The Spinners and Weavers of Auffay

Gay L. Gullickson

Cambridge University Press, 2002

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The female-dominated cottage industry of France enjoyed enormous growth from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Focusing on the village of Auffay, located in a thriving agricultural region, this 1987 book recreates the experiences of the women and men who spun and wove for the urban putting-out merchants.

ISBN-13
9780521522496
ISBN-10
0521522498
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
Publication date
2002-08-08
Pages
268
Dimensions
230x153x19
Weight
439