764 Pages
by
Routledge
762 Pages
by
Routledge
764 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is somewhat surprising that the history of so ancient and important a manufacture as that of Linen, and of the commerce connected with it, has not long before this time been placed in a comprehensive form before the world. It is one of the axioms of Political Economy, as it is held at the present day, that demand creates supply, but, up to the present time, that has not in this instance been verified. The feeling that such a work was needed has often been expressed, both by the general public and by those immediately concerned in the Trade, but without, until now, having the effect of bringing forth one.
Part 1 The raw material: flax culture; hemp culture; jute culture; sunn culture; various fibres. Part 2 Ancient linen: Bible linen; Egyptian linen; Phoenician linen; Carthagenian and Babylonian linen; Colchican linen; Grecian linen; Roman linen. Part 3 The linen manufactures of the olden time. Part 4 Modern linen: continental linen - Italian linen, Spanish linen, German linen, Austrian linen, Dutch linen, Belgian linen, French linen, Russian linen, various countries; the United Kingdom -English linen, Irish linen, Scotch linen, United Kingdom. Part 5 Manufacturing operations: flax-spinning; linen weaving; linen bleaching; appendix.
Biography
Alex J. Warden
