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LSC.1629
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Collection of engravings by Robert Bénard for the 1763 Diderot Encyclopédie
Creator:
Bénard, Robert, 1734-
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1629
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(4 oversize flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1760-1763
Abstract:
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (
Encyclopaedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts) is an encyclopedia published in France between 1751-1772 and edited by Denis Diderot. This collection consists of engraving
plates by Robert Bénard (1734-1777) for the 1763 edition. The plates were likely pulled from one volume of the
Encyclopédie.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in French.
Portions of collection unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of receipt unknown.
The plates are arranged alphabetically.
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (
Encyclopaedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts) is an encyclopedia published in France between 1751-1772 and edited by Denis Diderot. Robert Benard (1734-1777) was a French
engraver who engraved more than 1800 plates for Diderot's
Encyclopédie.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4232732
[Identification of item], Collection of engravings by Robert Bénard for the 1763 Diderot Encyclopédie (Collection 1629). UCLA
Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Processed by Lindsay Chaney in 2016 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian
Cuellar.
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. ** AE25 .E5 1771 plates.
This collection consists of engraving plates by Robert Bénard (1734-1777) for the 1763 edition of Diderot's
Encyclopédie. They are likely pulled from a single volume of supplemental plates.
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are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.