The delicate beauty of the cashmere shawl was first brought to Europe by the East India Companies and Napoleon's campaigns. Woven in Kashmir, its fabric was so light that, according to legend, a whole shawl could be passed through a finger ring. This title focuses on French cashmere shawls.
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cashmere shawls, textile industry--france
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Book
Book Details
Author
Monique Lévi-Strauss
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Place Published
City
London
Country
England, United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Date Published
2013
Call No.
GT2114.L46
ISBN
500517126, 9780500517123
Notes
Length: 320
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Publication Note
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Originally published in French as Cachemires: la création française, 1800-1880 in 2012.
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Contents
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From India to Europe --
Before 1800: The First European Imitations --
1800--14: Cashmere At Court --
1814--30: Cashmere On The Streets --
1830--48: Technological Advances --
1848--78: Forms Fill The Field --
Parisian manufacture --
Map of Parisian Shawl Makers and Sellers --
Guillaume Ternaux --
Amedee Couder --
Gaussen the Elder & Gaussen the Younger --
Gaussen Family Tree --
Duche Family Tree --
The Duche Family --
Fortier & Maillard --
Hebert & Fils --
Antony Berrus --
Laurent Bietry --
Jean Deneirouse.
