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'''Location:''' France, Italy | '''Location:''' France, Italy | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''L'Encyclopedie'', 1751-1780: French translation of Ephraim Chamber's ''Cyclopedia''. Diderot undertook the task with mathematician Jean Le Rond d'Alembert as co-editor and profoundly changed the nature of the publication, broadening the scope and turning it into an important organ of radical and revolutionary opinion. ''The Encyclopedia'' was to bring out the essential principles and applications of every art and sciences. | ||
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'''The Incident:''' 1752, France: The first two volumes were suppressed by the King's Council for political and religious outspokenness. | '''The Incident:''' 1752, France: The first two volumes were suppressed by the King's Council for political and religious outspokenness. | ||