André Jacob Roubo
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André Jacob Roubo was a French
cabinetmaker and author
. The son and grandson of Master
Cabinetmakers, he earned that designation in 1774 through the publication of his masterwork treatise on woodworking.
He wrote a highly influential complete treatise on woodworking
that covers practically all the associated trades. This multi-volume work, L'Art du Menuisier (The Art of the Joiner
), published between 1769 and 1774 by the Académie des Sciences, contains sections and illustrations on: building carpentry
, furniture
making, and precious woodworking (ébénisterie)
, carriage
making, and garden
woodworking.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
cabinetmaker and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. The son and grandson of Master
Master craftsman
A master craftsman or master tradesman was a member of a guild. In the European guild system, only masters were allowed to be members of the guild....
Cabinetmakers, he earned that designation in 1774 through the publication of his masterwork treatise on woodworking.
He wrote a highly influential complete treatise on woodworking
Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
that covers practically all the associated trades. This multi-volume work, L'Art du Menuisier (The Art of the Joiner
Joiner
A joiner differs from a carpenter in that joiners cut and fit joints in wood that do not use nails. Joiners usually work in a workshop since the formation of various joints generally requires non-portable machinery. A carpenter normally works on site...
), published between 1769 and 1774 by the Académie des Sciences, contains sections and illustrations on: building carpentry
Carpentry
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
, furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
making, and precious woodworking (ébénisterie)
Ébéniste
Ébéniste is the French word for a cabinetmaker, whereas in French menuisier denotes a woodcarver or chairmaker. The English equivalent for "ébéniste," "ebonist," is never commonly used. Originally, an ébéniste was one who worked with ebony, a favoured luxury wood for mid-seventeenth century...
, carriage
Carriage
A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse-drawn; litters and sedan chairs are excluded, since they are wheelless vehicles. The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light,...
making, and garden
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
woodworking.