Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 (former owner); Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988 (former owner); Stanitz, John D. (former owner); Schoenberg, Lawrence J. (former owner)
Timespan:
Early works to 1800; Louis XVI, 1774-1793
Date:
1783
Description:
Diagrams related to industrial production: 2 of large systems of gears and axles and 1 of metal components, anvils, and furnaces perhaps related to forge operations. The diagrams are labeled with plate and figure numbers, have watercolor washes, and are signed L. F. D. 1783.
Language:
French
Provenance:
Separated from manuscript formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 18505 (pencil note on verso of one diagram, Kraus?).; Sold as part of the residue of the Phillipps collection first to William H. Robinson Ltd., 1945, and again to H. P. Kraus, Mar. 1978; part of Kraus's ms. 836.; Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), as part of Ms. 11.; Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.
Relation:
The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs180_item2.html
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