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020			_a9781139583626 (ebook)
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100	1		_aLe Payen, Charles-Bruno, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEssai sur Les Moulins à Soie : _bEt Description d'un Moulin / _cCharles-Bruno Le Payen.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1767.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (174 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Technology
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aFrom the fifteenth century, the silk industry developed in France to rival that of Italy. Taking off during the reign of Henri IV, sericulture was historically centred on Tours and Lyon. In the eighteenth century, attempts were made to introduce it to the north-east of France, to compensate for the decline of viticulture, which had until then represented the region's main economic activity. Agronomist and director of the Royal Academy of Metz, Charles-Bruno Le Payen (1715-82) was the first to breed silkworms on local mulberry leaves in 1754. He also invented a new type of silk-weaving mill. In this work of 1767, he gives a detailed and illustrated description of the structure and functioning of his mill. Le Payen also shares his views on the challenges of breeding silkworms and mulberry trees in the colder climate of Metz.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108060202
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pTechnology.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139583626
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