M. Rouro - L'art du Menuisier - 1769-1770

Academie Royale des Sciences, Paris, 1769-70

Premier et seconde partie
1ere partie : 151 pp. + 50 planches gravées hors texte (complet)
2e partie: 452 pp. + 120 planches gravées hors texte (complet)

André Jacob Roubo (1739-1791) was a French carpenter, cabinetmaker and author. Roubo was born and died in Paris, and was the son and grandson of master cabinetmakers. Roubo wrote several highly influential books on woodworking, an achievement which was especially notable given his relatively poor background and self-taught methods. His career was at its zenith in 1774 when he published his masterwork treatise on woodworking, titled L'Art du Menuisier. This lseminal work covered practically all methods and trades associated with woodworking. Another of Roubo's legacies still used today is a design for a workbench, which has proven to be popular amongst modern woodworkers

Condition : 1ere tome trés bien. 2eme tome taches d'humidité ancienne. Papier quelque peu affaibli et manquant environ 2x2 cm sur la planche 115.