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Denis Diderot and the Encyclopédie project (1746–1772)

Denis Diderot and the Encyclopédie project (1746–1772)

  1. Le Breton commissions French Cyclopaedia translation

    Labels: Andr Le, Cyclopaedia
  2. Diderot joins the Encyclopédie project

    Labels: Denis Diderot
  3. Diderot imprisoned at Vincennes

    Labels: Denis Diderot, Vincennes Prison
  4. Prospectus invites subscriptions for Encyclopédie

    Labels: Prospectus, Subscribers
  5. Volume I of the Encyclopédie appears

    Labels: Volume I, Encyclop die
  6. French authorities suspend the Encyclopédie briefly

    Labels: French authorities
  7. Damiens attacks Louis XV; backlash intensifies

    Labels: Robert-Fran ois, Louis XV
  8. d’Alembert decides to abandon the enterprise

    Labels: Jean d'Alembert
  9. Diderot credits Jaucourt’s major contributions

    Labels: Louis de
  10. Royal Council withdraws privilege; printing goes clandestine

    Labels: Royal Council
  11. Plates publication begins under continued pressure

    Labels: Plates, Illustrations
  12. Seventeen text volumes completed (1751–1765)

    Labels: Text volumes, Encyclop die
  13. Final plates volumes published; first edition complete

    Labels: Plates volumes, First edition