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"Economie Rustique"
Call number: Rare AE25 E53 vol. 22 Plates 1 o.s.

Silk production, a lucrative industry in the 1700s, was attempted in the southern states without much success. This illustration depicts not only the harvesting of the silkworm but also the transformation of the silkworm caterpillar into a moth.
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"Perruquier Barbier"
Call number: Rare AE25 E53 vol. 22 Plates 8 o.s.

All types of business and industry were included in Diderot's Encyclopédie including wigmakers. This illustration depicts various tasks involved in wig making.
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"Anatomie"
Call number: Rare AE25 E53 vol. 22 Plates 1 o.s.

Detail of "Anatomie." Each bone is identified and named in the accompanying text.
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"Perruquier Barbier, Perrugues"
Call number: Rare AE25 E53 vol. 22 Plates 8 o.s.

Illustrations of various wig fashions.
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"Art Militaire, Exercice"
Call number: Rare AE25 E53 vol. 22 Plates 1 o.s.

Entries in the Encyclopédie not only focused on scientific topics, but also more traditional subjects, such as the art of military exercises.
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