With theirEncyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts, editors Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond dAlembert set out to map the scope of human knowledge. Published between 1751 and 1772, the encyclopedias 28 volumes tackled subjects from chemistry and philosophy to botany and bookbinding. The illustrations selected for this coloring book include animals, shells, insects, machinery, buildings, clocks, writing instruments, furnitureyou get the picture. They hark from a dictionary of everything, after all.

• Hardcover book with a special lay-flat binding
• 108 pages with 50 images to colour on high-quality paper
• Coloring pages are blank on the back so they can be cut out and displayed.
• Size: 8.5 x 11 inches