Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie

Art Historical Context

Created in 1760 by the engraver Aubin, "Art of Writing" is one of the many illustrative plates from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert’s monumental *yclopédie*. This ambitious project sought to gather and disseminate all branches of human knowledge during the height of the Enlightenment. The plate belongs to a section devoted to the mechanical arts, celebrating writing as both a skilled craft and an essential tool for learning and communication. As an engraving printed on cream laid paper, the work exemplifies the reproductive technique that made the *Encyclopédie* visually rich and wi...