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On the art of dying cotton
LE PILEUR D'APLIGNY, [Placide Auguste].L'Art de la Teinture des Fils et Etoffes de coton, précédé D'une Théorie nouvelles des veritables causes de la fixité des couleurs de bon Teint, suivi Des Cultures du Pastel, de la Gaude et de la Garance, à l'usage des Cultivateurs et des Manufactures.   Paris, Chez Serviere, An VI - 1798. 12mo. Contemp. boards. XXXIII, 261 pp. Practical manual on the art of dyeing cotton screw and cotton cloth, as well as on the cultivation of plants which provide dying colours. As Le Pileur d'Apligny explains in his foreword, the art of dying cloth and the production of dyeing colours more than other arts depend on the science of physics and chemistry. Already two excellent treatises existed, one by Helot on the dyeing of linen, the other by Macquer on the dyeing of silk. So the author now adds a treatise on the dyeing of cotton. Apart from that the author also exposes his own theory on the reasons for the stability of the dyeing colours, as Helot's theory did not satisfy him. He also devotes much attention to the cultivation of colour-producing plants, especially the madder and the weld. First published in 1776, the book was many times republished. Placide Auguste Le Pileur d'Apligny, was the maître des requêts for the King's council. "He is closely linked to the history of indienne manufacture in Paris. He was involved in a manufacture established in 1759. More important perhaps are his books on dyeing cotton, on improvement to dyeing an on color and color production" (Lowengard). Old owner's autograph on French title; upper hinges broken; slightly browned. Good copy
Cf. Lowengard, The creation of color in Eighteenth-Century Europe (e-book).
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