Pattern book for silk weaving

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Description

Title: Pattern book for silk weaving
Published / Created: [circa 1790]
Abstract: A guide to the creation of different silk fabrics, this manuscript is unusual in including the original fabric swatches with detailed technical diagrams for their construction.
Description: Imperfect: some pages mutilated with loss of text.
Extent: 1 vol.
37 cm.
b&w, color illustrations
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: French

Format: mixed material
Genre: Artifacts
Charts (Graphic documents)
Cloth
Diagrams
Hand coloring
Illustrations
Instructions (Document genre)
Manuscripts
Swatches
Subject (Topic): Silk industry --France
Silk weaving --France --Early works to 1800
Textile industry --France
Weavers --France
Workshop recipes --Early works to 1800

Access: Public
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