Silken Weave. A history of ribbon making in Coventry from 1700 to 1860

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Author(s) Dodge, Jenny
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2007
Pages 2nd ed; 27pp; illus
Publisher Herbert Art Gallery
Place Published Coventry

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published 1988. Has sections: 'Beginnings of the trade'; 'Changes in the trade'; 'Lives of the ribbon weavers'; 'Steam power and factories'; 'The Cobden Treaty and after'. Also some coverage of Herbert Art Gallery's collection of ribbons