[Œnologie] - François Rozier - [Tome X] - Cours complet d'agriculture - 1800

ROZIER (Abbé François)

[Volume X] - Complete course of theoretical, practical, economical, and rural medicine and veterinary medicine, or Universal Dictionary of Agriculture.

Paris, at the bookseller of education and sciences and Arts, 1800.

1 volume in quarto (25.5 x 19.5 cm), half-binding (19th-century binding), gilding on the spine, [4]-xvi-499-[1] pages (complete volume). Boards rubbed, some foxing. Good overall condition.

Volume X alone illustrated with 4 folding plates and 30 engraved plates including 1 folding plate (2 plates XVII).

This monumental dictionary gathers all contemporary knowledge on land management, crops, livestock, estate economy, and veterinary care. Great scholars such as Antoine Parmentier or Chaptal contributed to it.

The original edition began to appear in 1781 with the publisher Serpente. The complete collection comprises 12 volumes.
The first 9 volumes are by Abbé Rozier, Lalauze, and various other collaborators. The last three volumes were written by Chaptal, Dussieux, Lasteyrie, Cadet-de-Vaux, Parmentier, Thouin, etc...

Volume X is particularly valuable because from start to finish it is a complete course in viticulture and oenology.

Pleasant copy.

Note: The other volumes of this work (excluding volumes I, XIX and supplements) are currently for sale on my Catawiki page. Grouped shipping possible with a single shipping fee.