L'Art du menuisier - Roubo, André Jacob 1739-1791 (Paris Académie royale des sciences, 1769)
André Jacob Roubo (1739-1791) was a master carpenter and cabinetmaker His 's comprehensive four-part treatise L’Art du Menuisier (The Art of the Carpenter) was published between 1769 and 1775 by the Académie des Sciences.The original four-volume work consisted of 1066 pages in total and many hundreds of plates which were engraved by Roubo himself. Sometimes colloquially referred to as "The Roubo", it is considered even today as the best guide for traditional joinery. It develops and discusses in detail the technical knowledge of carpentry that was under Louis XV in its heyday.
L’Art du Menuisier is divided into four volumes:07G01_1: Première partie (building joinery part I) – this part covers basic geometry, types of wood, profiles, assemblages, tools, mobile joinery, shutters and wickets, crosses, and doors; Seconde partie (building joinery part II) – this part covers flooring (including parquetry), panelling, interior decoration, liturgical furniture, installation and assembly of joinery, arches and curves, and stairs.07G01_2: Troisième partie (specialty woodwork) – the third part consist of three discrete sections: coach construction, furniture, and 07G01_3: cabinetmaking. Quatrieme partie (garden woodwork) – this part covers the fundamentals of outdoor woodwork and deals with trellis, pilasters & columns, vases & flowerpots; Essaie, Conclusion, Table Alphabetique.07G01_4: Plates07G01_5: Plates
Ex Libris Henry Baudet 1899 (Plate)
Keywords: Académie Royale des Sciences (Paris, France); 18th Century (1701-1800); Applied arts; bibliotheek; blokfluit; orgel_Frankrijk 18e eeuw; Dom Bédos; dwarsfluit; fagot; gamba; harp; klarinet; luit; slagwerk; bedden; biljart; bureau; rijtuigbouw