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6. Description in Revolution

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. FIGURES ix
  4. PREFACE xi
  5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiv
  6. INTRODUCTION 1
  7. Part I: Natural Histories
  8. 1. Buffon and Daubenton's Two Horses 31
  9. 2. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Strawberry Plant 68
  10. Part II: Encyclopedias
  11. 3. Diderot's Word Machine 99
  12. 4. Delille's Little Encyclopedia 124
  13. Part III: Moral and Political Topographies
  14. 5. Mercier's Unframed Paris 151
  15. 6. Description in Revolution 188
  16. Conclusion: Virtual Encyclopedias 211
  17. Bibliography 219
  18. Index 233
The Unfinished Enlightenment
This chapter is in the book The Unfinished Enlightenment
https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801462344-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. FIGURES ix
  4. PREFACE xi
  5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiv
  6. INTRODUCTION 1
  7. Part I: Natural Histories
  8. 1. Buffon and Daubenton's Two Horses 31
  9. 2. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Strawberry Plant 68
  10. Part II: Encyclopedias
  11. 3. Diderot's Word Machine 99
  12. 4. Delille's Little Encyclopedia 124
  13. Part III: Moral and Political Topographies
  14. 5. Mercier's Unframed Paris 151
  15. 6. Description in Revolution 188
  16. Conclusion: Virtual Encyclopedias 211
  17. Bibliography 219
  18. Index 233
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