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Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme
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Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme

Date1771
Publisher Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
Publisher Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717 - 1783)
Engraver Robert Bénard (1734 - 1777)
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching and engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-273,3
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 3"
Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit / Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme. / 26"
Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on the construction of racquets for jeu de paume, which is the precursor to modern lawn tennis, however it's played in a court or billiards found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." This plate shows the tools used to make jeu de paume racquets and equipment for billiards.