{"product_id":"polymnia-plate-711-from-encyclopdie-mthodique","title":"Polymnia, Pl. 711 — Encyclopédie Méthodique","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-coloured engraving from the Botanique section of the monumental French \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the great scientific publishing enterprises of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. E. Beseve (after), Robert Bénard (engraver). Published in Paris, 1790.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie Méthodique\u003c\/em\u003e expanded upon Diderot and d’Alembert’s original \u003cem\u003eEncyclopédie\u003c\/em\u003e, commissioning fresh illustrations from leading natural-history draughtsmen. The botanical plates are prized for their scientific precision and delicate hand-colouring, which was applied to each sheet individually at the time of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-coloured copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 29.0 × 21.5 cm. Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50744821055774,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Botanica_HC_-_004_thumb_a2ea8efe-1076-43a5-bfe3-53025c2bb3ce.jpg?v=1774782789","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/polymnia-plate-711-from-encyclopdie-mthodique","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}