A page from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré (1904) on the entry 'Impression', with emphasis on the printing of textiles. It describes steaming vats (cuve à vaporisation), finishing (apprêt) for cotton, silk and wool, and calendering. It also outlines four methods of coloring fabrics: direct printing, mordant printing followed by dyeing, resist printing, and discharge printing. An engraving shows a machine for printing fabrics.