Indians: The creation of printed fabrics, from India to Alsatian factories (18th - 19th centuries).
Silvana editorial| N° d'inventaire | 26090 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 184 p., illustrated, paperback. |
| Publication | Milan, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836652624 |
This book presents a history of Indian fabrics from a technical perspective to understand how this industrial art developed between the creation of new patterns and technical and chemical innovations. A subject of research and curiosity in the modern era, these fabrics formed, from the second half of the 18th century, a new branch of the textile industry that made the reputation of Mulhouse and its region. This book offers a history of the introduction of these processes in Europe and a dive into the heart of the factories, drawing on a wealth of documentation from printed sources that allow for a better understanding of the manufacturing processes.
The history of Indian weaving techniques fascinated many authors in the 19th century, often as an introduction to works devoted to technical or chemical processes, at a time when scientific literature was experiencing significant growth. This historical section, richly illustrated with more than fifty images (printed fabrics and engravings from technical books), supplemented by contemporary photographs of the machines preserved at the Museum of Fabric Printing, continues with the publication of an unpublished source: the manuscript of a Basel manufacturer, dated 1766, transcribed and commented on, forming a second part of the book.
The work is therefore based on this dual content: an illustrated historical account aimed at a wide audience and a historical source offered to the community of researchers interested in the history of technology and the industrial world in the Age of Enlightenment.
This book presents a history of Indian fabrics from a technical perspective to understand how this industrial art developed between the creation of new patterns and technical and chemical innovations. A subject of research and curiosity in the modern era, these fabrics formed, from the second half of the 18th century, a new branch of the textile industry that made the reputation of Mulhouse and its region. This book offers a history of the introduction of these processes in Europe and a dive into the heart of the factories, drawing on a wealth of documentation from printed sources that allow for a better understanding of the manufacturing processes.
The history of Indian weaving techniques fascinated many authors in the 19th century, often as an introduction to works devoted to technical or chemical processes, at a time when scientific literature was experiencing significant growth. This historical section, richly illustrated with more than fifty images (printed fabrics and engravings from technical books), supplemented by contemporary photographs of the machines preserved at the Museum of Fabric Printing, continues with the publication of an unpublished source: the manuscript of a Basel manufacturer, dated 1766, transcribed and commented on, forming a second part of the book.
The work is therefore based on this dual content: an illustrated historical account aimed at a wide audience and a historical source offered to the community of researchers interested in the history of technology and the industrial world in the Age of Enlightenment.