Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme et de Billard

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 number1973-273,4

DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 4."
Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit / Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme et de Billrad."
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 or real tennis, 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.