Encyclopedia: Weaving Plates, Part IV - Gauze/Gaze
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A short set of engraved plates on gauze weaving from the Diderot and d'Alembert Encyclopédie, compiled as Part IV of a weaving plates series by Philippe Demoule. It shows the gauze loom (métier à gaze) in lengthwise and front views with detail figures, plus plates illustrating the functions of the heddles (lisses) and the development of the loom. Captions are in French and there is no explanatory text.
- Type
- Illustration
- Date
- 1763
- Language
- French
- Pages
- 3
- Archive notes
- Contributed by Philippe Demoule
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