Lin [Flax]
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A French encyclopedia entry on flax (lin) from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré. It covers the botany of the genus Linum, the history of flax cultivation from Egypt and Gaul to the Middle Ages, and cultivation practices, seed varieties, uses of linseed and pests. A technical section describes retting, breaking, scutching, hackling, carding and spinning, including dry and hot-water spinning frames. An engraved plate with 14 numbered figures shows distaffs, spindles, spinning wheel, retting, breaking, scutching and flax spinning machinery.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1904
- Language
- French
- Pages
- 1
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