

Title: L'art du menuisier / par M. Roubo le fils, compagnon menuisier.
Author: Roubo, M. (André Jacob), 1739-1791.
Publication: [Paris] : De l'imprimerie de L.F. Delatour, 1769-1775.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 1	Text	Use in library	3-MOI++ (Roubo, A.-J. Art du menuisier) ptie 1	Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 3, section 2	Text	Use in library	3-MOI++ (Roubo, A.-J. Art du menuisier) ptie 3, section 2	Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 1	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 ptie 1	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 2	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 ptie 2	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 4	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 ptie 4	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 3, section 1	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 ptie 3, section 1	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 3, section 3	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 ptie 3, section 3	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	ptie 3, section 2 (plates)	Text	Restricted use	Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 ptie 3, section 2 (plates)	Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Description

6 v. (1312 [i.e. 1316] p., 382 [i.e. 383] leaves of plates (some folded)) : ill., plans; 45 cm. (fol.)

Uniform Title

Description des arts et métiers.

Alternative Title

Art du menuisier-carrossier.
Art du menuisier en meubles.
Art du menuisier ébéniste.
Art du treillageur, ou, Menuiserie des jardins.

Subjects

Marquetry > France > Early works to 1800
Carpentry > France > Terminology
Garden ornaments and furniture > France > Early works to 1800
Cabinetwork > France > Early works to 1800
Carriage and wagon making > France > Early works to 1800
Joinery > France > Early works to 1800
Carpentry > France > Early works to 1800
Furniture making > France > Early works to 1800

Note

Beginning in ptie 2, statement of responsibility reads: par M. Roubo le fils, maître menuisier.
Name of printer from colophon, pties 2-4.
Dates on title pages expressed in Roman numerals.
Ptie 3 issued in 3 v. , called "premiere section de la troisieme partie," "seconde section de la troisieme partie" and "IIIe. section de la IIIe. partie."
Ptie 1: [4], 124, 121-151, [1] p., 50 leaves of plates; ptie 2: [4], 153-452 p., 51-170 leaves of plates; ptie 3, section 1: [2], 453-598 p., 171-221 leaves of plates; ptie 3, section 2: [2], [599]-762 p., 222-276 leaves of plates; ptie 3, section 3: [2], 763-1036 p., 277-337 leaves of plates; ptie 4: [2], iv, [1037]-1312 p., 107 bis, 338-382 leaves of plates.
Error in paging: nos. 121-124 repeated.
Signatures: a² A-2Q², chi² 2R-5Y², 2chi1 5Z-7M² 7N² (-7N2), 3chi1 7O-9H², 4chi1 9I-12G² 12H² (-12H2), 5chi1 [star]² 12I-15H².
Illustrations: 383 prints : engraving ; full-page or larger. Designed, drawn and in pties 3-4 engraved by Roubo; engravers in pties 1-2 include P. Laurent, P.G. Berthault, Milsan, Eth. Haussard, Cne. Haussard, Michelinot and P.L. Cor.
Forms part of the series Description des arts et métiers, published by the Académie royale des sciences. Cf. Cole & Watts; Halleux.
"Addition et correction" to ptie 2, p. 301-302 and plates 107-108: iv p. and plate "107 bis" at beginning of ptie 4.
Errata at end of each v.
"Table alphabétique, ou, Vocabulaire raisonné des différentes matieres qui composent la description de l'art du menuisier": ptie 4, p. 1265-1306.

Indexed In (note)

Cole & Watts. Handicrafts of France
Halleux, R. Académie royale des sciences de Paris

Binding (note)

Binding (Arents copy): Contemporary marbled calf, rebacked; backstrips gilt; red calf spine labels.

Contents

1re-2e ptie. L'art du menuisier. 1769-1770 -- 1re section de la 3e ptie. L'art du menuisier-carrossier. 1771 -- 2e section de la 3e ptie. L'art du menuisier en meubles. 1772 -- 3e section de la 3e ptie. L'art du menuisier ébéniste. 1774 -- 4e et dernière ptie. L'art du treillageur, ou, Menuiserie des jardins. 1775.

Call Number

3-MOI++ (Roubo, A. J. Art du menuisier)

OCLC

20041847

Author

Roubo, M. (André Jacob), 1739-1791.

Title

L'art du menuisier / par M. Roubo le fils, compagnon menuisier.

Imprint

[Paris] : De l'imprimerie de L.F. Delatour, 1769-1775.

Series

Description des arts et métiers.

Indexed In:

Cole & Watts. Handicrafts of France, p. 34-35

Halleux, R. Académie royale des sciences de Paris, p. 522-525

Local Note

Copy in 3-MOI++: Incomplete: Ptie 1 and ptie 3, section 2 only.

Arents copy: Incomplete: Ptie 3, section 2 lacks text (p. [599]-762).

Provenance (Arents copy): Marquiss [sic] of Donegall, afterwards Earl of Belfast (bookplates).

Binding

Binding (Arents copy): Contemporary marbled calf, rebacked; backstrips gilt; red calf spine labels.

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Added Author

Laurent, Pierre, 1739-1809. Engraver

Berthault, Pierre Gabriel, 1737-1831. Engraver

Haussard, Catherine. Engraver

Haussard, Elisabeth. Engraver

Milsan. Engraver

Michelinot, active 1781. Engraver

Cor, P. L. Engraver

Académie royale des sciences (France)

Belfast, Arthur Chichester, Earl of, 1739-1799. Former owner

Added Title

Art du menuisier-carrossier.

Art du menuisier en meubles.

Art du menuisier ébéniste.

Art du treillageur, ou, Menuiserie des jardins.

Research Call Number

3-MOI++ (Roubo, A. J. Art du menuisier) Library has: ptie 1; ptie 3, section 2

Arents BIP++ (Roubo, A. Art 1769) 03-13 Library has: ptie 1-2; ptie 3, section 1, 3; ptie 4; all plates

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