Correspondence Relating to the Invention of the Jacquard Brussels Carpet Power Loom

An invaluable resource for historians of technology, this book contains an extensive collection of letters, patents, and other documents relating to the invention and development of the jacquard loom, which revolutionized the carpet industry in the nineteenth century. Edited by two leading experts in the field, Erastus B. Bigelow and William Wood, this volume provides a detailed and authoritative account of one of the most important innovations in the history of textile production.

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