Extract from the frontispiece of the encyclopédie (1772). It was drawn by charles-nicolas cochin and engraved by bonaventure-louis prévost. The work is laden with symbolism: the figure in the centre represents truth—surrounded by bright light (the central symbol of the enlightenment). Two other figures on the right, reason and philosophy, are tearing the veil from truth. Encyclopedie frontispice section 256px
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