New Philosophical Furnaces

woodcuts? original: "figures sur bois"

Alphée Servan Alphée Servan (1818–1893) was a prominent French lawyer and bibliophile known for his extensive collection of rare books and early engravings.

Alphée Servan The name likely refers to the ownership or provenance of the volume, woodcuts original: "figures sur bois"; this refers to illustrations printed from carved wooden blocks, a standard method for book decoration in the early modern period.