Folio, 253 x 393mm. 4 pages of descriptive text & 4 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins, a little spotting otherwise very good.
The 4 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Eventailliste from volume IV of plates. Plates are numbered 1-4.
This suite of plates charts the processes involved in the creation of a fan, a key eighteenth-century fashion accessory, following from the preparation of the paper and its painting to the fixing of the sticks and ribs. The text includes the entries for Eventail, Eventailliste and Fleches.