Disbound
1780 · Paris
by Diderot & D'Alembert
Paris, 1780. Disbound. Very Good Condition. Disbound sets of plates with the plate lists and descriptions comprising the section of theater floorplans and theater machines. Plans for the Théatre de Turin, Salle de la Comédie de Pyon, Tprdionne à Rome, Théatre Royal à Naples, la Salle de Spectacle de la Comèdie Françoise etc. 31 plates with an additional 13 plate supplement. The second set of plates shows designs for theatrical machines for simulating tempest tossed ships, landslides, fires. The plates depict the intended result and a wide shot of the apparatus and then close up of the gears that make the machines function. 49 plates. Plates ca. 15" x 10" with some folding out. undated ca. 1780. Housed in an old cloth portfolio. Some soiling to a few sheets, minor flaws, most plates fine or nearly so. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Inventory No: 047124.
(Inventory #: 047124)