EditorialThe Encyclopedia or "Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences des Arts et des Metiers", first edition in 35 volumes, 1751-1772. The editors-in-chief were Jean d'Alembert and Denis Diderot (1751-1772).
EditorialA bronze reproduction of the original Statue of Liberty’s plaster model is lifted by a crane from outside the Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris, June 7, 2021, before it departs to New York. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)
EditorialJean-Michel Moreau le jeune, Les Carreleurs (The Tilers), ca. 1763, pen and black ink, gray wash, 4 x 8 x 1 in. (10.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm), This is a preparatory drawing for an illustration in the 'Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des a...