by François Moureau · Découvertes Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070762736
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«Le Roman vrai de l'Encyclopédie» is the historical essay by François Moureau, published by Découvertes Gallimard in paperback (176 pages, in French).
In this essay, François Moureau reconstructs the editorial history of Diderot and D'Alembert's Encyclopédie, whose first volume was published in 1751. He recounts its vicissitudes, the 35 volumes, the 139 contributors and the condemnations, until it became an emblem of the Enlightenment.
Published in 2001, the book is number 100 in Gallimard's «Découvertes» collection and includes 170 documents (paintings, engravings, manuscripts and plates).
For enthusiasts of intellectual history, the Enlightenment and the history of the book.
