In celebration of the birthday of Denis Diderot, the first encyclopediest, this title was assembled from the large capitols that adorned the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers his opus. Diderot was born on October 5, 1713 and published the first edition of his Encyclopedia, with the help of Jean d'Alembert beginning in 1751.
The letter M is from the start of the article on stone masons (Maçon) and the A is from the article on Astronomy.
Images from Art Dico.
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