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Cours de Tissage de Saint-Quentin
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0169
Abstract
This late nineteenth-century French manuscript, handwritten and illustrated by Charles Maton, is entitled Cours de Tissage de Saint-Quentin and contains technical instructions and diagrams for weaving a variety of textiles on different types of looms.
Dates:
circa 1890
Receueil d'Observations
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0095-Item 0032
Abstract
This bound nineteenth-century French manuscript is a sort of commonplace book, written in part and compiled by Jean-Pierre-Casimir Marcassus de Puymaurin, records his observations about many different subjects, including agriculture, rural economic concerns, manufacturing developments, scientific experiments, medical and pharmacological remedies and recipes, historical events, and political topics.
Dates:
1825-1841