A-J Roubo - L'Art du Menuisier - Planche 019

Français : Outils propre aux Chantournements et ceux qui servent a pousser les Moulures. Planche gravée par Elisabth Haussard

The Book of Plates contains every single gorgeous illustration from all of the volumes of André-Jacob Roubo's l'Art du Menuisier, the most important woodworking book of the 18th century. We think The Book of Plates is an intoxicating look at 18th-century work, everything from furniture to architectural woodwork, carriage-making, marquetry and garden woodwork. And we are not alone. Roubo's volumes are still the legal standard when it comes to the craft of woodworking in most of the world. Even if you never buy one of our translations of Roubo's text, The Book of Plates will inspire you - for many years we owned two copies of Roubo with only a passing knowledge of French. And if you read Roubo in the original French, German or one of our English translations, having the full-size plates in front of you makes a huge difference. - from the publisher.