Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathematique et de mecanique, ou, Description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Serviere : avec des figures en taille-douce
A 1733 Lyon collection of mathematical and mechanical curiosities, described from the cabinet of Monsieur Grollier de Serviere and engraved as copper-plate figures for a learned audience of mechanics and engineers. The pictures show precise engraved machines in plain line work, including a waterwheel, a geared lifting frame, and a sectioned gear mechanism, offering a designer clear, diagrammatic structure studies built from braces, spokes and cogs.
