English
This article presents an unpublished document which is crucial for the history of the Encyclopédie’s origins, namely the Mémoire circulaire des différentes choses que l’éditeur de l’Encyclopédie demande à ceux qui voudront bien l’aider dans cet ouvrage which abbé Gua de Malves sent to the secretary of the Lyons Academy in 1747. The article also provides Gua’s accompanying letter and situates these manuscripts in their context.