{"product_id":"artisanal-enlightenment-paola-bertucci-9780300227413","title":"Artisanal Enlightenment: Science and the Mechanical Arts in Old Regime France","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking work that places the mechanical arts and the world of making at the heart of the Enlightenment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What would the Enlightenment look like from the perspective of \u003ci\u003eartistes\u003c\/i\u003e, the learned artisans with \u003ci\u003eesprit\u003c\/i\u003e, who presented themselves in contrast to philosophers, savants, and routine-bound craftsmen? Making a radical change of historical protagonists, Paola Bertucci places the mechanical arts and the world of making at the heart of the Enlightenment. At a time of great colonial, commercial, and imperial concerns, \u003ci\u003eartistes\u003c\/i\u003e planned encyclopedic projects and sought an official role in the administration of the French state. The \u003ci\u003eSociété des Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, which they envisioned as a state institution that would foster France's colonial and economic expansion, was the most ambitious expression of their collective aspirations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtisanal Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first in-depth study of the \u003ci\u003eSociété\u003c\/i\u003e, and demonstrates its legacy in scientific programs, academies, and the making of Diderot and D'Alembert's \u003ci\u003eEncyclopédie\u003c\/i\u003e. Through insightful analysis of textual, visual, and material sources, Bertucci provides a groundbreaking perspective on the politics of writing on the mechanical arts and the development of key Enlightenment concepts such as improvement, utility, and progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paola Bertucci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300227418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300227413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018","brand":"Paola Bertucci","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47243972346111,"sku":"9780300227413","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_423e58ec-86b0-461e-9100-a6c5d884b7f1.jpg?v=1758134622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/artisanal-enlightenment-paola-bertucci-9780300227413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}