René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur manuscripts and illustrations for Descriptions des Arts et Métiers
Overview
Material for Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, an engineering text by French physicist Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur.
Dates
- Creation: 1721-1787
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (4 volumes)Consists of material for Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, a text on technical skills of 18th century engineering including autograph manuscripts by Réaumur, Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Auguste Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy, and other unidentified hands; some correspondence; and drawings, proofs and other strikes of engravings.
Biographical / Historical
Réaumur was a French physicist and naturalist.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
57M-15. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund; received: 1957 July.
Separated Materials
Item (60) below was removed from this collection in December 2009 and recataloged as part of: TypR-75 (1-17) See HOLLIS for further information.
- Title
- Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, 1683-1757. René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur manuscripts and illustrations for Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, 1721-1787: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01251
Repository Details
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