Finding Aid for the Collection of Engravings by Robert Bénard for the 1763 Diderot Encyclopédie LSC.1629

Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Chaney, 2016.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2021 January 22.
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu


Contributing Institution: 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.

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Arrangement

The plates are arranged alphabetically.

Biographical History

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

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4232732 

Preferred Citation

[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.

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Lindsay Chaney in 2016 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.

Related Materials

Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. ** AE25 .E5 1771 plates.

Scope and Contents

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.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, 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.

box 1, folder 1

Blanchissage des Cires (Plates I-III) 1760-1763

box 1, folder 2

Caracteres de Chymie (Plates I-IV) 1760-1763

box 1, folder 3

Charron (Plates I-II, IV-VII) 1760-1763

box 4, folder 1

Charron (Plate III) 1760-1763

box 1, folder 4

Chasse (Plates I-XXIII) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 1

Chaudronnier (Plates I-IV) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 2

Chymie (Plates I-XVIII, XV bis) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 3

Cirier (Plates I-IV) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 4

Cirier, en Cire a Cacheter (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 5

Ciseleur Damasquineur (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 6

Cloutier d'Epingles (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 7

Cloutier Grossier (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 2, folder 8

Coffretier-Malletier-Bahutier (Plates I-III) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 1

Confiseur (Plates I-V) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 2

Corderie (Plates I, V) 1760-1763

box 4, folder 2

Corderie (Plates II-III) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 3

Cordonnier et Bottier (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 4

Corroyeur (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 5

Coutelier (Plates I-II) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 6

Decoupeur et Gaufreur (Plates I-III) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 7

Dentelle (Plates I-III) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 8

Diamantaire (Plates I-II, I bis) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 9

Distillateur d'Eau-de-Vie 1760-1763

box 3, folder 10

Doreur (Plates I-IV) 1760-1763

box 3, folder 11

Draperie (Plates I-III, V-IX, XI) 1760-1763

box 4, folder 3

Draperie (Plates IV, X) 1760-1763

box 4, folder 4

Laboratoire et Table des Raports 1760-1763