Machines et inventions approuvées par l'Académie Royale des Sciences depuis son établissement jusqu'à présent
This is a 1713 French collection of machines and inventions approved by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris, compiled by the Académie des Sciences for engineers and readers of technical works. Its pictures are small black-and-white engraved ornamental cartouches and decorative headpieces, with dense scrolls, acanthus leaves, swags, and tassels, useful to a designer seeking historical border or frame motifs, symmetrical emblem layouts, and baroque ornament.
