The book of plates a single volume that contains all 384 plates from andre jacob roubos 18thcentury masterwork on woodworking. Quatrieme partie l art du treillageur, ou menuiserie des jardins. It is remarkable that roubo, a compagnon menuisier, was able to communicate in accurate detail such complicated and specific aspects, not only of the trade of menuisier, but also that of the ebeniste. Included in volume 1 chapters on basic geometry, uses and qualities of woods, moldings and profiles, framing, the joiners tools and specifics of various building parts, especially doors and windows. The book of plates is officially off to the printer and is now about five weeks away from landing in our warehouse during a rainstorm, most likely. A bunch of years ago, 2005, i think, or it might have been 2004, chris. Making wooden screws project guides the woodwrights. Andre jacob roubo 17391791 was a french carpenter, cabinetmaker and author. Roubo detailed the basic form, which at first glance is rather unusual, in his book l art du menuisier the art of joinery. To reduce the spread of coronavirus covid19 in new york city, all nypl locations are temporarily closed until further notice. One of the most important early books on woodworking has been indecipherable to everyone who cannot read 18thcentury french.
Author and bench historian christopher schwarz, who has repopularized several classic bench designs of late, and most notably the roubo, was also an. Media in category lart du menuisier the following 144 files are in this category, out of 144 total. In addition to roubos own texts and illustrations, the book also includes five essays on roubo written by christopher schwarz, don williams, philippe lagargue, jonathan thornton and michael mascelli. Andre roubos landmark fivevolume lart du menuisier is difficult to find reprints are available mostly in europe and at tools for working wood and even harder to actually use. The splittop bench design primarily grew out of roubo s german cabinetmakers bench documented in volume three of roubo s series. Roubo was born and died in paris, and was the son and grandson of master. In the 1700s, a french craftsman named andre jacob roubo took the time to record his vast woodworking knowledge, presumably for the benefit of future generations. Norman reid delaplane, va once again, lost art press has come out with an exceptional offering, this time a complete compilation of the plates that illustrate roubos massive 18th century undertaking, lart du menuisier. Hardcover a stiff board covered with cotton cloth, to be precise. Lart du menuisier the art of the carpenter by andre roubo. The followup to roubo on marquetry, this extraordinary book is the second in a series of selected materials reprinted from roubo s original fourvolume treatise depicting a tremendous range of subjects related to various.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Andre roubos landmark fivevolume lart du menuisier. Timber framing methods woodworking tools workshop, used. His resultant work, lart du menuisier loosely translated, the art of the joiner was a threevolume set containing over 300 illustration plates. Roubos comprehensive fourpart treatise lart du menuisier the art of the carpenter was published. What sets roubo apart is the depth, detail and breadth of his work. The quality of design and production in these vises is really. The book of plates is 472 pages of andre roubos illustrations, from lart du menuisier. Roubo bookstand eduardo acosta highland woodworking. Art du menuisier topics carpentry france joinery france cabinetwork france furniture making france carriage and wagon making france.
Andre roubo s 18thcentury french text, lart du menuisier, is a widely respected source on european woodworking techniques of the preindustrial era. The splittop bench design primarily grew out of roubos german cabinetmakers bench documented in volume three of roubos series. From the day of its first publication, l art du menuisier has been accepted as a trusted point of ref. The next time i came across anything related to the rfb was in an article written by roy, published in popular woodworking magazine in its february 2011 issue. No matter how you read roubo s text in a book, on a computer screen, in french, german or english having the fullsize plates before you is helpful to grasp roubo s intent. The benchcrafted splittop roubo bench is largely based on the workbenches documented by french author andre roubo in his 18thcentury monumental work l art du menuisier the art of the joiner. Like mike said, you can get a couple of them at lost art press. One of the most important early books on woodworking has been indecipherable to everyone who cannot read french. This is the first look at the first sample copy of lart du menuisier. Every once in a while something happens that has a monumental effect. Andre roubo s landmark fivevolume l art du menuisier is difficult to find reprints are available mostly in europe and at tools for working wood and even harder to actually use to my knowledge, no one has attempted a systematic translation of these.
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