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The Woollen Industry Chris Aspin

The Woollen Industry par Chris Aspin

The Woollen Industry Chris Aspin


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Résumé

Most places in Britain have had some connection with the woollen industry. This book traces the history of wool in Britain from Prehistoric times, and uses many illustrations to illuminate its story.

The Woollen Industry Résumé

The Woollen Industry Chris Aspin

Most places in Britain have had some connection with the woollen industry. For several hundred years, it was Britain's principal source of wealth and provided more jobs than all the other industries put together. The country's fortunes were largely dependent on the wool trade. The English language has been enriched by many phrases derived from the trade - 'dyed in the wool', 'spinning a yarn', 'on tenterhooks' - and many thousands of people owe their surnames to ancestors who were websters, weavers, fullers, tuckers, walkers, listers and so on. This book traces the history of wool in Britain from Prehistoric times to the present day and uses many previously unpublished illustrations to illuminate its story.

À propos de Chris Aspin

Chris Aspin is a historian with a particular interest in textiles. He drew on his large collection of local history material when compiling this Album. Mr Aspin, a retired journalist, is currently preparing a history of the first water-powered spinning factories. He is the author of the Shire Album 'The Cotton Industry'.

Sommaire

Introduction History of the woollen industry How cloth is made Feltmaking Places to visit

Informations supplémentaires

GOR001730206
9780852635988
0852635982
The Woollen Industry Chris Aspin
Occasion - Très bon état
Broché
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20060101
32
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