Comments on: Preserving Diderot’s “Tree of Knowledge” http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/ Special Collections & Archives Blog Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:31 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lauren Corbett http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1464 Lauren Corbett Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:49:09 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1464 Chouette! Chouette!

]]> By: Lauren P. http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1455 Lauren P. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:57:00 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1455 I love this! Beautiful! (And--Tree of Knowledge!!!) I love this! Beautiful! (And–Tree of Knowledge!!!)

]]> By: Megan http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1450 Megan Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:02:10 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1450 This is actually the first volume of Diderot's famous Encylopedie, which eventually extended to 28 volumes with over 70,000 articles and 3,000 illustrations. The Encyclopedie is an epic expression of French Enlightenment thought, and the famous Tree of Life frontispiece is a visual depiction of Enlightenment philosophy, with all knowledge stemming from Reason and Science. ZSR is very lucky to have complete holdings of the first edition of the Encyclopedie in Special Collections! This is actually the first volume of Diderot’s famous Encylopedie, which eventually extended to 28 volumes with over 70,000 articles and 3,000 illustrations. The Encyclopedie is an epic expression of French Enlightenment thought, and the famous Tree of Life frontispiece is a visual depiction of Enlightenment philosophy, with all knowledge stemming from Reason and Science.
ZSR is very lucky to have complete holdings of the first edition of the Encyclopedie in Special Collections!

]]> By: KRF http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1431 KRF Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:37:31 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1431 Wonderful. Wonderful.

]]> By: Lynn Sutton http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1421 Lynn Sutton Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:12:14 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1421 Love this! Especially the notion of "healthy paper." Love this! Especially the notion of “healthy paper.”

]]> By: Mary Beth http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1417 Mary Beth Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:13:22 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1417 Beautiful job,Craig. I love the work of artisans. Beautiful job,Craig. I love the work of artisans.

]]> By: Derrik http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1410 Derrik Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:00:01 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1410 Very cool. I loved the one-word explanation of the order of the hinge repair: "Physics." Made me chuckle. :) Thanks for sharing your talents with us, Craig! Very cool. I loved the one-word explanation of the order of the hinge repair: “Physics.” Made me chuckle. :)

Thanks for sharing your talents with us, Craig!

]]> By: Joy Gambill http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/blog/preserving-diderots-tree-of-knowledge/#comment-1409 Joy Gambill Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:48:46 +0000 http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/?p=1893#comment-1409 Incredible. Incredible.

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